Bede out; Hajrullahu in

[paulwoods13]

Wonder how much cheaper Liram might have come in at ?

He doesn't have to earn less than Bede for it to be a smart move. Savings from other NATs who departed (Gittens and Williams) can get applied to Hajrallahu and elsewhere in the NAT pool; Bede's biggish salary will get replaced by a non-kicking designated INT who will likely be on an entry-level (or thereabouts) deal. There's a saving of, say, $50-80k just on the two DIs; other savings elsewhere (including at SB and LB) cascade through the lineup, allowing other players to be signed/re-signed. It's rarely just a matter of "player x is cheaper than player y who plays the same position." It's more like "players x, y, z, a, b, c cost as much as players d, e, f, u, v, w, and the latter allows us to remain competitive even when we lose some guys to teams who can afford to outbid us for some of our players."

[OV Argo]

He doesn't have to earn less than Bede for it to be a smart move. Savings from other NATs who departed (Gittens and Williams) can get applied to Hajrallahu and elsewhere in the NAT pool; Bede's biggish salary will get replaced by a non-kicking designated INT who will likely be on an entry-level (or thereabouts) deal. There's a saving of, say, $50-80k just on the two DIs; other savings elsewhere (including at SB and LB) cascade through the lineup, allowing other players to be signed/re-signed. It's rarely just a matter of "player x is cheaper than player y who plays the same position." It's more like "players x, y, z, a, b, c cost as much as players d, e, f, u, v, w, and the latter allows us to remain competitive even when we lose some guys to teams who can afford to outbid us for some of our players."

Ok then.

[bluto]

He doesn't have to earn less than Bede for it to be a smart move. Savings from other NATs who departed (Gittens and Williams) can get applied to Hajrallahu and elsewhere in the NAT pool; Bede's biggish salary will get replaced by a non-kicking designated INT who will likely be on an entry-level (or thereabouts) deal. There's a saving of, say, $50-80k just on the two DIs; other savings elsewhere (including at SB and LB) cascade through the lineup, allowing other players to be signed/re-signed. It's rarely just a matter of "player x is cheaper than player y who plays the same position." It's more like "players x, y, z, a, b, c cost as much as players d, e, f, u, v, w, and the latter allows us to remain competitive even when we lose some guys to teams who can afford to outbid us for some of our players."

I was just about to post this.

Exactly this.