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Smoot is a top 15 CB in the NFL. Springs is in the top 15 also. Smoot means a lot more to us than he would to anyone else because he embodies the qualities Gibbs desires on the field and because we are striving for more coninuity around here. In a fantasy world he would get several offers all of about the same value with ours being a little better since he means more to us than he would to others. This would be a rather fantastical true free market. This is not what the NFL has. They have a bastardized free market where teams are limited in money they can spend at any one time therefore limiting when they shell out the money. Unfortunately the NFL has a serious dearth of quality CBs. After the top 20 or so the talent falls precipitously making Smoot all the more valuable in a high demand market. Again we're talking about timing. Smoot will be one of just a few good quality CBs around and will get a ridiculous offer from someone who has the money and the need. Unfortunately for us we have the desire, but not quite the need and nowhere near the money that is going to take. Unless we only sign Smoot. Welcome to the salary cap world.
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