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Originally Posted by transplant99
It's pretty difficult to question Thompson/McCarthy decisions when it comes to personnel, but this Sitton thing is really difficult to understand. He has one year left on his deal which pays him 5.5 or so. What was the hurry to rid yourself of him as there are no salary cap issues at this point with 15 million in space, he is a 3 time pro-bowl player and a close friend of Rodgers.
Football is such a cut-throat business and i understand they have a couple young guys they really like, but why not release a back-up OLine guy, sign him to the practice roster and keep Sitton one more year?
Dont like the move at all and fear it will leave a bad taste in many players mouths.
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I think what surprises me more is if they were planning for him not to be on the team this year, which I think has to be likely, why not try and move him in the offseson? with other deals beign made I have a hard time seeing how you couldn't got at least a late round pick for him.
I'm less surprised about this now though. I thought Sitton played OK but not great last year and with injuries creeping up I don't think his loss is going to be felt as much as most think. Cutting him now also allows them to bank cap room that they can use this year or next and they are going to need it. Lacy, Bakhatiari, Tretter all need new deals as well as guys like Datone Jones, Nick Perry will need new ones or they will need to find players to replace.