I love how the word “unnecessary” gets tossed around when describing how McBeane created a record amount of dead cap space.
McBeane, for good or bad, had a plan, determined who was essential to that plan, and executed it; they decided what was “necessary” to carry it out. The creation of all that dead cap money was simply a function of them doing what they felt was “necessary” to achieve their desired results. The word “unnecessary” simply doesn’t apply. It was absolutely necessary for them.
Quibble all you want about it being right, wrong, or a mix of the two, but that’s a different argument. Disagree about letting go of talented players that you liked and don’t think they should have been let go, but that is entirely beside the point relative to their plan for the rebuild.
And nobody knows the result at this point. That should be obvious to everybody.