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Originally Posted by BigRock
It has happened before, but usually as some final gasp of desperation by a dying regime or something like that. The Dolphins and AJ Feeley come to mind. It's not perfectly analogous to the stated criteria, but Feeley wasn't in their plans just one year later, let alone two. He got pulled as a starter the same season they traded for him. WANNSTACHE~!
Sauto does have a point, though, about Cassel's contract. If you don't think they would cut him after two years, then you have to chalk up the specifics of his deal (equivalent* to 2 years of franchising [or 1 year franchised + 1 year RFA with no CBA]) as being some kind of happenstance.
I have trouble believing they'd cut bait on him so quick, but I also have trouble believing those numbers are just a coincidence.
(*it's actually a little cheaper)
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No, he really doesn't.
Because "if you don't think they would cut him after two years" as I don't - you're failing to recognize that he'll get the rest of the $63M.
He's only guaranteed $28M.
He's going to get paid much, much more than that.
People are trying to justify his contract by saying we'd only be out $28M, when that's far from the case.
Hell, for sake of conversation, say we did cut his ass after the 2010 season.
He'll earn the entire $28M, plus his base salary for 2009 and 2010, plus any roster bonuses that may have been part of the deal.