WFT's Off-Season Thread

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

I am all for forward thinking when it comes to managing the cap and keeping the young building blocks, and if they prefer the other options they have at OT then great save cap space when final cuts come. No need to cut him today, doesn't save you a bean compared to cutting him at final roster cuts ( unless he has some odd date in his contract where his salary is guaranteed).

One of the main challenges, before you factor in the COVID farce, of present structure of NFL is stringent rep limitations. You could bring Moses in and have him do nothing, but otherwise you are taking reps from players like Charles and Cosmi that desperately need them to develop. The current CBA favors teams with continuity big time.

I think the FO saw Moses' film and knew he had lost a step, and had decided he was gone no matter what with Leno and Cosmi on roster, because his contract overpaid him relative to his present production level and talent. One reason people love RR is that he is a players coach. Leno said this is why he signed. Releasing Moses early gives him a chance to sign on somewhere else, and is a class move that typifies RR and why players love him. The FO had obviously 1,000% decided Moses was gone, maybe they wanted him to take a pay cut he refused, and it was the right decision. The reps can now go to players competing for starting spots and learning our system, rather than those with one (slow) foot out the door.