Query: For a team on a budget, why is a 3 year, 75MM deal, better than a 5 year 85MM deal? Isn't stretching the money out better? Especially if you are willing to cut him after three years if he's bad? You were able to afford another player in teh first three years this way, right? edit: those numbers are examples, btw. If you are pedantic about the numbers, I did a bad job of communicating the actual point...