Tee vs a NEW D

[jj22]

(01-03-2025, 12:45 PM)Synric Wrote: Reader was the top NT, Trey Hendrickson was the top edge along with Carl Lawson, Mike Hilton got paid like a top slot corner (slot corner is a bargin), Vonn Bell was one of the top safeties in his FA class, and of course Trae Waynes fiasco.

I would say the only really good bargin FAs were Chidobe Awuzie and Ted Karras... Maybe add Eli Apple to that list.

Right. And most around here wanted Lawson and Alexander ( I think that was the Vikings slot we signed in 2019) back, Bell came to us as a bargain because safeties didn't get paid that year if I can remember. 

The issue is people don't trust the FO (and coaches now that they don't have fresh eyes and aren't form other teams with a wider familiarity of players). Which I get. But the argument that there isn't any FA because we don't like the known named one's isn't a good approach. We should be hoping they can find some of those gems (bargains or not) that can contribute as they did in 2020-2021.

We should also be hoping as Eric said that the real change in approach can be a rebuild of the scout(ing) department.  That will go a long way with maybe establishing better trust in the process.