Re-Signing Brandon Carr: What Do You Do

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Because Joseph set the market for Flowers and that market wasn't going to move.

By getting the cheaper guy signed first, you can still be coy as to the value you place on the position. You can go to Carr and say "we love having you on the squad, but this is approximately what the organization is willing to spend on its corners." He can cite the Joseph contract if he wants, but you can just make the argument that Texas was a desperate organization that overvalued the position, blah blah blah. Instead, they established that they're absolutely willing to give the CB position a massive deal. Combine that with their decision to wait out the season and eliminate the 'injury' risk that often drives a low-value long-term contract and the Chiefs have lost all leverage here.

Prior to the season, Carr was seen as the clear #2 whereas Flowers was seen as the Pro-Bowl snub. I thought that made Carr a wildly undervalued asset. As such, he should've been re-signed then. Instead, by signing Flowers first, establishing the 'team value' of the position then waiting so long that their asset is no longer undervalued and they no longer have any leverage, the Chiefs have really cost themselves a lot of money and cap space.

I actually think they'll let him walk at this point rather than deal with that mistake.

Spot on.

Very, very well said.