A lot of teams that have locked up young guys to 7 or 8 year deals based on potential or just a season or two of production will regret it. Not all are gonna pan out long term, even when they show early promise.
For every guy you end up having to pay more for long term because he got a bridge deal and then exploded, you probably avoid a couple bad contracts because you bridged them and they regressed or plateaued.
