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Yeah, I think they went a little too hard into the 'run it back' thing w/ the return of Watkins and LDT.
They needed to take a bit of a hit this year to clear the cap space and if needed, have it rolled into next year. It also would've sped up the development clock on Hardman.
I get it - back to back puts you into a whole new tier of history. Lots of teams have won it once but winning it twice (with a young QB) puts you on a potential 'team of the 20s' path and that's just awfully intoxicating. You figure you get your back to back and worry about the rest later.
It's a damn tempting proposition and maybe time will tell us it's the right one. I just think they get diminishing returns on Sammy and LDT here. And I still think they should've just bitten the bullet on Hitchens this season to free up his salary slot outright in 2021 (as opposed to likely carrying dead money for him next year). Though if Niang turns into a starting quality OL, you will have probably needed to use the pick you used on him to replace Hitchens with someone like Malik Harrison. Sorensen's another inflated salary and $4 million or so we'd probably like to have in our pockets next season.
Maybe that's just too much turnover. But some of the decisions being made right now are going to make 2021 and beyond REAL tough to deal with.
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