Many of us think there is a vast middle between the high priced FAs and nothing/nada/zip where a reasonably priced starter or some depth could be procured.
From some reactions around here every time FA is mentioned, it's hard to believe that.
Many of us think there is a vast middle between the high priced FAs and nothing/nada/zip where a reasonably priced starter or some depth could be procured.
From some reactions around here every time FA is mentioned, it's hard to believe that.
I ask anyone here to answer... What teams have bought a top player, at top price, and won the SB in the last ten years? Every year I read how we missed this guy and that. So when has "this guy and that guy" won anything?
Many of us think there is a vast middle between the high priced FAs and nothing/nada/zip where a reasonably priced starter or some depth could be procured.
I agree. We are not the type of team to go after the highest priced guys. Rarely do they make the difference. But we do like to wait and go after the mid priced depth, role player type guys. Then we draft, we keep and we like to reward our developed players. We actually get a lot of free agents. Just not the high priced ones.
Huff isn't a huge contract. There is time to work on that if the thinking is he has something to offer. FA season is not finished. Only the highest paid players have signed so far. The reason we are contenders most years is because we do a better job than most using the limited cap room. We don't over pay for players other teams let go. Not sure why you want T.Jax... Unless your talking S.Jax... In which case, he could be a good addition, but is old, in rb terms. Many miles on those tires. Canty, knee issues. Maybe not 100%.
I am pretty happy we are not one of the teams that tries to buy other teams castoffs and get a year or two of competitiveness, instead we draft, sign and develop our own and make the playoffs most every year. Just like the Steelers, Patriots and Giants. Not like Dallas, Philly or any other team in the north. Bears signed a lot of other teams players, how is that going? Vikes sign anyone we let go. Nice, how that is working out. And the Lions... Well, no more needs to be said. By the way, speaking of Brees, one SB, and then what? Although TT did try to fill the void left by Jenkins with Hargrove, until the NFL announced the 8 game suspension last year. And I would offer up we suffered more from losing Nick Collins than Jenkins. But that doesn't make as good of gossip as we lost a player to more money than we thought he was worth.
How are the Iggles doing? Jest's? Cowpokes? Bears? Lions? Vikes? Redskins? Even the Broncos did no better this year with Manning than they did with Tebow in the playoffs. And now they are losing players. Same with the Ravens, 49'ers... The beat goes on.
I will be much happier making the playoffs nearly every year, always contending, than making one big payroll push, then rebuilding for several years through high draft choice lottery. I remember the 70's and 80's. finally we got RW to teach us how to use every aspect of the rules. Now the rules are different. We are adapting. Learning. Still winning.
When that knee starts to jerk... Ignore it. We want to be winners for the long run, not just for this year. Enjoy the run. But stop with all the "we didn't't get this guy for $40 mil guarranted" crap. It is a loser game.
The Saints got a bargain in Brees at about $10 mil a year. Now he is so highly paid they had to cut a bunch of guys and they look like crap. Their problem is much more than losing their coach for a year. As Brady has gone up in pay, the Pats have been competitive but not won anything in years. We very well may go the same route, but if we are to overpay, it will be in Rodgers and CM III not in a rb over his prime, a de that is coming off injury or some bum that has had his best years behind him.
I guess you're replying to me. To repeat, I'm interested in seeing one moderately priced starter. The tired lecture on "building through the draft" and avoiding the Dream Team mentality has nothing to do with what I proposed.
Bradshaw is interested in upping his pricetag for somebody else. Besides, Starks has sat on IR just fine, why do we need Bradshaw?Packers interested in Bradshaw. Don't get your hopes up.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/17/steelers-packers-interested-in-ahmad-bradshaw/
Again, not sure why you think I am disagreeing. I think we will get someone now that the frenzy has happened. But this first week is mostly just that. A frenzy. A lot of overpriced guys. Now comes the good part. Finding potential or real starters, just not with a ton of guarranted money and not putting us in sal cap hell for a few years. This is where the value comes in. Not in paying a receiver $9 mil per, or getting caught up in a bidding war for someone to get a name.I guess you're replying to me. To repeat, I'm interested in seeing one moderately priced starter. The tired lecture on "building through the draft" and avoiding the Dream Team mentality has nothing to do with what I proposed.
Packers interested in Bradshaw. Don't get your hopes up.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/17/steelers-packers-interested-in-ahmad-bradshaw/
Again, not sure why you think I am disagreeing. I think we will get someone now that the frenzy has happened. But this first week is mostly just that. A frenzy. A lot of overpriced guys. Now comes the good part. Finding potential or real starters, just not with a ton of guarranted money and not putting us in sal cap hell for a few years. This is where the value comes in. Not in paying a receiver $9 mil per, or getting caught up in a bidding war for someone to get a name.
The "building through the draft" and avoiding the "Dream Team" is where the next part of the process works for a team like us, with no billionaire backing us. I get that many on here hate hearing it, but in reality, other than a few years we are a playoff team most of the time over a long period. Look at the very successful teams over time and you will see they use solid decision making. Even the new contenders, the 49's have lost much more than they gained this offseason. When your successful, teams take from you and you have to be smart in how you build your team.
I am lost at how fans can think we can go out and pay huge contracts to FA's and still be competitive every year. Look around. It just doesn't work. Whether you like to hear it or not, the system in place keeps us in contention for the playoffs every year for the most part. Once in, anything can happen. There is no perfect team. 49'ers were the team from last year that was going to be unstoppable this year, better QB, better d, better everything. They still have no Lombardies since the last millennium. And again they have lost more than they gained. That is how the NFL is set up.