I am not sure where the 90% thing came frome Gene Smith anwyay. He traded away draft picks to move up in the draft almost every year. He also traded pick for mediocre veterans like Justin Smiley, Kirk Morrison and Luke McCown. He overpaid mediocre free agents like Clint Session, Drew Coleman, Aaron Ross, Chad Henne, Kasim Osgood and Laurent Robinson. He also signed past their prime guys like Torry Holt, Aaron Kampman and Tra Thomas.

 

If you were to write a book about how to build an NFL roster, just do the opposite of what Gene Smith did.

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