09-28-2017, 02:31 PM
(09-28-2017, 02:16 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Nothing is going to change with Brown at the helm.
Maybe a new coach helps a bit. Maybe even enough to eek out that playoff win.
But with Brown in charge, it is what it is.
A major issue is that rookie contracts are for 4-5 years. Then when those guys hit free agency, we don't want to pay them what they get on the open market...so we have to constantly have good drafts to replenish the roster since we don't rely much on free agency. With the draft, you never know which guys you get will develop so we drafted 2 Tackles to replace guys we knew we were losing...but as the draft goes they don't pan out. Coaches get blamed.
Essentially we train guys for 3-4 years...they play good for 1 or 2 years...then leave in free agency. We of course retain some.
It's a tough cycle that is going to require us to catch lightning in a bottle to win.
They want us to believe that free agency is risky...but the draft is probably riskier.
