See the problem on gambling on contracts in the NFL is that if the player bombs you are stuck with a bad cap hit. And if he outperforms his low cap hit then the player holds out and asks for more money. It’s a lose lose for GM’s.
Ideally you wait until the player performs at a high level for at least two years before backing up the Brinks truck.
Again not knowing the amount of money he got I still wish Beane had waited one more year