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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
Not exactly. It's simply wrong to think that any situation in which Eric Berry is not a Chief in 2016 is an epic failure. That "shit load of ifs" are all INCREDIBLY POSSIBLE and more than one is INCREDIBLY LIKELY.
It sounds like you're saying they have to keep Berry no matter what, and if so... that is just foolish. It's like saying you have to draft a QB no matter what or you have to sign a free agent tackle no matter what or you have to do anything anywhere at anytime no matter what.
"No matter what" thinking is how Joe Flacco gets 120 million.
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You have presented a situation that makes Berry expendable. Just a bunch of "If's". The only thing that can make Berry expendable is if his production were replaceable, which is a long shot.
I don't want to create a hole in the roster and lose one of the best players in the NFL simply because he costs too much.
If Berry wants north of Earl Thomas' salary;
****Money shouldn't make a great player expendable. You drafted him to be great, now you need to pay him. What exactly were the Chiefs hoping for? That he'd suck so they wouldn't have to pay him?
If Berry is going to be kept in the box;
****Berry isn't even kept in the box NOW. Again, you're diminishing his value.
If Berry doesn't want to extend, because Pioli has already said he'll make him the highest paid safety in Atlanta (his hometown);
****Huh? If Pioli said that, then that's tampering and the Chiefs have some picks on the way via ATL. Not that it should surprise anyone, Berry will be the highest paid safety.
If we can replace 90% of his production with 20% of his salary;
****Yeah good luck with that. He's an All Pro. They don't grow on trees and the odds of bringing in some Rook to immediately replace him is incredibly low.
If we can get good draft picks;
****Why? So we can just release them when their contract is up?
All i hear is people wanting premium players but don't want to pay the Premium price for them. Gee, i can't wait to have this conversation about Houston next year. And then Poe the following year.
This is exactly why i can't stand the MLB. Imma go ahead and call it "Royals Syndrome". Draft a player, develop him and simply give him up to a large market team that will pay for his services because he's too expensive to play for you.
**** that.