I mean, of those two scenarios, the one to be mad about is them crying poor. Losing out on a big name because they wouldn't fork over the cash. At least in that scenario, they can do something...they can overcome some perceived fault by flashing some big numbers. But the Ricketts will cry poor or Jed will think he can outsmart the system, and they don't go all in.
The scenario here is "pretty please come play for us. We're pretty cool, and there's some guys you might know on the team".
If you're gonna get mad at the team over one of those scenarios, it's definitely the first one.