Spending Big In Free Agency?

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(03-19-2019, 10:21 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Without even reading it, I'm going to guess he uses the classic argument of showing all the bad teams that use free agency. The problem with that logic, is that bad teams typically have more money to spend on free agents...because they don't have good players of their own to extend. So it's not that free agency makes teams bad...it's that bad teams have more $$$ to spend, so they're more likely to use it.

Also, you're not going to fix a bad 53 man roster or bad coaching overnight just because you added 2-3 free agents. Big splashes have the biggest impact on teams that (a) have a big need that is holding them back from the playoffs or (b) playoff teams that need to get over the hump.

Unfortunately, most playoff-caliber teams typically don't have a ton of space to make big splashes like that, so it's a very strategic thing. Our team would be smart to look at how the Rams, Eagles and Patriots have used free agency in recent years, and emulate that.

TL/DR: Free agency gets a bad rap because bad teams typically have more money to spend, and free agency isn't a cure-all.

Rams, Eagles and Patriots have also used trades very well too.