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peter solberg's avatar

I don't think there are any geniuses among the current GM's in the NFL. Good luck and a star QB like Brady, Mahomes or Peyton Manning makes everyone look good.

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andrew stead's avatar

It's head-shakingly frustrating how many people give KAM credit for something he didn't actually do. He's been consistently undisciplined with cap spending, with a load of unnecessary dead cap money on this year's cap, which in turn contributed to how he structured extensions and UFA contracts. There is a lot of cap room in 25, and then it starts looking very Spielmaneque again in '26. KAM also loves void years more than Bud Grant loved hunting and fishing.

The UFA signings have been remarkably successful, which is great, but the draft ineptitude (giving away picks and those that were actually used being deployed poorly) is a real problem going forward.

It was always odd that the Wilfs and McCaskeys didn't extend or cut bait last offseason. Both teams were going to take rookie QBs, so it behooved the organizations to ensure the QBs were going to come in to stable environments with everyone on the same timeline. With KOC, that mistake is seemingly only going to cost the Wilfs some money, and there's no cap on coaching salaries. One wonders, though, how KAM would have approached the offseason if he'd been extended. As for the Bears, well. . .

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