Gambit Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Reed83HOF said: Hopefully New England is heading that direction next. 3 2
78thealltimegreat Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Reed83HOF said: Shh don’t tell people the Giants spent nearly 200 million on defense a few years ago and still finished third in the NFC East ...have to keep the narrative that unless you sign big ticket free agents on day 1 the season is over
BuffaloRebound Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 But Belichik is smarter than everyone. Just ask Brady and Gronk. 2
Logic Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Shelling out big bucks in free agency is the price you pay for drafting poorly and/or failing to retain your own drafted talent. It very, VERY rarely happens that we look back at the biggest offseason spenders each year and decide that it was money well spent. "Winning the offseason" ain't worth much. Besides, as we have seen again and again, collecting talent and building a team are not the same thing. 1
Big Turk Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Probably because they never bothered to get a QB.
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) I feel like Snyder’s football team deserves an honorable mention here somewhere (my apologies if I missed such upthread), when it comes to impressively loose purse strings a la Yankees--but in all the wrong places, so no hardware to show for it... Edited March 16, 2021 by NoHuddleKelly12 1
Royale with Cheese Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 "Why aren't the Bills spending more in free agency! Beane is asleep at the wheel!"
Reed83HOF Posted March 16, 2021 Author Posted March 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: "Why aren't the Bills spending more in free agency! Beane is asleep at the wheel!" 2
Royale with Cheese Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: Are you hitting on me?
Reed83HOF Posted March 16, 2021 Author Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Royale with Cheese said: Are you hitting on me? @Virgilwould be jealous if I did 1
K-9 Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Just further proof of the difference between assembling talent and building a team. 1
eSJayDee Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 That's like $140m/yr! Over that span, that's around 75% of their total cap. Granted, rookies & young players don't count much cap-wise, but to me that indicates that they retain virtually none of their players after their 1st contract. That's indicative of a) not doing a good job of scouting/acquiring players and b) a recipe for continued suckitude.
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