09-08-2017, 02:29 PM
(09-08-2017, 01:32 PM)Whatever Wrote: There is impetus on every team to hit with their early round picks, however, as teams built in FA quickly fall apart with salary cap issues.
Schreck is on IR, and Elliott and Wilson are on the PS. They could still pay dividends down the road. There probably wasn't a G from round 5 back that was going to knock Westerman off the roster, and no T you could rely on to play significant snaps.
The teams that sign free agents typically fall apart because of salary cap issues thing is a myth too. The salary cap is exploding. It increases by about $10 million a year.
Teams like the Steelers that everyone thinks is entering cap hell...just signed Joe Haden. They just traded for a TE. They clearly have cap room. There hasn't been a mass exodus from their roster.
We however have lost Whitworth, Zeitler, Nelson, Hall, Jones, Sanu, and Peko over the past 2 seasons. Clearly teams have to try to make a run while their window is open.
Now...we're partially rebuilding.
