Quote:Daniel Snyder went to the Steinbrenner school of pro sports see what it got him?  Also like DF said baseball football much different

 

Exactly.  Spending more than anyone else in NFL free agency doesn't give you the same return as it MIGHT in MLB.  Even the New York Yankees have had to adjust their spending habits over the past several years.  They're strapped with overpriced free agents they can't unload like A-Rod, and they've had their hands tied as far as really going out and spending the way they did a decade or more ago.  The reality is that the Yankees are the exact opposite of what this team needs to do.

 

4 of the playoff teams in the 2014 MLB playoffs (Oakland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Baltimore) had payrolls that were half or less than the highest payroll in the league (Los Angeles).  The team that ultimately won the World Series had a payroll that was around $80 million less than the Dodgers $234 million payroll.  The Dodgers were washed out of the playoffs in the divisional round 3 games to 1 by a team that had a payroll less than half theirs (St. Louis).

 

Careless spending on free agents may get fans like you excited, but that strategy rarely delivers, especially in the salary cap era of the NFL.  Teams that do go that route have a tendency to flame out quickly if they see any success, and wind up in a cap mess that assures they're not going to turn things around quickly.  Snyderbrenner in Washington is a cautionary tale.  You'd think people would eventually figure it out.  Build through the draft and augment in free agency to fill specific needs.  Spend where you have to, and not just because the guy has a name certain fans recognize.  How many times does THIS franchise need to get burned before certain fans figure it out?

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