emunney wrote:We talk about it a lot in the Bucks' forum, but in the NFL, with a hard cap, player value should always be measured in proportion to the player's contract. We do at this point have some bad decisions figuring against us (Jones, Burnett), some vets who just aren't reaching the level of their cap # (Tramon, Hawk) and flat out not enough guys playing better than their contracts.
Top QBs continue to be undervalued, and even with by far the highest cap # on the team, Rodgers is keeping us above water. Clay is a great player, but as a non-QB it's just not possible for him to be a lot more valuable than his big deal, though he's far from a problem.
The bottom line is that once Rodgers' and Clay's cap #s expanded, our margin for error disappeared, because there will always be a team with a really good young QB who hasn't been paid yet. We just can't afford to have injuries or make mistakes on other contracts and expect to have the same level of talent on our roster unless our drafting is completely uncanny. And it hasn't been.
Agree somewhat, but even if Rodgers and Clay had signed some crazy low deals, I don't think we would have found replacements for Hawk and Jones in free agency. Seems like the Pack somehow think they're very good.