JP Hochbaum
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This goes in line with what people are saying around here, that spending heavily on one player, when we need many would actually make the team worse off.
"According to Dan Pompei of The Athletic, Poles thought about making a push for one of the bigger names on the receiver market. Somebody that might be able to become that #1 target for Justin Fields. However, he was talked out of it by assistant GM Ian Cunningham. The reason was that pouring that much money into one player wasn’t likely to make this team better. A wiser course of action was spreading it around to multiple receivers. Particularly types that offer athletic versatility.
Ryan Poles Explained Why He Didn't Make A Splash At Wide Receiver
Ryan Poles hasn't made any move of significance at wide receiver thus far, and that is entirely by design as he explains here.
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"According to Dan Pompei of The Athletic, Poles thought about making a push for one of the bigger names on the receiver market. Somebody that might be able to become that #1 target for Justin Fields. However, he was talked out of it by assistant GM Ian Cunningham. The reason was that pouring that much money into one player wasn’t likely to make this team better. A wiser course of action was spreading it around to multiple receivers. Particularly types that offer athletic versatility.
IN A FREE-AGENCY MEETING WITH OTHER TEAM PERSONNEL, IT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY. POLES SAID HE WAS LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES WITH A NARROW VISION.
“I DON’T WANT TO BE TOO SPECIFIC, BUT IT WAS LIKE, WOULD YOU RATHER PAY ONE RECEIVER ONE LUMP SUM, OR HAVE TWO RECEIVERS THAT BETTER YOUR TEAM?” SAID POLES, WHO APPARENTLY DECIDED AGAINST PAYING ONE RECEIVER BIG MONEY. “OR DO YOU GO WITH A GUY THAT HAS VERSATILITY OR NO VERSATILITY? WAIT, THIS GUY CAN DO HIS JOB AND ANOTHER JOB. SHOULD WE CONSIDER THAT? IN FREE AGENCY, WE’RE TRYING TO BE DISCIPLINED IN HOW WE SPEND MONEY AND CAP SPACE, SO IT’S NEGOTIATING WHICH PLAYER TO CHOOSE.”