ChampionTexan
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Reputable GMs let their players walk.
I was under the impression GMs were also responsible for acquiring and keeping good players. I also think they have some accountability for the product on the field.
If all they have to do is let players walk, I think I'd like to apply for that high paying gig.
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I also think Dunta should sign the tender.
Well, the Texans could do just that. But, they haven't. probably because they believe Dunta is a much better defender than their fans give him credit for. If they didn't believe Robibson was better than any other free agent CB on the market, the Texans could have kept the franchise tag in their pocket and used the cap room to acquire another CB. That they did not should tell us they believe Robinson can help this team win.
Dead-on Lucky!. This is group-think at it's best/worst. The fact that a significant and vocal portion of this board believes that Dunta's not worth keeping, and therefore the Texans should let him go for nothing - either now by removing the franchise tag, or next year is ridiculous. Not because it might not be true, but because it's been said on this board so many times that folks are just mindlessly accepting it as truth (and if you're reading this saying to yourself "He couldn't possibly mean me", my apologies, you're right, I don't mean you - just almost everyone else).
The same holds true of the idea that Dunta wants to leave Houston more than anything in the world. No reason to be so positive about that, and even if it's true right now, a less than stellar season by Dunta, and he may not be in a position to move on, and a stellar season by Dunta and he may get enough money thrown at him that he suddenly wants to be a Texan forever (or he gets franchised again, and the saga continues).