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Per PFT:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... 2-million/
Honestly I think this hurts our chances at retaining Bennett. Nothing to stop some team like GB that already had a ton of cap room from overpaying on the first couple years of a deal.
Every team gets the extra 2-3 Million, so how does that help teams like GB and not teams like Seattle? It's the same, if GB can now offer more, so can we.
True... I just don't think that's our style. I think they have a number for certain players/position groups and they're going to stick with it. I could be wrong, just seems like they're not going to offer Bennett 10 mil a year no matter what. However, this increase might lead another team that already had room to toss in a couple extra million a year just to pull him away.
What you're saying is a team like GB might OVERPAY for Bennett, but I also think that theory is false.
Sound cap management is sound cap management, so teams like GB aren't going to overpay for any player, even if they have more cap space. Every team does what you're saying, they place a value on a player, and they stick to it.
Now maybe other teams have a higher value on Bennett, that's a possibility. But IMO we value Bennett more than ANY team, because we already know he fits our system and schemes...........other teams don't have that assurance at their disposal.