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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
What's the word for doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result because it applies here. I'm more than a little surprised as Ryan will be 35 to start next season and probably has only a couple more good years in him so sticking with the coach that has wasted the last few years seems like a bad idea.
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Problem like a lot of teams is that they’ve paid a few guys too much money and have to patchwork the rest of the team up around them.
Jones and Ryan make up $54M on average of the yearly cap hit...more, actually the last couple years with all the signing bonus and way cap hits are calculated. Add Trufant etc and they are over $200M spent.
Falcons are already over the cap for next year. For reference top NFC teams, Saints currently have $20M, Seahawks $66M, 49ers $23M, Packers $27M of 2020 cap space.
When Seattle had to pay Wilson out his rookie contract it meant they had one year but some sacrifices (defense) and the SB window closed for a few years. Atl just redid a 30 year old Jones and a 35 Year old Ryan for 4 more seasons each. That’s not the coaches fault for having to fill the gaps as injuries arise, with practice roster players as that’s all they can afford.