Look at all the Free Agents making plays for the Broncos

[Patler]

It's a different philosophy, a different kind of approach. Its far more aggressive to pursue a free agent whose contract has expired vs acquiring a guy who was released or taking a flyer on someone else's practice squad,etc. You have to see that? Denver has more pursued free agents that made an impact on this super bowl team than the Pack have had in a decade. There is a clear distinction, in the aggressive approach and the volume. It's clear as day.

Bingo.

By the way, Demarcus Ware was a street free agent, just like those the Packers sign, so I guess he doesn't count in your list of how the Broncos do it better?

[Striker]

Classic thread by an idiot poster.

Love it.

[Patler]

How Is Denver's signing of Ware a more aggressive approach than the Packers signing Peppers?
Both were released because of $ issues.

[RonWolfGOAT]

How Is Denver's signing of Ware a more aggressive approach than the Packers signing Peppers?
Both were released because of $ issues.

Ware/Peppers is a wash.

Talib?
Ward?
Sanders?
Manning?

[yetisnowman]

By the way, Demarcus Ware was a street free agent, just like those the Packers sign, so I guess he doesn't count in your list of how the Broncos do it better?

You are being purposefully obtuse. Technicalities and semantics aside Ware was an aggressive move whether he was released or not. Signed in march to a 3 year 30 mil deal. JJ was a stopgap reaction to jordys injury signed in September for 1 year under million. But keep pretending its the same.

[yetisnowman]

How Is Denver's signing of Ware a more aggressive approach than the Packers signing Peppers?
Both were released because of $ issues.

Volume. Volume. Volume. Volume . Volume. It's like debating with a wall. You can isolate Peppers v Ware thats fine. Wash. What about the other handful of key IMPACT free agents that are up and down both sides of the ball?

[Patler]

Ware, Sanders, Talib, Owen Daniels, TJ Ward.....it's almost like there is more than 1 way of buildling a team.

Huh.

Ware was a street free agent, just like the Packers signing of Peppers the same year.

Sanders was signed the year they lost Decker. That same summer GB resigned Nelson to avoid FA the next year.

Denver signed Talib and lost Rogers-Cromartie the same year; while Green Bay simply re-signed Shields. From the concept of roster building, how much difference is there really in that?

Denver signed Owen Daniels, but also lost Julius Thomas that same year. Would they have been worse off signing their own instead? GB re-signed Cobb, not a TE, but an important piece of their offense the year before.

Ward was signed in 2014, Mike Adams was lost. Denver did get younger, but Adams has been a Pro Bowler the 2 years he has been gone from Denver. Burnett would have been a FA that same year, but agreed to an extension ahead of FA.

I'm not sure free agency is the reason Denver and Green Bay ended up where they did.

[yetisnowman]

Re signing your own guys keeps you consistent. Upgrading at key spots via free agency/trades can put you over the top. Broncos/Panthers show that. You think Broncos with Osweiler, Decker, cromartie,no ware, etc instead of their current squad are a championship caliber team? The packers being passive when it comes to trades and free agency isnt a myth or hyperbole, there is plenty of truth to it.

[Patler]

2010 is just as big of a reason that the Panthers and Broncos are where they are.

In 2010:
Carolina finished 2-14, then drafted Newton #1
Denver finished 4-12 and drafted Von Miller #2.

League MVP and Super Bowl MVP.

[Patler]

Re signing your own guys keeps you consistent. Upgrading at key spots via free agency/trades can put you over the top. Broncos/Panthers show that. You think Broncos with Osweiler, Decker, cromartie,no ware, etc instead of their current squad are a championship caliber team? The packers being passive when it comes to trades and free agency isnt a myth or hyperbole, there is plenty of truth to it.

I don't think all the Bronco signings were upgrades, anymore than the Packers losing Wells and signing Saturday was an upgrade.

[Striker]

Ware, Sanders, Talib, Owen Daniels, TJ Ward.....it's almost like there is more than 1 way of buildling a team.

And the Packers, Broncos, Saints, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers, Pats different team building strats have all led to a different team winning the SB dating back to 2009.

It's almost as if each of these ways are viable ways to build a team...meaning no true right or wrong way. You need the right players, some luck, and momentum to repeat.

You could also say there are 31 ways not to build a team each year. Since only one of the draft/develop heavy teams and FA building teams and the heavy spending spree teams win it every year.

[Striker]

I wonder what posters like the OP did after 2010. Celebrated? Cried? Had a different account name since they're likely some bandwagon/fair weather POS?

Also, I get a kick out of people like the OP since they only start these stupid one off threads and don't really contribute anything else to any other part of the forum (reminds me of some of the worst Bubbler trolls). Though I guess they get people to flame them so there's that.

[mraynrand]

Volume. Volume. Volume. Volume . Volume. It's like debating with a wall. You can isolate Peppers v Ware thats fine. Wash. What about the other handful of key IMPACT free agents that are up and down both sides of the ball?

Oooooo....IMPACT. Very cool. I wish the Packers signed guys and drafted guys with IMPACT, not just impact.

[Teamcheez1]

We can have this discussion every year.

Team X won the SB. My team isn't building their team the same way, doesn't have the right coach, doesn't play the right offense/defense, isn't good enough at certain positions. Like someone said earlier, there are 31 other teams trying to figure out how to win the SB next year.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Remember when it was trendy that coaches had to be tough to win a SB? I remember hearing so much about how a team needed a tough coach like Kubiak to win it all. Oh wait, that never happened.