02-26-2016, 12:38 PM
(02-25-2016, 10:54 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: I'm going to have to check with Hobspin because those numbers can't be right.
We really don't have any money at all after $10 million for the "rookie pool", $20 million for signing our own, a $5 million "injury buffer" blah blah blah.
Don't worry though, we'll kick the tires on at least 5-6 crappy free agents who will come for a visit and promptly leave with no deal.
(02-26-2016, 10:35 AM)Daddy-O Wrote: You're right, he obviously doesn't understand how it works. Why is it there's always some kind of conspiracy with some people thinking Mike Brown is lining his pockets with extra cap dollars? It's mind blowing.
Good lord the Bengal formula works, generally because they don't overreach in free agency with the "unknowns". They prefer to develop and retain talent whenever possible. The consistent extra cap rollover validates their approach because they're not wasting money on non-productive players.
Geez, it's really not that difficult to understand. It's like making sound personal investments, you don't invest in things that depreciate to build your success. Well spent money makes more money, or in this case allows you to make more smart investments.
Sure it "works" if you're content with 5 straight playoff "appearances". Some of us just think their formula could be tweaked to work better.
Maybe instead of stalling out at the same point every single year like we're stuck in the movie Groundhog's Day, we could actually spend a little more (just once) in an attempt to get over that hump. Maybe we should be looking at how New England and Denver approach things. How much money have they carried over every year? Are they signing higher quality free agents than us?
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
