Quote:The difference in which era, is you can't afford to miss on a high round wr like the past. You could buy talent like the teams he listed , the niners and cowboys .


I never said anything against skill players. If you read, I said I like teddy if Clowney isn't there. I just said Wrs. From the steelers , you could easily said Holmes and plaxoco were their worst picks out of the ones you names and were easily replaced by later picks such as Wallace and brown .

 

Actually, you couldn't simply buy talent if you missed.

 

There was no salary cap when those dynasties were built, but there was no real free agency, either.  After the NFL strike of 87, there was "Plan B" free agency, where teams could unload guys from the bottom of the roster, but that wasn't true free agency, which wasn't awarded to the players until after the Freeman McNeil lawsuit.  The most notable plaintiff in that suit, and the first big ticket free agent, was Reggie White.  But mostly unfettered, unrestricted free agency and the Salary cap, for all intents and purposes, came upon the NFL at the same time, with maybe a two year gap

 

http://www.ask.com/question/when-did-the...salary-cap

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/15618...fl-forever

 

Regarding your WR analysis, it's still off, because Santonio Holmes was NOT among the worst picks for the Steelers in that era.  Holmes is still playing, and the Steelers do not Win Super Bowl 43 without him.  Simmons wasn't a starter on that Super Bowl team.

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