Have we missed whatever "Window" we supposedly had?
The time to strike was when our main contributors were under cheap contracts.
Now, all of them are wanting to get "Paid" and that is resulting in drama and distractions.
This season seems to be the last season before things really come off the rails financially/cap-wise.
The Cap will be way out of kilter having to pay 4 or 5 player over 50% of the cap (Dak, Lawrence, Zeke, Cooper). There will be other players after this season seeking extensions (J. Smith, Chido).
There is no way to retain all of these players. The team has done a great job drafting but they will have to keep that streak going to replenish the roster to compensate for players that will leave via FA.
I don't mind paying the players what their value is but they haven't accomplished much of anything of significance so we are basically forced to pay for without any tangible results beside individual achievements.