Owen Daniels Contract Negotiations

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

For example I could see the kid from Rice (Casey I think his name is ?), doing pretty well in this system.

This is most likely true. We could get another pass-catching TE in the draft and pay him like a rookie. However, there is a hidden 'cost' associated with that route. We already have a TE who is productive, that allows us to go out and use that draft pick on another position to make the team better overall. If we simply replace one with another (cheaper) version, then we aren't getting any better, we are simply standing in place. That's also assuming that the replacement player actually lives up to those expectations (as they sometimes don't). It's nice to know what kind of production you can expect from a young veteran, because he's already done it!

The guys that you let walk are players who think too much of themselves or simply don't want to stay with their team. So, the salaries that they are looking for are not in line with their production. Somebody like........Dunta Robinson?