Well in a way sure. I mean ownership can say what ever they want about paying the tax but if you pay everyone then we are going to end up with literally never before seen tax bills, especially in a couple years when the repeater tax kicks in. I think some people see quotes from management saying they will pay the tax, pay what it takes, and just assume that they are going to go to that level. I'm not convinced, I think someone gets squeezed out. But maybe I'm wrong.
But besides that I think the most immediate consequence of financil consequecne is that guys like Rozier and Morris are likely gone. You arent paying what it takes (Likely mid teens a year) to bring those guys back. And on another note, thats another reason you stockpile picks to draft and develop cheap guys to replace them.
As fr davis, we are absolutely going to make a run at him. Its not a matter of whether we want to, because we absoluely want to. And if tatum is what it takes to get it done then Tatum is getting traded. that would hurt, but a Tatum, Smart, Filler, Draft picks package still leaves you with a hell of a team, and an MVP level headliner.