Not saying he isn’t a difference maker as he is but does his position/play warrant that much of the team cap?
One could also argue that according to Poles’ plans of tearing down and rebuilding that by the time this ship has corrected itself he will be towards the end of his new mega contract or career and isn’t really a part of the new team. This ship will take minimum 3 years and that’s optimistic given the current roster.
We need two wr’s, one tight end, maybe a new rb, a couple of linemen if not 5 of them,
One slot cb, a 3 tech, one dlineman, let’s say on d end and maybe one linebacker.
That could take a while or not if Poles hits in this draft, one or two cheap guys pan out, hits in next free agency amd draft and Fields is who we hope he is!
That’s a lot of ifs and buts.
I don’t profess to know the best strategy for NFL team building, neither do most GM’s to be honest.
I do think this position has prompted Rowena to maybe force Poles hand bc of the u sure status of the team and their strategy moving forward.
From a business standpoint it probably makes sense to not offer him a contract this year in hopes that you get better play out of a guy playing for a huge extension and reassessing after end of season.
He hasn’t played far and above his draft status— lb’rs shouldn’t be drafted that high to begin with in my opinion. I’m not saying him in particular, im saying any lb. He’s already making great money!
The only reason to justify hiring a defensive head coach and this guy in particular is to use far less resources on the defensive side relying on everflus talent to coach them up enough to get middling play and build an offensive juggernaut!!!
That has been the most successful strategy of late given who has won the latest Super Bowls!!!
