1. We don't know how good Trubisky is yet. If proves himself over the next 2 years to be a star, he will want an extension after year 3. If he sucks, we need to draft another QB high and if we sign Mack, we wouldn't have the resources to do so.
2. Have to find a way to resign Goldman after next year. He will command top dollar for interior D-Line.
3. Have to be prepared to resign Howard after next year.
4. Have to be prepared to resign Floyd after next year.
5. Injuries and just the nature of the NFL where one day players or positions look like strengths and the next day they suck. I want to have options in free agency.
1. 3 Years is about the time that you can restructure, trade, or cut a player with limited cap hit. At that stage Mack will be 30 and you reassess your needs. Obviously if you sign Mack, you front load his contract which he will like and which we can afford to do with Trubisky being cheap.
2. Goldman is not going to break the bank next year and has been more of an injury risk. You don't pass on Mack to pay Goldman.
3. There is a question as to whether Howard is a good fit for Nagy's offense given his pass catching which is why he was the constant subject of trade rumors. RB is also one of the easier positions to fill. If you sign Mack then you most likely let Howard walk and draft a RB with good pass catching skills to pair with Cohen.
4. Floyd has not proven he deserves a big contract and is only 1 year younger than Mack. Unless he can match Mack's production, you simply let him walk as the 1 year difference in age and the shittier production doesn't warrant choosing Floyd over Mack.
5. This is why shitty teams stay shitty. They are always looking ahead to tomorrow when they imagine they will have all these wonderful options and then tomorrow comes and it is a rainy day. More likely if injuries happen then you will simply cut guys on big contracts that aren't performing.