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Do you mind explaining Shaun Ellis and Chad Ochosucko then?
hey, I've got nothing against sanders --- just don't find it so puzzling that they'd cut a guy making $3m to back up chung.
I think the rumor was they tried to re-negotiate with sanders and he wasn't having it, so they used that money for other guys --- like ocho and ellis, as you mentioned.
wr probably commands more of a premium, on average, and I'm sure they had higher hopes for ocho.
I know this entire board was crying pass rush at the time, so please don't ***** about ellis after the fact --- my guess is that he was more useful in a defense they had to migrate away from early in the year, but given the choice between a pass rusher and back up box safety, I think pass rusher is more useful, and harder to replace.
looking back on it from the safety of your current vantage point, maybe they made mistakes in overpaying these 2 guys, but how does that make overpaying a 3rd better than overpaying just 2?
edit: the falcons signed him to a one year deal for half of what the pats would've been on the hook for, to give you an idea about his market value, and they claimed at the time, which is probably bs, that he would compete to start.
so, please don't tell me any more about those 8 tackles he made, giving up 90+ yards and 5 first downs, in a game where houston ran the ball 42x.
he's just not worth 3m.
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