Don’t get me wrong, I never said to NOT pay Watt, just that the ramifications of said contract NORMALLY reduces the possibility of having quality BU’s in a salary cap league.
Some have said we won’t have Ben’s Franchise QB contract, but we also won’t have a franchise QB without that cap hit. The best option is to catch lightning in a bottle during the Draft, but with the exception of Ben, they haven’t done that in decades, and I for one don’t hold out hope they will do it going forward. That means signing a proven Vet QB, and they demand Ben’s money too. So the argument of signing a mid tier QB but not a LB makes no sense.
Others talk of the cap increase each year, as a reason to spend big on a single player. That can be done, but EVERY new contract will need a portion of that space each year. That will just limit options.
Watt is a generational player at his position, and as such will command a top salary, as it should. While I do NOT want to see him go, I can’t help think that massive improvements could be made across the board with the trade results and money saved. I have always believed that having 3-4 top 15-20 players will yield better results than #1 and 2-3 30-50 players.
