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The best way to keep a player is to sign him to a contract extension prior to his current contract expiring. It's what the Jets did with Pennington this offseason. The player feels the team takes care of him and the team benefits from not having the player sniff another contract.
That said, it takes two to reach an agreement. I don't believe for a second that Tait wanted to stay in KC. Second, 14 million for a RT is preposterous.
Next, this isn't the fault of Welbourn. He's a guard. That's where he was playing the last few years and playing well. Just because the team and media gives you good quotes about the guy having a "mean streak" doesn't mean you should buy it and assume he is going to scare speed rushers away from the QB.
In my humble armchair GM opinion, the fault lies with the scouting department and the player personnel department for not having an adequate backup tackle in place. They drafted a couple of tackles a few years back, I assume to address this contingency, and the players have not stepped up or earned a starting role.
It's tough to win if don't develop your draft picks.
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"I always tell (the assistant coaches), 'Make it simple, 'cause I'm stupid,'" Edwards said. "This ain't computer football." Herm Edwards, 3-20-07
Q: Herm, back on December 25th you were asked if Trent Green was your starter going into next season and you said, ‘yeah, why wouldn’t he be?’ Have you changed your mind on that?
EDWARDS: No, I have not.”
(1-11-07)
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