Salary Cap Visualizations

[mraynrand]

figure it out for yourself.

don't I at least get a hint?

[mraynrand]

Joe Johnson

John Jefferson

[pbmax]

Frank Walker

[mraynrand]

Frank Walker

Frank Winters

[rbaloha1]

Joe Johnson

Your boy Sherman picked him not TT.

Keep grasping.

[rbaloha1]

well in fairness Pickett and Woodson have worked out pretty good. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

For some reason your broken clock is only right once per day.

[rbaloha1]

don't I at least get a hint?

Nah -- ask an incestuous rat for a hint

[denverYooper]

For some reason your broken clock is only right once per day.

Maybe it's on military time.

[rbaloha1]

Maybe it's on military time.

Touche

[run pMc]

Your boy Sherman picked him not TT.

Keep grasping.

LOL that's not fair. We all know TT doesn't sign FA's

How about the law firm of Hargrove, Muir, and Merling?
Granted not big gambles, but I think we can agree that FA is hit-or-miss, and certainly not a panacea. Not to say the draft is either, but it's usually cheaper.

[rbaloha1]

LOL that's not fair. We all know TT doesn't sign FA's

How about the law firm of Hargrove, Muir, and Merling?
Granted not big gambles, but I think we can agree that FA is hit-or-miss, and certainly not a panacea. Not to say the draft is either, but it's usually cheaper.

My point is impactful free agents not role players free agents that are similar to street free agents. The current mode is not adding enough of the right type of players to play the defensive schemes properly.

[mraynrand]

My point is impactful free agents not role players free agents that are similar to street free agents. The current mode is not adding enough of the right type of players to play the defensive schemes properly.

Does TT control injuries?

TT brings in Injury Prone defenders!

[Guiness]

Does TT control injuries?

TT brings in Injury Prone defenders!

Can't mention Woodson without remembering who was apparently the Pack's first choice in FA that year - LaVar Arrington! He chose the Giants (apparently the Pack offered his the same money) played 6 more games on broken down knees and was done. Bullet dodged!

[Smeefers]

Oh dear God, we're actually talking about this again.

Simply put, there are many ways to skin this cat. Some GM's go out into the free agent market to find talent. Some stay, for the most part in house. When we were extremely short on talent, TT went out and spent some cash to get some names here. Getting Pickett and Woodson gave us a chance to get into the playoffs. Plus we had boatloads of cash after unloading a ton of horrible contracts the previous administration had on the books. Before that, our team was falling apart. We are no longer anywhere near that situation, so there's no need to over pay for any player. No need what so ever. The only players you're going to find in free agencey are overpriced players or, if you're lucky, fairly priced roll players. Brandon Chiller is a great example of this. These are the guys TT is going to bring in.

For every story out there where a GM breaks the bank to pick up some awesome free agent that ends up putting them over the edge to win the big game, like the packers did with Beebe and Rison (and even those were only 1 year contracts), there's 5 warning stories about teams that fell on their face. Remember when the Cowboys sold the farm for Roy Williams? What about when the Falcons sold theirs to get Julio Jones? Just because you make a splash, doesn't mean you're winning the super bowl. Normally, teams that put too much stock into one player end up paying the price later.

The packers aren't going to have that problem, unless of course Arod goes down. He gets a career ending injury and the packers are in the toilet for the foreseeable future. Other than that, we're built to compete for the super bowl for years. The cost of pushing to far in free agency is that if you fail, in the future, you won't be built to compete because now you're saddle bagged with an inflated contract and now you can't afford to give a raise to all those other pretty good players you had around him, so they take a walk to find better cash elsewhere. The second you splurge in free agency you're saying; "We have to win now, because in a couple years we're going to be crap."

I don't think anyone has a problem with TT spending serious cash on a short term contract. For example, if Steven Jackson or Dwight Freeny were brought on with a 2 year contract, I don't see anyone shedding any tears. But what about Jake Long (OT)? Often injured but top tier talent? You're not getting a short contract with that name and the bucks are going to be big. What about Randy Starks (DT)? That kid is a beast (also from Miami), but would require some pretty big cash too. Who are you willing to let go in order to grab one of these guys now? What happens to your depth? How does it effect the big contracts you have coming up?

It's not that I wouldn't love to sign Anthony Spencer or Shawn Phillips, it's just that I don't think we can make that big splash again without it hurting our future more than helping it.

[rbaloha1]

Does TT control injuries?

TT brings in Injury Prone defenders!

Something is not working the past 2 seasons in terms of a roster capable of beating top teams.

What is your solution?