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<blockquote data-quote="AmishMafia" data-source="post: 430492" data-attributes="member: 2846"><p>Taking a look at Free Agency:</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><u><strong>Plus</strong></u></span></p><p><strong>Provides</strong> a player at a position of need</p><p><strong>Known commodity</strong> of football performance (although if its the first big payday there is danger of 'easing up' or 'freeman-ing it'</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><u><strong>Negative</strong></u></span></p><p><strong>Stunts growth</strong> of youth by taking away snaps</p><p><strong>Economics</strong>: TT is competing against teams that have to turn a profit. Signing FAs generates excitement and ticket sales. A FA is worth more to Washington or Philly.</p><p><strong>Cap limit</strong>, in a cap limity economy this reduces your options for other positions</p><p><strong>Disrupts chemistry</strong> - players will want money based on bar set by FA</p><p><strong>Unknown commodity</strong> - locker room character - why exactly did his former team not resign him? Draft allows you to rid yourself of bad team mates before too much is invested.</p><p> </p><p>Its not impossible, but you have to be extremely selective. Who are 2 of the Packers team leaders? Pickett and Woodson, 2 free agents and very high character guys. I don't think they come available very often. In Oakland Al was senile at the point he let Woodson go. In St Louis they had a regime change and Pickett was miscast. He also was drafted very young and still developing.</p><p> </p><p>I think what fans of FA signings don't get is the importance of chemistry/team work in the success of a team. They see the talent of a TO and they imagine him on the field. What they don't see is the discention and animosity he created within the team. I believe every team he went to after SF; Cowboys, Eagles, and Bengals all did worse after signing him. Yet his numbers weren't bad with those teams. So, on the surface, FA looks like a good solution, in practice, the negatives far outweigh the positives.</p><p> </p><p>TT has built a Superbowl champion and a team that went 15-1. We are all dissappointed in not winning the SB and in the performance of our defense. Scrapping the method that got us to this point is utterly foolish. Folks must remember that the Lombardi Dynasty did not win every game or even every championship. And that was when there were only 14(?) teams competing. Winning is not a simple task in this NFL. We don't need to knee jerk after a stumble. I know 'worst pass defense in NFL history'. But 2010 was the #3(?) ranked defense with nearly the same personel.</p><p> </p><p>You can throw out examples either way for teams and FA. But I think the most successful teams in the past 10 years rarely sign FAs. The example of NE is interesting. They dove in big a few years back with Moss and a few others. Had a great season but lost the SB. Since then, they have been loading up on draft picks. Trading players like Cassell and the DT for picks. Trading back and picking up more picks (thanks for CM3 you idiots!), and now they are having success again.</p><p> </p><p>In short, it should be business as usual for TT. FA is very risky and more often than not, makes a team worse. Packers are in an excellent situation with a very bright future using the proven TT system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmishMafia, post: 430492, member: 2846"] Taking a look at Free Agency: [SIZE=5][U][B]Plus[/B][/U][/SIZE] [B]Provides[/B] a player at a position of need [B]Known commodity[/B] of football performance (although if its the first big payday there is danger of 'easing up' or 'freeman-ing it' [SIZE=5][U][B]Negative[/B][/U][/SIZE] [B]Stunts growth[/B] of youth by taking away snaps [B]Economics[/B]: TT is competing against teams that have to turn a profit. Signing FAs generates excitement and ticket sales. A FA is worth more to Washington or Philly. [B]Cap limit[/B], in a cap limity economy this reduces your options for other positions [B]Disrupts chemistry[/B] - players will want money based on bar set by FA [B]Unknown commodity[/B] - locker room character - why exactly did his former team not resign him? Draft allows you to rid yourself of bad team mates before too much is invested. Its not impossible, but you have to be extremely selective. Who are 2 of the Packers team leaders? Pickett and Woodson, 2 free agents and very high character guys. I don't think they come available very often. In Oakland Al was senile at the point he let Woodson go. In St Louis they had a regime change and Pickett was miscast. He also was drafted very young and still developing. I think what fans of FA signings don't get is the importance of chemistry/team work in the success of a team. They see the talent of a TO and they imagine him on the field. What they don't see is the discention and animosity he created within the team. I believe every team he went to after SF; Cowboys, Eagles, and Bengals all did worse after signing him. Yet his numbers weren't bad with those teams. So, on the surface, FA looks like a good solution, in practice, the negatives far outweigh the positives. TT has built a Superbowl champion and a team that went 15-1. We are all dissappointed in not winning the SB and in the performance of our defense. Scrapping the method that got us to this point is utterly foolish. Folks must remember that the Lombardi Dynasty did not win every game or even every championship. And that was when there were only 14(?) teams competing. Winning is not a simple task in this NFL. We don't need to knee jerk after a stumble. I know 'worst pass defense in NFL history'. But 2010 was the #3(?) ranked defense with nearly the same personel. You can throw out examples either way for teams and FA. But I think the most successful teams in the past 10 years rarely sign FAs. The example of NE is interesting. They dove in big a few years back with Moss and a few others. Had a great season but lost the SB. Since then, they have been loading up on draft picks. Trading players like Cassell and the DT for picks. Trading back and picking up more picks (thanks for CM3 you idiots!), and now they are having success again. In short, it should be business as usual for TT. FA is very risky and more often than not, makes a team worse. Packers are in an excellent situation with a very bright future using the proven TT system. [/QUOTE]
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