A somewhat flawed analogy. The Redskins history consists of Snyder not necessarily looking for the best players, but the biggest names, whether they could still play or not. Deion Sanders was over the hill (and put Pro Bowler Daryl Green on the bench) Jeff George made a splash (especially when he was brought in to replace a Pro Bowl quarterback, Adam Archuletta couldn't play anymore but enjoyed the big bucks, fat Albert Haynesworth (ugh!), and on and on and on. Snyder even looked for big name coach splashes, such as Steve Spurrier, who had never coached in the NFL and had great difficulty figuring it out, and Mike Shanahan, who was nothing without Elway as his quarterback. Spending big in free agency isn't necessarily bad, you simply have to know what you're doing.