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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 809228"><p>It goes without saying that whether it's the draft or free agency the outcome is based on the quality of the choices. While a first round pick might be a bust, the fact that the cost is contained under a rookie contract is mere cold comfort. As for free agency, I look askance at the parade of names trotted out as potential acquisitions for the reasons you mention as much as any regular poster here.</p><p></p><p>You seem to be alluding to Mack. I don't care what the reports might have said about Gutekunst's "serious" interest. It never got that far because, quite simply, he was unaffordable once the costs became evident. I've previously illustrated the impact to 2019 cap (not to mention the cap implications past next year) if you move that Mack contract over to the Packer ledger along while assuming the loss of those two 2019 first rounders. No matter how good Mack might be or will be, that signing would have been disasterous which is why it did not happen.</p><p></p><p>I've been saying for quite some time the only reasonable path forward for this team is stacking good drafts. This is not some new revelation to me. If the choices are poor, the team will continue to wallow. If those silver bullets are found, then the team will ascend. This is not a team that is one All-Pro future first ballot HOFer away from serious contension.</p><p></p><p>My point in that post was that p*ssing away cap in dribs and drabs on players past their peaks, retreads and injury risks, is a vain attempt at shoring up a roster that is misperceived as a few holes and depth away from getting back in contention. Better to take that cap and concentrate it on one young player in free agency as a supplement to the draft. There's no guarantee that any guy will work out, but it's a better risk than collecting a bunch of rent-a-players.</p><p></p><p>The two Gutekunst<strong><em> serious</em></strong> forays into the high-priced free agent market that are <strong><em>verifiable </em></strong>were Graham and Fuller, the latter having been tendered at 4 years / $56 million. If one wants to say a big ticket signing is a 50/50 proposition in light of these efforts, I'd go along with that. How serious his effort to sign Robinson or Watkins might have been once the bidding was underway must remain a matter of speculation as will how they would have performed in the Packer offense. But that 50/50 proposition is better than spending in dribs and drabs on a bunch of guys going nowhere but down.</p><p></p><p>I like what Gutekunst has been doing bringing in all of these ex-mid round draftees and UDFAs for extended tryouts. I've referred to it as "2018 Draft 2.0". Clearly, there's more to it than that given the decimating injuries. But at least the effort costs little and he didn't do something crazy like trade for some aging player with significant cost as some kind of Hail Mary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 809228"] It goes without saying that whether it's the draft or free agency the outcome is based on the quality of the choices. While a first round pick might be a bust, the fact that the cost is contained under a rookie contract is mere cold comfort. As for free agency, I look askance at the parade of names trotted out as potential acquisitions for the reasons you mention as much as any regular poster here. You seem to be alluding to Mack. I don't care what the reports might have said about Gutekunst's "serious" interest. It never got that far because, quite simply, he was unaffordable once the costs became evident. I've previously illustrated the impact to 2019 cap (not to mention the cap implications past next year) if you move that Mack contract over to the Packer ledger along while assuming the loss of those two 2019 first rounders. No matter how good Mack might be or will be, that signing would have been disasterous which is why it did not happen. I've been saying for quite some time the only reasonable path forward for this team is stacking good drafts. This is not some new revelation to me. If the choices are poor, the team will continue to wallow. If those silver bullets are found, then the team will ascend. This is not a team that is one All-Pro future first ballot HOFer away from serious contension. My point in that post was that p*ssing away cap in dribs and drabs on players past their peaks, retreads and injury risks, is a vain attempt at shoring up a roster that is misperceived as a few holes and depth away from getting back in contention. Better to take that cap and concentrate it on one young player in free agency as a supplement to the draft. There's no guarantee that any guy will work out, but it's a better risk than collecting a bunch of rent-a-players. The two Gutekunst[B][I] serious[/I][/B] forays into the high-priced free agent market that are [B][I]verifiable [/I][/B]were Graham and Fuller, the latter having been tendered at 4 years / $56 million. If one wants to say a big ticket signing is a 50/50 proposition in light of these efforts, I'd go along with that. How serious his effort to sign Robinson or Watkins might have been once the bidding was underway must remain a matter of speculation as will how they would have performed in the Packer offense. But that 50/50 proposition is better than spending in dribs and drabs on a bunch of guys going nowhere but down. I like what Gutekunst has been doing bringing in all of these ex-mid round draftees and UDFAs for extended tryouts. I've referred to it as "2018 Draft 2.0". Clearly, there's more to it than that given the decimating injuries. But at least the effort costs little and he didn't do something crazy like trade for some aging player with significant cost as some kind of Hail Mary. [/QUOTE]
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