ATippett56
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At the age of 34, tell that to wide receiver Reggie Wayne.History tells us that its likely to occur sometime within the next 3 years. Good cap management is NOT to wait until we actually see the decline on the field, but to anticipate it. You know the old maxim, "better a year too early than a year too late".
The 2006 Indianapolis Colts allocated the vast majority of salary cap dollars to the offense and won a Super Bowl.And besides you can't just make a decision on Welker in a vacuum. There are other consequences that come into play. If you play Welker, who doesn't get signed. Can you afford to allocate so much money on one area of your team when you already have spent heavily on the receiver position with big contracts to Hernandez and Gronkowski, and a medium contract to Lloyd. There are simply a more factor that come into play than simply "is Welker worth the money he wants?"
Sebastian Vollmer and his chronic back issues would more likely be the candidate to depart via unrestricted free agency.There ARE times where you have to let a player go, even if he is well worth the money he wants. Playing Welker a market contract could very well do more harm than good in the long run.
That's purely speculative on your part.Maybe there is a team that would sacrifice the long term to chase a shot at a title by signing Welker to a contract they'll regret in a couple of years, but I don't think THIS franchise will be willing to do it.