yeah Vita's request has nothing to do with contending or Bowles. I wanted Bowles gone too but it's about money and security. Could you blame him?
he probably only has 1-3 years left so he is trying to cash in because once it's clear that he is washed, it's game over.
Can't fault Vita at all for trying
without him, we might as well stick a fork in this season. Robinson, Kancey, and i guess either Roberts or Nunez-Roches would take over. Leave the rotation depleted.
the homers will chalk it up to bad luck once Kancey goes down with his annual injury as well.
could see this disaster from a mile away in yet again the weakest division in football and missing playoffs. Do they fire Bowles after the 6-11 incoming season?
Defense won't be all that great without him. Then again they won't be all that great with him because we have bowles. It's not a bad idea to move on because he likely cost a lot and we won't be contending again until we switch the hc at the very least. I have a similar opinion that I had with Mike Evans let him chase a ring and whatever else he wants. Vea wants to get paid let him go get paid. I'm not sure he has more than 2 or 3 years left in him and if you think we're contending during that time sure pay him but I dont think we will be as long as magoo is here.the best players cost a lot. If we want bain and diaby to be successful we need a force in the middle. Evans leaving hurts but we have a good amount of talent at wr. Can we say the same for DT?
Make him play it out. He will want to ball it out to get a big contract. Likely his last big season. He will go to a new team while on the wrong side of 30 and Tampa gets a compensatory pick. I doubt he is dumb enough to sit out. There is zero benefit to not getting paid and getting another year older. Tampa would also have his 2027 rights if he sits out while healthy.
Agreed.
Trade him.
Try and get as much draft capital as you possibly can.
Agreed. Selfish move for a guy that can't play 3/4 snaps
He actually played the highest snap percentage of his career last season at 73% with 763 snaps. That surprised me too.
Would suck to see him go especially after you just drafted a stud in Bain. I hope they work it out and can keep him for another 2 years or so.
Had to know Suh would chime in
“I’ve never understood why teams want to wait until the last minute to have discussions or create even further tension in a relationship where it could just be easily clear, clean communication,” Suh said. “But why wait until the last minute? To me it’s very, very odd to why not say – if this is a cornerstone player of your organization, somebody that has helped you win a championship, multiple Pro Bowls and has an opportunity to still play at a very, very high level for your organization. If you value them, you tell them that and let’s figure out a mutual relationship versus waiting until the very last minute.
“And who in their right mind would go to a job and have no guarantee of what their salary is going to be? To me, I’m not going to work out for free and play for free and you wouldn’t just show up to work for free.”