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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 872639">Winding back the clock a year to the free agent haul, with Gutekunst saying , "“Obviously, this is Green Bay, Wisconsin; we’re in a <a href="http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/295163/packers-gm-splurge-not-a-sign-aaron-rodgers-window-is-closing" target="_blank">win-now mode</a> all the time", win-now "obviously" is subject to interpretation.One evident interpretation is that if one believes he already has the pieces to win-now, or will have when the draft is concluded and perhaps a low cost vet or two are added in the post-draft cuts, then why not do both?  Take a luxury pick in the first round and win anyway!  What could possibly go wrong?"Win" in win-now is also subject to interpretation.  There's the all-in kind that often leads to failure and some combination of a mountain of dead cap, rebuilding, people getting fired, or carrying on in the hope it can turn around with the same players.  I'm not a fan of roster building that does not look past the current year.Then there's the kind where win-now is thinking you are good enough to make the playoffs or even win the division and then just see what happens.  A luxury pick in the first round can then be afforded.I think we know where we're at now, that last perspective and not a middle option where you take the opportunity to stack a draft with a relatively cheap player for now and the future.</blockquote>

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