04-07-2021, 09:52 AM
The Richardson/THJ deals will be tricky, I think. If you want them back, you want them at cost effective numbers. But, and this gets underplayed around here quite a bit, you absolutely do want them to feel valued, like they're being rewarded for their role(s) in building something HERE, and not necessarily just at the exact dollar amount dictated by the open market. To my way of thinking, that's worth a little (emphasis on little) extra. The locker room, and how people see themselves within the context of the team - that stuff is more important than we realize, I think.