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Originally Posted by Saqe
Where did you get that I only meant last year? He has peaked at the right time (unsurprisingly) to when he has the last chance to hit free agency and still be considered effective. This really is a perfect timing and good for him. Over thirty and his FA deal looks much different.
But he was playing for a last big deal and the security of the rest of his life. And is almost 30 years old. How many times have we seen this same movie before? I think the best case scenario will be something similar like with Frolik. Maybe one or two good years but at the end of the deal you can't wait to see him go.
I can't see him ever being able to live up to this deal and I don't think the odds are against me. The Coleman I know and saw even with Tampa isn't worth this deal and maybe the stats say he is but I've never seen anything to think he should get a deal like this.
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Well yeah the stats do say he's worth the contract. Now.
In four years maybe not for sure.
But that's pretty much the rule of law with UFAs ... so you can either close up shop and ignore the whole day, or pick a guy that at least delivers on the first half of his contract.
Coleman looks to be one of those guys.
Hopefully his other intangibles make the back nine of his contract bearable as well.
Either way would rather see them invest in a complete player than a one trick pony who's a disaster when that one trick goes away ... ~cough~ Neal.