Crabtree to the Bucs

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When you do not rely heavily on free agency, and let the draft do most of your heavy lifting in terms of replenishing the roster, it will typically work out as a positive for the team in the long run. Rarely have teams "paid" for a title in the NFL of late. Most recent champions have been teams built primarily through players drafted and developed in that team's system (New England, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, New York, Baltimore) rather than teams that tried to fill a bunch of holes with FAs/trades. (Philly, Washington, Chicago, etc.)

those teams also use free agency to fill holes where they lack talent, they just don't go overboard with it

just like some of us wish our GM would do

[King Friday]

those teams also use free agency to fill holes where they lack talent, they just don't go overboard with it

So are you saying that Thompson never signs FAs? Because that is clearly untrue.

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So are you saying that Thompson never signs FAs? Because that is clearly untrue.

and it would be nice if he signed more woodson's, picketts, bensons and even chillars.

and less UDFA's and vet minimum guys

one or two guys being signed for 2 or 3 years at 2-4 million a year could help

[denverYooper]

1.6m/2 years for Crabtree.

McGinn has GB @ 700K/1 yr

[swede]

1.6m/2 years for Crabtree.

McGinn has GB @ 700K/1 yr

Another 200k saved. Aaron can get another gardener and a Bentley with that.

[Brando19]

Another 200k saved. Aaron can get another gardener and a Bentley with that.

LOL!!

[Patler]

Crabtree was surprised that the Packers didn't see more of a future in him. Green Bay's offer, he said, was $630,000 over one year, the minimum for a three-year veteran.

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[pbmax]

Crabtree was surprised that the Packers didn't see more of a future in him. Green Bay's offer, he said, was $630,000 over one year, the minimum for a three-year veteran.

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I wish more of my decisions in life were made that easy!

[Rutnstrut]

It didn't fit into the way JACKSON wanted it to. I truly believe he wanted to go to Atlanta all along so he could play most of his games indoors. To me our additions will be all the guys we lost to IR last season returning rather than guys we sign in FA.

Until they lose a shit load to injury AGAIN, which is a whole different subject.

[Pugger]

and it would be nice if he signed more woodson's, picketts, bensons and even chillars.

and less UDFA's and vet minimum guys

one or two guys being signed for 2 or 3 years at 2-4 million a year could help

Benson was a vet minimum. I wouldn't be surprised if we get him again if his foot is healed.

[Jimx29]

We'll still have this to show his happy/funny attitude:

[Joemailman]

Shields, Tramon Williams, and Cullen Jenkins weren't bad UDFA's. Wouldn't have won the Super Bowl without them.