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Originally Posted by milkman
So we were in better shape because of his drafts.
Now it's we're in better shape because of the cap space.
In all the years that Carl was in charge, how many times were we actually limited by the cap?
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In all the years that Carl was in charge, when did "rebuild" ever come into the equation? Look at his history as soon as Vermeil got there. They spent big when he got in. A few years later, spent a shitload on guys like Barber, Holliday, McCleon. The next year, they were right at the cap and restructured a bunch of contracts. The next year, they had almost no money to spend and instead chose to sign nobody. The next year, they spent a shitload of money on guys like Bell, Surtain, and Knight. And then the next year, rather than wreck the ship, he tacked on some veteran stopgaps like McIntosh and Law. His history has been spend big, don't spend to save some cap. Spend big. Don't spend to save some cap.
I stand by my claim that we made good personnel decisions, particularly in 2007 and especially in 2008. I won't win you over on that because we have differences of opinion, but I don't see why I wouldn't win you on the cap situation. Credit whomever you want. The decision to strip down the roster was a planned decision and it is one that puts us in a very good position in 2009 and beyond.