Tee vs a NEW D

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(01-03-2025, 08:40 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Like who? People just keep saying player x in FA but never mention specific names. Tee IS the top FA available this year. I’m sure we’d all love for them to go out and sign a Trey Smith for example, but anyone who’s even remotely familiar with this team knows they aren’t paying that kind of money to a guard. We would already have Joe Thuney if they did (he supposedly wanted to come here). Part of the problem with this years crop of FA’s is it’s mostly guys on the wrong side of 30. Especially on defense. That’s just not something this team has ever been big on.

But we on the board don't get paid and don't really have the knowledge to say this for certain. Many of the FA's we signed in 2020/2021 wasn't on anyone's radar as top FA's, (hell many said we overpaid for a relatively unknown outside of Houston in Reader).  Hilton wasn't even good enough for Pittsburg to keep. Same with Bell as the Saints were done with him and he was relatively cheap. OBy... Remember him, couldn't stick anwhere and he wasn't a top FA and he was a key piece. They were perfect for what we needed and the FO or new Coaches signed them on the rise (a year earlier than they would have been the top FA's). 

We have to trust the FA which is an issue, but theoretically just because we don't like the "top" FA names available, the Coaches / FO should know more and see some of the potential in players they are more familiar with then we as fans are. 

This whole notion that the free agent class isn't good is lazy "scouting" by board members looking at names they recognize. "Scouting" based on top FA players list on the internet. 

We don't need top FA's. We need to find up and coming talent not yet recognized who we can sign to 2nd contracts and hopefully catch on the rise as we did before.  A couple Drew Dalman and Osa Odighizuwa type signings. Kyzir White type signings. 

There are young up and coming players going into 2nd contracts that can help even if you all may not recognize the names.