I don't really get this logic, at all. A team "makes room" for elite talent. That's like saying the Packers wouldn't have any room for another super star wide receiver or a corner back because they already have a decent to good group. It's a good problem to have. Presently, just cut a guy like Boykin or Bush, in my example. Vernon Davis would have been better than Bubba Franks and Donald Lee by FAR, especially in the long run, as he's still a beast today. Just because there are serviceable players already on a team doesn't mean a better player wouldn't displace them. Worse case scenario, keep all three or four of the promising players and cut a bottom of the roster guy, kind of how the Packers have kept multiple full backs and tight ends in the past. The impact might not be immediate, but those "proven vets" find their way out of league pretty quickly and the cream rises to the top, if you will.
This argument isn't necessarily completely about AJ Hawk vs. Vernon Davis, but more so against the logic that there is "no room" for a great player simply because there are decent established players already on the team. Pretty much the only positions where that MIGHT be the case would be quarterback and the kickers, and I'd argue it's a good thing even at QB.
Originally Posted by: DoddPower