And sometimes it feel like you have to give up a lot to get something. In this case, what we gave up didn't feel like too much when considering we are, in fact, getting a lot IMO. Sure, one year deal and all, but if CB had more years left the package required would have cut a lot more deeply.
We don't know what the future holds, but this isn't rolling the dice on someone you have to squint at to see a breakout coming. CB's track record more than makes up for the loss of Ortiz, Hall and 34.
And to make myself feel even better, I'll throw in the old "value-add of having our kids learning from CB while he's here" thing. It's not nothing!