Speaking for myself, it took a minute to adjust to the realization that Byrd is not in the teams plans beyond 2016. I was holding out hope that Byrd would be a cornerstone of the team and the signing would not to have been a total disaster.
At least according to overthecap.com, if we cut him next year, we still eat $8,000,000 in dead money. So he should be here at least 2 more years even if he is a backup.