(03-14-2022, 02:41 PM)Upper Wrote: I have a feeling we're going to get some eye bulges at both the Scherff and Kirk deals...

It is what it is. You always have to pay premium on day 1 FA. 

I am not a big proponent of the new NFL in terms of roster development; but times change. Ten years ago, teams like the Rams and their strategy(s) would have been laughed away. Now teams are no longer treating first round picks as sacred cows. Sometimes you get big and strike gold, sometimes you suffer the penalty if you do the wrong trade. Same with FA; used to be a great way to patch, but a trap for fools on Day 1-3. The Steelers and Pats are the masters of it. But even both those teams have recently traded away first rounders and/or made Day 1 signings. Five years ago, you might have heard news of those teams in FA on week 2 or 3. Not Days 2 or 3. 

As Caldrac stated, who cares; we suck. We need to try and are flush with cap space.

Not to mention that if we didn't spend and sign, the meltdown some fans will have.

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