(03-18-2024, 11:33 PM)Mandeezee Wrote:

(03-18-2024, 04:34 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: What are you on about?

I believe its time to update team building philosophy.

A coach and GM no longer have 5, 8, 10 years to build a playoff team thru the draft. I'd guess they get 2-3 years now.

No matter what a rookie has done in college, GMs can only pray they transition well to the NFL.

It seems safer to build your core thru free agency, and fill in the rest thru drafting. You don't pass up proven stars like Aiyuk and Higgins...for a 17th pick.

That's always been the way. Build thru the darft, patch in FA. Doing it the other way will eventually come back to bite you in the rear. Guys get old, guys get expensive, and relying on FA to build allows the competition to get younger, cheaper, and sustainable.

I think there's some nuance, too. It's a lot easier to get big uglies and plug them in immediately and get production, same with RB. They can be drafted early and often, and it's ok to let them walk unless they are the second coming of Aaron Donald or Tony Boselli. The skill positions require a little more patience, but you pay the price if you choose FA over waiting. If you are in win now mode, spending big-splash type of FA moves is best suited to pass rush, passer, or receivers.

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