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<blockquote data-quote="El Guapo" data-source="post: 430495" data-attributes="member: 5830"><p>There have been some great points made. First, Reggie White was the blockbuster trade that started off the free agency era. However, Wolf was a middle-of-the-road FA player after that big signing. Sherman was a moron. TT did bring in two fantastic free agents in Woodson and Pickett. Those guys were just like that Patriots mold, of good players for the right price.</p><p> </p><p>I get the feeling in this thread, that (like politics) people are indirectly accusing one another of being either totally for the big splash in free agency or completely tight pursed. The reality is that all of us fall somewhere in the between. TT certainly falls more to the tight purse side, but he does make moves.</p><p> </p><p>In the early years of TT, I argued with a recognizable Press-Gazette sportswriter about how to use free agency. His argument prior to that 2007 season was that you a team needed to use free agency to keep the fan base happy when the team is bad. TT proved him wrong. However, the sportswriter's other comment was that Ron Wolf was a master at plucking mid-season free agents off the market and filling holes that developed during the year. He was correct.</p><p> </p><p>Howard Green is a great example of TT following in Wolf's footsteps last year. The flip side of the coin would be to argue about his lack of going after a RB - the Marshawn Lynch scenario. TT prefers to force his draft picks to step up versus throwing money at short-term solutions. I think that you'll see GB make a move in free agency, but it won't be too major. He's got to see the right price and the right player for it to happen. You can't force it if the right players aren't available...and that might be what gets other GM's into trouble. Forcing a FA move for the fans because their is a personnel hole, versus only doing it if you can find the right player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Guapo, post: 430495, member: 5830"] There have been some great points made. First, Reggie White was the blockbuster trade that started off the free agency era. However, Wolf was a middle-of-the-road FA player after that big signing. Sherman was a moron. TT did bring in two fantastic free agents in Woodson and Pickett. Those guys were just like that Patriots mold, of good players for the right price. I get the feeling in this thread, that (like politics) people are indirectly accusing one another of being either totally for the big splash in free agency or completely tight pursed. The reality is that all of us fall somewhere in the between. TT certainly falls more to the tight purse side, but he does make moves. In the early years of TT, I argued with a recognizable Press-Gazette sportswriter about how to use free agency. His argument prior to that 2007 season was that you a team needed to use free agency to keep the fan base happy when the team is bad. TT proved him wrong. However, the sportswriter's other comment was that Ron Wolf was a master at plucking mid-season free agents off the market and filling holes that developed during the year. He was correct. Howard Green is a great example of TT following in Wolf's footsteps last year. The flip side of the coin would be to argue about his lack of going after a RB - the Marshawn Lynch scenario. TT prefers to force his draft picks to step up versus throwing money at short-term solutions. I think that you'll see GB make a move in free agency, but it won't be too major. He's got to see the right price and the right player for it to happen. You can't force it if the right players aren't available...and that might be what gets other GM's into trouble. Forcing a FA move for the fans because their is a personnel hole, versus only doing it if you can find the right player. [/QUOTE]
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