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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Getting Maclin under the cap would require that we backload a deal like we did with Bowe and then we'll find ourselves right back here in 3 years - not interested.
Maclin is one of my favorite Tigers of all time and I'd JIMP if he were a Chief, but I know it's not a smart move.
Dorsey's philosophy of building a roster horizontally via stacking depth is perfect, IMO. It keeps you from needing to do the kind of crap we had to do in 2013. If you have depth in your system, you don't need to backload deals and burn up rolled over cap just to bring in fairly replaceable guys like DeVito. Pioli did a lot of long-term damage to this team by leaving no depth on the roster. People point to the cap space we had when he left and ignore the fact that the actual roster had so little talent that the cap space was desperately needed to even get to a .500 football team. Dorsey's approach appears to favor a 'next man up' philosophy that may take a little longer to pull off but should yield some pretty substantial benefits.
Going after Maclin and backloading another deal simply pushes off when we'll finally be healthy enough to offer deals that are structured in a manner that won't cripple us down the road. Don't be impatient - stay smart and get your financial house in order. The 2014 purge was a painful one but it was a necessary step to firming up the foundation of the team. I think he needs to do the same in 2015 and then we can start to make smart, forward thinking signings from a position of strength by 2016.
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Only reason I'd do Maclin is if I walk away from bowe and basically use that money to bridge.
The Pioli thing is funny, because as you said, yes, cap wise we were great, but there were about 7 good players here then. Sure the caps gonna be great, there's not much here.
The problem is, at some point, theyve got to address the dreaded qb spot Right. I'm not sure how that's going to happen.