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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That's a very odd way of thinking. What teams go into free agency looking to overpay for just roster filler? Teams overpay for sure but I don't recall a team ever overpaying for a UFA that they didn't think would be an upgrade for their team.
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The floor has been set low for the last two seasons, and prior to that, you could use unpaid bonus space to reach the floor, so it hasn't been an issue before.
Since Flash mentioned Dallas, a few years ago, they could have picked up Eric Nystrom on re-entry waivers and only taken on half his salary, but they chose to trade for him and take the full cap hit because they needed to reach the floor.