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As I've said, and I mean this is a number of different capacities when I say this, it's about who you sign, not what you spend. Just because Tampa spends a lot of money on a CB who doesn't fit what they do doesn't mean that same player can't go help another team win the Super Bowl the following season and play great in a system that fits his skill set. There isn't some magical voodoo that players who get the title of "free agent" that makes them bust in certain places and boom in others. It's about who you sign. Not what you spend. There's no such thing as "overpaying" if a player brings you success, and just because crappy teams sign crappy players in desperation doesn't mean that well run teams aren't meanwhile adding good players who will help carry them back to the postseason.

Some teams are concerned with being in the Super Bowl for the next five years and some teams are concerned with getting to the Super Bowl within 5 years Just a philosophical difference I guess

Jerricho Cotchery doesn't exactly qualify as "addressing needs." At some point you have to be willing to accept that this year is this year and not 1998 and that good players make lots of money, and sometimes, you may even have to sign a player that another team wants (gasp) A good OT can get signed to a 6-7 million a year deal and people on this board will console themselves with "ha! At least we didn't overpay! Value baby!" as Byron bell spends 4 years flailing and drowning as journeymen DE blow by him, taunt him for being a lefty, stop at a drive-thru, play 4 games of solitaire on their Sony VAIO and then hit Cam's blindside and we all have to hear Dex yell about how terrible Cam is.

Indy has done a pretty excellent job "winning now" and is poised very well for the future with a young, talented core of players complimented by proven veterans.. Meanwhile, the Panthers have been in rebuild mode "prepping for the future" since 2009.

Sometimes I wonder if Gettleman's purported BPA draft philosophy is an elaborate smokescreen. In addition to the fact that he's used the draft to address needs both years now (and approaching a 3rd) he also doesn't seem to abide by that line of thinking in free agency. Perhaps he sees the rest of the league addressing needs via FA and thinks that since they're addressing those positions now, it makes it more likely that positions we need will slip to us (OT, WR, DB all positions that are frequently in high demand) come draft day because those teams already solved those areas and are free to make value base luxury picks. If he didn't seem so sincere when he said he believed in using FA to fix needs, then I'd be tempted to think that little theory was true.

This is massively overstated here on this board, as is evidenced by the teams who continually find success in both FA and in games each year despite being up against the purported cap. Here's a good article I've posted before from former Packers VP and cap manager Andrew Brandt, on the "salary cap myth." It's an article I've considered putting in its own thread. Essentially, he discusses how the cap is so easy to manipulate that it doesn't really matter when building a team. http://mmqb.si.com/2015/02/25/nfl-salary-cap-myth-los-angeles-stadium/

Agreed and it's interesting how FA has been such a big part of those team's success. The last two SB winners alone have been heavy in FA in their respective years, and now you see those teams not only reloading, but being the apple of many free agent's eye.

Britt's career numbers are akin to Brandon Lafell's (when he was able to stay on the field). If you're looking for a quality player, your focus can't be "trying to get the best value" or whatever. It has to be about getting the best possible player.

Jacksonville determined to put weapons around their young QB at any cost. Have to appreciate a team that is willing to do whatever it takes. Frankly I dont think Julius Thomas is an elite TE, but he's a decent player and will do well for them. Anybody heard anything on Jordan Cameron.

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A fake snapchat account? How would that even work?

Guess.

Re-ee-ee-ea-eelly....?

lol at the random Henne Given Sunday appearance in this thread

Ugh at that gif of Ginn burning Roman Harper for a big gain

He'll be 30 soon. Can't imagine it's gonna be for much more.

Nervous about what this means for our receiving corp. You can't be making these kinds of moves when other teams are solidifying spots. He's a returner and a returner alone. Can't rest on our laurels.

I've done the tally and we are now the only NFL team not connected to anyone. Our beat writers are worthless.

Would rather fork over a little extra for Charles clay than bring back Dickson frankly but I wouldn't oppose his return.

Don't forget teams like New England and New Orleans.

This is the way economics work. You can't fault another team for wanting to get better because it hinders our ability to sit on our hands and talk about how 'l33t' our strategy is.

please no

I really wouldnt mind looking long and hard at Charles Clay. Word is Buffalo is trying to nab him

Miami has a loaded roster. It's Philbin who hasnt put it together.

Hurney reportedly wanted to give him 20 mil this season, but McCoy is reported to have said "Oh no, I really couldn't, please, you flatter me."