What was the thought process? He's adequate and if he's on a long term deal we won't have to pay transfer fees to replace?
I think I recall someone mentioning that was the mindset. What a dumb fucking move.
I think the thought is act like you expected to do that, not, wtf, look what I did! Look what I did!
That said, I'm pretty sure that's just me being old. Jim Brown had it right in American Football. "No need for all that bufoonery".