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Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm
but he disagreed saying they will not overpay to keep the guys, but will go after these 3 because they are important to the team.
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The problem is that any player who hits the open market will get overpaid this offseason. Lots of unexpected cap room and very few marquee free agents hitting the market means that a lot of second-tier guys will get paid like first tier guys.
And, when first tier guys like Polamalu and Faneca see that, they will likely adjust their extension demands accordingly.
Every team is going to have to deal with the increase in money, and eventually things will seem normal again once we are all used to dealing with the larger numbers. After all, player salaries only really matter as a percentage of the cap anyway.
But, I could see a team like the Steelers, which has always practiced fiscal caution, suffering some short term player defections while teams and agents try to learn the new math.