Money spent on Safety

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by DaWolf

All I know is, you can't be paying two safeties 10 mil each, and still have to pay Flowers, and still have to pay DJ, and still have to pay Hali, and still have to dish out new contracts for Houston and Poe over the next few years.

I look at it this way: if Berry were on the open market, he'd probably be getting the dough he currently is (or less. I think I read that he got more guaranteed money than Byrd did thanks to the CBA at the time dictating what #5 overall gets). So he is your big money safety. Better pair him with a younger, cheaper complimentary player.

Seattle will be committing 10 mil total between Chancellor and Thomas. Berry by himself is costing us almost 12 mil...

Hali and Flowers Are with us for next year, and that's it unless they redo their contracts that are more in line with their age and level of play in their careers.

Sad but true, because I love both those guys.

As for younger and cheaper- if their going that direction in the draft, then I pray to God, they've identified their guy and are confident they're going to get him for sure.

At least they didn't blow it, and give Carr the contract Dallas ended up signing him to (51 million)