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Originally Posted by popanot
Ugh... IMO, $4MM guaranteed is way too much for a journeyman QB of Fitzpatrick's declining skills (if he ever had any to begin with). They probably could have waited and got him for the vet minimum at some point. Why is it they always tie up decent $$ on these has-beens and let fairly serviceable players walk? I'm sure BOB was good with this signing, but I don't get Rick Smith at all when looking at his moves and the contracts he doles out. What is his plan? I have no clue...
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Not sure they could have done much better, or less in this case. Look at Orton, McCown, Hassleback, etc. I think Jabba reported his cap hit is $3.7MM, so its more or less a 1yr deal.
I'm OK with this as a stop gap/backup. We're likely going to struggle this year regardless.