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Bowe has to know teams aren't going to pay him Megatron money. He's just not going to get it. Hell, he has to know he's not going to get Larry Fitzgerald money from teams, either.

I think he's being far more reasonable than people give him credit for. How do we know Pioli isn't just being a cheap bundle of sticks? According to BossChief's inside guy the team was close to an extension during the season. The Megatron deal isn't Pioli's fault, no, but he had to know that the team was going to have to dip into the coffer a bit to get Bowe a new contract. Not every contract can be as cheap as the Hali deal. Or hell, the ****ing Charles deal. So I DO blame Pioli partly for not getting a contract with Bowe done.

If Megatron has a long-term deal worth 134 million, we need to be ready to give as much as 80 million to Bowe over many years. 10 mill/year is worth it, I think.

If Pioli doesn't think it's worth it so he can out-Patriot the Patriot Way of not overpaying on contracts, then yes, he absolutely deserves blame.

That's a random limit I threw out there (80 million) but I don't think it's so bad. And it depends on Bowe's company being reasonable. I think he is based on the way he conducts himself in practice and his diligence to the team. I don't think we should assume Bowe is a greedy asshole.

If he is, then I don't know. I guess we'll find out when he goes to a different team either through trade or through just letting him walk. We'll find out the numbers of his new contract with the new team and we'll only then be able to figure out if Pioli did the right thing.