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<blockquote data-quote="El Guapo" data-source="post: 512887" data-attributes="member: 5830"><p>I think that you guys take a pretty morbid view of TT's ways. You believe that he won't do something or that he's too stingy. It's more that he won't make moves that he feels will put us in a worse spot down the road for short term gain. The talking heads around here want him to act like a Fortune 500 CEO, boosting stock prices so that everyone gets rich today but who cares about tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>A 6th rounder for Boldin? Great. Why on earth would we waste a 6th round pick on a WR when we had more pressing needs? I realize you're using it as an example, but it's a poor example. In fact it shows that he won't throw away picks if not necessary.</p><p></p><p>The salary cap makes this league a very difficult place to work. Half the threads on this forum are about how the Packers aren't elite at every position. You can't afford to be elite at all positions no matter what. However, we all know that FA cost money because your buying high. The draft and develop is about buying low and selling high (although you never actually get to the sell part unless trading).</p><p></p><p>If a free agent is available and it fits within the team's current and long-term budgets, TT makes the move. That's rare though because FAs aren't clamoring to be in Green Bay any more than the next city. They want money, and eventually it all comes down to whether it's worth stuffing FA money into a hole on the team's roster or asking the coaching staff to make the best of it (coach'em up) while the personnel department finds players through the draft and UDFA markets.</p><p></p><p>My two cents</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Guapo, post: 512887, member: 5830"] I think that you guys take a pretty morbid view of TT's ways. You believe that he won't do something or that he's too stingy. It's more that he won't make moves that he feels will put us in a worse spot down the road for short term gain. The talking heads around here want him to act like a Fortune 500 CEO, boosting stock prices so that everyone gets rich today but who cares about tomorrow. A 6th rounder for Boldin? Great. Why on earth would we waste a 6th round pick on a WR when we had more pressing needs? I realize you're using it as an example, but it's a poor example. In fact it shows that he won't throw away picks if not necessary. The salary cap makes this league a very difficult place to work. Half the threads on this forum are about how the Packers aren't elite at every position. You can't afford to be elite at all positions no matter what. However, we all know that FA cost money because your buying high. The draft and develop is about buying low and selling high (although you never actually get to the sell part unless trading). If a free agent is available and it fits within the team's current and long-term budgets, TT makes the move. That's rare though because FAs aren't clamoring to be in Green Bay any more than the next city. They want money, and eventually it all comes down to whether it's worth stuffing FA money into a hole on the team's roster or asking the coaching staff to make the best of it (coach'em up) while the personnel department finds players through the draft and UDFA markets. My two cents [/QUOTE]
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