01-24-2020, 03:08 PM
(01-24-2020, 02:27 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Then there is if we cut/trade a few where productivity does not equal salary, then we can easily jump up to the $90 mil range in free money, so with that kinda money, signing 5-6 good vets isn't out of the question in holes that we need them in.
It is not that easy to sign decent free agents at a reasonable cost. NFL teams re-sign their best players, so generally there are some issues with the ones who do become free agents. And often their price is determined more by the number of good players available at a specific position than the actual talent of the players.
Free agents are not as big of a gamble as draft picks but they are A LOT more expensive. So when a free agent is a bust with his new team it is much more costly. And a lot more of them flop than people seem to realize.
Ideally teams want to develop their own players for there own coaches/schemes and only depend on free agency for one or two spots a year.
