I have no idea why people keep saying Benson's cheap when it comes to re-signing players. They didn't pay big $$$ to Bentley because they didn't feel he was worth it. We paid big $$ to Grant, we didn't hesitate to draft bush knowing full well he was going to command a huge payday, and we gave Brees what was, at the time, a big deal for a guy whose shoulder was in question. Deuce got his payday, too.
I could go on, but the point is that this "myth" that Benson doesn't want to pay players is just that: a myth. We don't pay big $$$ for marginal FA's because it puts you in cap trouble, not because we're cheap.