WFT's Off-Season Thread

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

I hope you're right.
I don't see the incentive for him to sign vs cashing in 18M and test the market next year though. Except of course injury, guaranteed money/signing bonus may be a way to have him reconsider.

While I would have been in favor of letting him walk and use the cap elsewhere, my next favorite option is a top of the market long term deal. The worst case being a 18M year and gone... Which as of now seems to be the most likely scenario.

10% of salary cap for a RG with an injury history who will be 30 when deal signed is ridiculous. You can get 70% of production of Scherff, especially factoring in injury history, for $17M a year less. RG is lowest leverage position on whole OL. The truth is we need long term answers at every position on OL except C next year or this year to plan for next on some.

We have so many needs that can't possibly fill them all in draft FA this year. We are realistically one more draft and offseason from having any hope of a rounded out team without holes. So you can understand the thinking in resigning Scherff. That doesn't make the decision defensible, unless he is traded. Another case study in not having a coach be GM.