To the whole "employee pay reduction" scenario thing, switch that entire situation on the bosses side, ya know, the ones who just inherited the franchise and has the intentions of building a consistent winner with a cooperative team. If you have the opportunity to acquire a bright young new candidate to replace the job of the disgruntled, older, possibly unwilling employee at a cheaper price AND the chance to acquire more assets, why wouldn't you? If you have a player on your team who isn't willing to cooperate, why wouldn't you trade him and obtain the actual best player in this years draft, and not just reach for a QB, simply because your predecessors never chose one either.
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