100% agree. Mike seems to think there is some sort of honor and integrity in managing your cap in the most transparent and straightforward way possible.
The game has moved on. Other teams re-do deals to manage the cap hit. They engage in all sorts of contractual gymnastics to field the best team while complying with the spending controls. You know what? It’s a lot of work. Mike and company are not up to it.
The Brown family really should sell the team. They have a multi billion dollar fortune all tied up in one asset. It is truly insane. Sell it, invest it across many sectors and thousands of businesses, and you are not at such great risk.
It is kind of sad. Mike desperately wanted to win a Super Bowl. His own stubborn, intractable, nature will ultimately prevent him from doing so.
How appropriate that his legacy could be: finally got one of the best QBs in the game, 1970s style roster management still keeps the team in also ran status.