Re: Who here wouldn't test the market as a FA if you could?
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Ramrooter
What a great conversation and I am seeing so many great perspectives and strategies to the players benefit from so many posters. And I agree and would be trying to get mine if I was a player also.
But then I remember I am a fan, with no loyalty to the millionaires or the billionaires. I am a fan of the rams and want them winning on Sunday. So as a fan I don't want to be trapped under contracts that slow my teams development with players and there contracts that do not benefit my team. I agree with the idea players should get as much as they can. I also want my team, my coaches and contract people making sure they get it from another team and we don't have dead money on a contract that was not worth signing.
I truly hope our management have set values on our free agents and the other teams free agents that may come to market. Offer your free agents fair value based on your numbers and let them know it stands unless a replacement is signed. (It is a business) If one of our own does not agree to value we place on them welcome them without emotion to test the market and feel blessed if they offer us the ability to match other teams offers. Once free agency opens aggressively attempt to sign your free agents replacement within the value you set on them. If you sign one of them before your own free agent come back no hard feelings, and pull your offer to your own free agent.
If I remember correct it is said Napoleon Bonaparte once said "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake".
Same applies to overpaying for a player in my opinion. Be good at setting your values, trust them and then allow other teams to make mistakes if they must. Be the team that does not get every player they want but also is not carrying dead money and players partially because of there contract numbers. On top of this draft well and for the future at times.
Oversimplified, certainly. But just wanted to give a perspective to the teams, and possibly fans perspective rather then the players.
Very nice post Ramrooter. I enjoyed reading that. Great perspective. Objective...yet not negative. Well done Sir! I applaud you.
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