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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Well, what they told Dawkins isn't untrue. It's leveraging from a position of power. One that, by neccessity, requires that none of the megalomaniac teams freak out and throw something close to ten million dollars guaranteed at a safety over the age of 35.
The Eagles absoulely got boned here. But they did play it by the book. I guess at this point, you look at their cap situation and wonder why they aren't picking their spots better to deviate from the book.
Again, that doesn't make this a wrong move by the Eagles, but the big problem is that you can very easily predict what they are going to do personnel wise.
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What I think makes it a wrong move is that (I think) it sends a very loud message that to other players, Westbrook and McNabb come to mind, and to players looking to sign. And that message is fine for some players, but a lot, like Kurt Warner for example, want that feeling of "Hey I am appreciated here". Maybe that doesn't matter, but I know for me, I appreciate it when my employer makes gestures that let me know I am more than just a cog in a machine. (Even if I really am)