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flgatorsandjags · 11-04-2023, 09:09 AM

(11-04-2023, 08:24 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:
(11-04-2023, 01:30 AM)ajagsfan Wrote: Well then god why are the Eagles, 49'ers, Lions, and Bills, all good teams, making free agent trades? I'll tell you why, teams going on a run in the second half of the season fill roles to help themselves get them deeper into the playoffs imho.

You misunderstand. I'm talking about free agent classes, I support the Cleveland trade, Planet Theory is one of my philosophical planks. We can't sustain long term success if we have to spend free agent money like we did two years ago to replace the core of the team by bringing in 8 more high priced free agents in the offseason.

We were the worst team in the league when Baalke took over. Most teams wouldn't of done what Baalke done bringing in all those FA. We aren't going to sign a bunch of FA from other teams again, that was a 1 time thing and thankfully he brought in all those FA because if he didn't we wouldn't of made the playoffs last year and we wouldn't have the team this year. Every one of those FA have been a huge part of our success the last 2 years. It's arguably one of the best FA classes in the history of the NFL. That FA class has made us SB contenders in short order. This year we signed less FA than any team in the league. Now we have a bunch of our own draft picks we will need to resign. It's playing out exactly like they planned it and it has been great so far. Going by what you want this team to do we would of missed the playoffs last year and we would miss the playoffs this year. There are a few picks I don't agree with but nobody bats .1000 and overall the front office have been great these last 3 years, we have the biggest win streak in the league right now after a playoff win last year. and our arrow is pointing up as much as any team in this league while you whine about what they are doing and how they are doing things. Dave Caldwell couldn't lace Baalke's shoes

(11-04-2023, 08:47 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:
(11-04-2023, 08:24 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: You misunderstand. I'm talking about free agent classes, I support the Cleveland trade, Planet Theory is one of my philosophical planks. We can't sustain long term success if we have to spend free agent money like we did two years ago to replace the core of the team by bringing in 8 more high priced free agents in the offseason.

I don't think anyone would argue that we can bring in 8 high priced free agents every offseason. But this was a unique situation, and they did a great job of it.

The alternative was to have Trevor Lawrence playing without those 8 high priced free agents, and as we have seen in many a case, a young QB can be permanently ruined by being on a bad team.

That was a 1 time thing because we had the worst record in the league. We were the first team in NFL history to pick 1st overall and win a playoff game. That wouldn't of happened if we didn't go all out in FA. We did and it paid off and all are huge parts to this team and perfect fits. More often than not eople sign high priced FA and it don't work out. They hit the nail on the head and brought in the right guys at the perfect time.