I used to always think this too but getting a quality draft pick is a needle in hay stack. One that actually turns out. That's the thing...there is no guarantee in a draft. How many high picks have been turds? You just cant trust a pick. If I was gm I'd spend money all over the league one players that have proven ability. Don't have to be stars...just guys that have had solid careers. Proven quality players. Stack them up.
I like the patriots policy that winning championship takes a team who has a balanced roster. No player is worth more then another and everyone is expendable when you think that you aren't being payed. New England was never set on paying veteran players long term contracts and Randy Moss wanted to get payed, especially since he helped Brady break a records that most say will never be broke, most tds in a season and most tds for reciever. But bill has let many good veterans go when they were not happy with their contracts. Obviously Brady and his work ethic which I have discussed in an earlier post is a huge factor in the selling power of recruiting players to come play for new England.
Another example of a player wanting out and the was Stephon Diggs, Diggs produced good numbers with the vikes and wanted to restructure his contract but the vikes had some decent recievers and let him go. Diggs will be cut by the bills or forced to restructure his contract, his playing ability has gone down hill significantly at the end of the season and it was obvious in the bills/chiefs game.
Overpaying a reciever, one is talented even as jj to long term guaranteed money is crazy with the caliber of recievers one can pick up for a lot less, annyeson will be a decent level recievers if we can get other players to fill a void if jj decides he needs to get paid, i say cut em paying a reciever 20+ million plus signing bonus and guaranteed money is not smart football.
Either Mcarthy is available or not but as we can see there are many many teams that need a qb right now and many drafted qbs will want to play now rather then later.The vikes have some holes to fill and we are looking good as far as salary cap space to get some needed players to fill those voids. But paying one player those astronomical contracts will have the same outcome we have seen with those types of deals.
Nope go with the new England approach short term contracts and pick up draft or undrafted players who want to play in the nfl
