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Originally Posted by RealSNR
That's the difference between Veach and Paton. Veach innovates. He thinks outside the box. And he fixes problems that need fixing in a single offseason. Paton looks at a problem on the team and goes, "Well... we have to do this responsibly, now, so let's just not make any sudden moves and hope for the best in the draft. We've at least got some cap space, so I suppose let's blow a chunk of it on Teddy ****ing Bridgewater for awhile..."
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When you're in a window and are willing to sacrifice tomorrow for today you can get a lot of shit done. It's coming out roses right now because their premium players are all on backloaded deals. Chris Jones is only counting $8.5M on your cap this year and is due to count $29.4M next year. Pat Mahomes' cap charge is only $7.4M this year and is going to be $35.4M next year. Yes, the salary cap is going to go up two years from now, but when it does Mahomes won't be taking up 4% of it like he is now.
Teddy Bridgewater was due to make $20M this year and Paton managed to only be on the hook for $4M of it. The Panthers are paying Teddy significantly more this year than the Broncos are. Paton will be aggressive with Rodgers next offseason.