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Originally Posted by RunKC
The facts are that they are stuck with Russ for 2 more years before the dead cap isn’t catastrophic. They don’t have a pick until the 3rd rd. They’re stuck.
And come on man. This isn’t the NBA. They aren’t going to purposefully tank  |
Obviously they aren't. I'm talking from a fans perspective when I use that term. Teams rarely do what's best long term. They are almost always trying to win now.
The truth is that this is a garbage free agency class though. Why spend a ton of money for short term mediocrity? Wouldn't it be better to play the long game?
It just feels like every other team last year doing everything they can to compete with the Chiefs, which we all know now was a terrible decision, but the Broncos are doing it with a team that's nowhere ****ing close to dethroning the Chiefs or even the Chargers. If there's any team that should be playing the long game, it's the Broncos.
Trying to win now with Russ, his contract, and no picks is foolish. A waste of time. They know they needed to spend their money if they had any chance of competing this year, and they spent it desperately. Sometimes the best move is to do nothing and wait. It's not like Payton doesn't have job security.
From their perspective, I don't think it would be "tanking". It would be accepting reality.