fishypete
FinHeaven Elite
Parcells knows what the Dolphins need...and he knows what the other teams need...thats what he does best.
He knew the Jets were going after Pace...just like we all knew...all he did is what every team does when they bring in free agents...he tested the waters...he made an offer and Pace use the Dolphins to raise the bid up. Now Parcells doesn't have to worry about the Jets going after one of the linebackers in the draft. Yes...Parcells had the money...and he could have bid up to almost any thing he needed to get Pace...if he really wanted him. You say that Parcells had a limit...why not the Jets also...maybe 22 mil was their limit...we'll never know. Pace will cost 22 mil...but how much will C. Long cost if taken with the top pick...I think a lot more than that 22 mil...maybe 2.5 times as much.
Again...why would ANYONE trade a player after the draft...when that player can just as easily say screw you..I'm retiring...and after the draft...what team in their right mind is going to give the Dolphins anything close to what they can get before the draft..why should they...they would have Parcells over a barrell...wouldn't they?
He knew the Jets were going after Pace...just like we all knew...all he did is what every team does when they bring in free agents...he tested the waters...he made an offer and Pace use the Dolphins to raise the bid up. Now Parcells doesn't have to worry about the Jets going after one of the linebackers in the draft. Yes...Parcells had the money...and he could have bid up to almost any thing he needed to get Pace...if he really wanted him. You say that Parcells had a limit...why not the Jets also...maybe 22 mil was their limit...we'll never know. Pace will cost 22 mil...but how much will C. Long cost if taken with the top pick...I think a lot more than that 22 mil...maybe 2.5 times as much.
Again...why would ANYONE trade a player after the draft...when that player can just as easily say screw you..I'm retiring...and after the draft...what team in their right mind is going to give the Dolphins anything close to what they can get before the draft..why should they...they would have Parcells over a barrell...wouldn't they?