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Luz,
I hope your predictions are wrong ;), but I fear they are not. IMO we can't afford to lowball our team's star. Yeah, there's no point in CP opening the bidding at $30-35m, but I do think that that's where it will end up after fair negotiations, and I'm fine with that. We need to show him that we want him here, and pay him accordingly. Gonzo's worth it IMO. Assuming he wants to remain a Chief it will all be worked out, but we'll have to pay. If he wants to move, he probably will, and some other team [b]will[/b] offer him top 10 WR money in a heartbeat. We'll get draft pick compensation and be lucky to replace him even if we get 2 #1's. I hope Gonzo is above getting involved in acrimonious hold-outs, and I hope CP is above giving him the excuse to, by tagging him and offering him qualifying tender offers for the TE position and all that BS.
First things first, I hope we have a good season, Tony hooks up with Green and puts up good numbers and buys into DVs system. Then he'll want to stay (if he doesn't already) and if both guys (Gonzo and CP) put their egos on ice, a fair contract (WR money) will be arrived at in no time.
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