01-18-2018, 10:27 AM
(01-17-2018, 08:34 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Not sure where you would see that since it's not really a thing.
The only thing Marvin Lewis noted re: free agency was not "more activity" or even "spending more" but it's about finding better players from other teams. That's a fair point to make when you look at Hawk-Dansby-LaFell-Minter not really tearing things up.
So it was typical Marvin lip service, really. No change in how they spend or view the outside FA process whatsoever. That's hilarious and fairly insulting to people who watch this team if that was his intended message. They knew how pissed the entire fanbase was about the rehire, so they basically threw that bone out there to give some hope and then tear it down with Bengalsplaining a few weeks later. Very cynical on their part, but not surprising.
Are we supposed to think they just weren't trying hard enough in evaluation when they signed their annual linebacker? Or that their intentions and warm feelings about the process just weren't adequate? It ain't rocket science. Better players cost more money and disappear before we enter the outside FA market. When you shop for garage-sale caliber guys, you should temper expectations. Maybe try something new if you want better results. No new scouts, same people making the calls at the top, same result expected.
