03-16-2024, 04:15 PM
I agree with many of y'all even if you disagree with each other. There are good points on both sides of the argument. I think it always comes down to a balance. You can't fall off to either extreme lest you cut off your nose to spite your face.
In the end, the only real sustainable strategy is to draft and develop well. Look at the guys we signed this year. I think most (if not all?) are effectively on one-year deals from a cap standpoint. While that may give us flexibility it also portends our being mainstays in the rental market moving forward. As such, the draft is the one thing that needs to undergird that plan, and having the smallest scouting dept in the league does not help. I wish they'd make more of an investment there.
In the end, the only real sustainable strategy is to draft and develop well. Look at the guys we signed this year. I think most (if not all?) are effectively on one-year deals from a cap standpoint. While that may give us flexibility it also portends our being mainstays in the rental market moving forward. As such, the draft is the one thing that needs to undergird that plan, and having the smallest scouting dept in the league does not help. I wish they'd make more of an investment there.
