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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OldSchool101" data-source="post: 1066067" data-attributes="member: 10086">Camp is like watching Paint dry to see the actual color you bought.The tough thing about “Draft and Develop” is the waiting part. There’s what I’d call a Sweet Spot in all this “being Young” business that some are becoming impatient with (it’s not just our fans trust me)  That’s the human part I guess, we all expect to Win Now but the reality is there’s an Ebb and Flow to Roster building. There’s years like 2025 where the Team can basically retain the Bulk of its Key players.  The Flow is directly impacted and generated by all these Rookie deals still intact (Packers) OR by having the most expensive contracts on Rookie dollars (Chicago)Then there’s IDEAL Flow. That’s what I feel like we’re entering now. It’s when you have the above mixed with the bulk of players in years 2-4, where they are not total Green Peas. This is where those 17 players we drafted in RD1-4 collectively shine. Several 2nd year players are popping. Hopper, Morgan, King, Williams, Bullard, Edgerrin, etc.  That was a darn good draft and in 2024, we barely saw what some of those guys are about.I don’t know if you guys can feel the undercurrent, but this year feels different in a really good way.</blockquote>

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