Let me just add, no one knew Sherman - a 5th RD draft pick - would become Sherman until he started proving it on the field. Unfortunately, Bouye took a little longer to show he can play at a high level and our commitment window is shorter than Seattle had with Sherman. Another unfortunate aspect of this is Smith and the coaching staff didn't identify Bouye's potential and sign him to a cap-friendly extended deal in 2015 or 2016. But here we are... With that being said, I'd still rather risk a big money 1-yr show me deal on a young guy than those awful veteran deals like Ed Reed, Ahman Green, and numerous dumb veteran extensions (Carr/Cushing/DomDavis). I fully get the argument for letting him walk, but he's arguably our best CB (he is, IMO) so I'm more inclined to keep him.
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