03-08-2017, 01:56 PM
(03-08-2017, 12:39 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I mean think about it - Scouting is probably the most important thing to improve a team. If you aren't going to sign guys to mega-contracts, you better be great at finding underpriced guys that fit your system that could break out.
This is always what killed me about the "model model" BS. If you're going to completely ignore free agency and focus solely on the draft, then why not have an NFL sized scouting department? The truth is that cheapness is the motivation for how the Bengals operate.
- They sign only bottom rung FA's because they're cheap.
- They like guys with character flaws...because they're cheap.
- They won't build a practice facility because they're cheap.
- They have the tiniest scouting department and FO - chock full of family members - because they're cheap
- They draft a guard in the 1st round, then let him walk when his rookie contract is up because they're cheap.
Mike Brown definitely wants to win, but he wants to do it on the cheap. I think he views it as the ultimate challenge.
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