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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I think this whole "earn his contract" idea has been bullshit from the beginning. They aren't going to trade two 2nd round picks away for a guy they don't plan to extend. Which is the box they put themselves into. They have no leverage at all.
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It depends on how much value Clark/Dorsey put into stopping the bleeding from a seriously wounded franchise and rejuvenating the fan base to put butts in seats. 2012 was so freaking catastrophic. I mean, shit...a fool murdered his squeeze and then blew his own brains out in front of the HC/GM, banners were being flown requesting the QB be benched and the GM fired, a couple games were "black-outs." In their eyes, maybe they thought it would take something extremely bold, like being overzealous with what they forked over for Smith to at the least, get the fans excited/interested again.
IF they don't have plans on extending Smith any time soon, I think it can be indicative of a couple things... 1.) They are playing hard ball with Condon, or at the least are refusing to bend over, spread their butt-cheeks and take it in the ass from the dude...which is GREAT...it's about time someone steps up to that money-grubber. 2.) They consider Poe, Berry and Houston to be less expendable than Smith and they know they will need to sign them to lucrative contracts in the near future...which is also GREAT because they are right about that...not to mention, it's nice to know they aren't handcuffing themselves to the guy like Pioli did so ridiculously prematurely with Cassel.