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(12-31-2016, 03:37 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Yeah, except being stupid in free agency doesn't work and if anything, Mikey Brown has proven that conclusively.

There are many ways to be stupid with free agency:

1. Over paying with big contracts not warranted by the player's existing accomplishments.
2. Ignore system differences where the incoming player doesn't really fit the system but played well in another system.
3. Signing injured players.
4. Letting better players go while keeping lessor talent because they are cheaper to sign. (Salary cap is certainly a constraint here)
5. Ignoring free agency.
6. Low balling own free agents.
7. Signing me first headcases.

Doing free agency right would be more like this: Signing healthy, good players who fit the current system at the going rate who are team players.

Not very complicated really. Coaches have access to a ton of tape on NFL players, more than they have of guys coming out of college and you know the talent level they've played against. I really don't see why free agency isn't considered a more reliable tool for teams than the draft.

Dead on man.  People think we just build through the draft, no we don't, we sign the bottom barrel free agents like aj hawk, dansby,even lafell and get them cheap as you can. Then they play no matter what over rooks cause their vets, oh bjge too horrible sign, we neded better. Does the Pittsburgh Steelers run their team like that, nope, they usually play rookies.they don't sign free agents rarely but they play the guys they draft. It can take years for our guys to see the field. Free agency is where we mess up every year. Ironically every year I have been unhappy with free agency, I did have hope for dansby but I was wrong,same with Harrison.