Quote:And most of those studs won't come close to FA. What people seem to forget is that there's a reason their previous team didn't re-sign them.

It could be any number of reasons a team doesn't re-sign a player. Those reasons may or may not preclude him from helping this team.


There could be a coaching change and the player no longer fits the scheme.


The player could be deemed too expensive relative to the team's cap. That did not stop Revis from helping the Patriots.


Maybe the player is tired of the bad situation with the team and refuses to re-sign.


Maybe the team is tired of the player's attitude. It did not stop Green Bay from benefitting from Andre Rison or the Raiders from benefitting from any number of players.


Maybe the team decides to go younger at the position. But despite being replaced by a younger guy, Montana helped the Chiefs, Marshall Faulk helped the Rams, Drew Bree's helped the Saints, Kurt Warner helped the Cards, Anquan Bold in helped the Ravens, as did Daryl Smith, and Peyton Manning helped Denver.


No...success at a previous team does not guarantee success at a subsequent team. But a team failing to re-sign a player does not guarantee subsequent failure for that player, either.

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