Quote:I'm not sure guys like Torrey Smith, DeMariyus Thomas, Jason Pierre Paul, given their ages, talent, and production, would represent "short term stop gap" players, (assuming for argument's sake these guys can hit the market) but I agree the team should not be overly dependent upon free agency.

 

 

Quote:Not so sure that FA signings have to be "Stop gap".

 

You can find young ascending players around the age of 25-26 to improve your team.

 

We hit on Mike Peterson in FA. Brian Williams was a good #2 corner for us as well as FS Deon Grant.

 

Guys i want to see up pick up in FA are in the 25-26yrs of age range so we can get a solid 5 years out of them. 5 productive years is not a "stop gap"

 

While I agree with the premise that both of you are supporting, what do you make of signing players such as Chris Clemons and Red Bryant? While they were not the most productive players signed, I do feel like they contributed to the development of the Defensive Line as a unit.

 

Granted, I feel like they were probably outliers but there is something to be said for signing a Veteran Free Agent who can still produce but bring a sense of professionalism, work ethic, and "standard of performance" to a team.

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