It Ain't About the Money You Spend

[NorthCoast]

...it's how you spend it.

food for thought;


https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/article/offseason-research/avoiding-free-agency-pitfalls-winning-titles

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[flippy]

Could be an indicator that the Jag draft poorly so they have to spend their money in FA.

[SteelBucks]

Could be an indicator that the Jag draft poorly so they have to spend their money in FA.

And they probably have to overpay, like they did earlier this week, to attract talent.

[NorthCoast]

Last year, I predicted the formation of a “super team” that would make a run to the Super Bowl.

I was right. Last year the Rams acquired QB Matthew Stafford and added WR Odell Beckham Jr and rode them to a Super Bowl.


This year, in addition to teams being able to quickly and intelligently add pieces, I’m looking directly at the teams with QBs on rookie deals. Here’s why:


Despite signing a huge deal, for the last two years, Patrick Mahomes was still hitting the salary cap for only $5M to $7M. This year, it’s now $36M. The Bills are fortunate to still have Josh Allen at only $16M this year before his cap hit jumps to $40M next year, but they lost Brian Daboll.


Now you have teams with young QBs drafted over the past few years like the Chargers, Bengals and even the Broncos, who had a cheap QB for years (Drew Lock), built a solid roster as a result, and now plugged in Russell Wilson. These are all teams that have a solid support system built for a talented QB.


One thing is certain, the landscape of the NFL can change quickly, but remember not to focus on who “wins” free agency. Cross off teams who clearly “lose” it.


Plus, pay attention to the GMs that attack free agency, trades and the draft with equal amounts of aggression and intelligence, so long as they have a coaching staff capable of bringing that same aggression onto the field through game strategy and play calling..__________

[NorthCoast]

Could be an indicator that the Jag draft poorly so they have to spend their money in FA.And the opposite for the Steelers who spend miserly in FA but end up with above average wins. Look where they fall in the plot.

[Captain Lemming]

...it's how you spend it.

food for thought;


https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/article/offseason-research/avoiding-free-agency-pitfalls-winning-titles

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Fewer ELITE free agent over several year works real nice. Ask the RAMS who started a couple years ago with AN ELITE CORNERBACK.

[BURGH86STEEL]

And the opposite for the Steelers who spend miserly in FA but end up with above average wins. Look where they fall in the plot.

It seems the Steelers like to hand out the bigger money contracts to players they know, have been with the team and produced.

They made some mistakes at times but overall they did well.

I think a couple of the bigger financial mistakes off the top of my head were Woodley and AB. Tuitt is still a ? Brown was probably the biggest financial loss they suffered in recent years and possibly ever.

[feltdizz]

And they probably have to overpay, like they did earlier this week, to attract talent.

They definitely have to overpay because the NFLPA sent out a memo telling players to avoid the Jags when they were illegally fining players.

[feltdizz]

It seems the Steelers like to hand out the bigger money contracts to players they know, have been with the team and produced.

They made some mistakes at times but overall they did well.

I think a couple of the bigger financial mistakes off the top of my head were Woodley and AB. Tuitt is still a ? Brown was probably the biggest financial loss they suffered in recent years and possibly ever.

I can’t even see AB as a loss because dude was a monster. We probably still came out ahead when it comes to production vs cost.

[BURGH86STEEL]

I can’t even see AB as a loss because dude was a monster. We probably still came out ahead when it comes to production vs cost.
In 2019 AB accounted for a 21 mill dead cap hit for the Steelers. That was 10% of the 2019 cap value in which the Steelers received nothing in return. That's a loss not matter how you want to slice it.

It's one reason why boss man Rooney had a sit down with AB to see if the situation could be repaired prior to trading him.

[WindyCitySteel]

And the opposite for the Steelers who spend miserly in FA but end up with above average wins. Look where they fall in the plot.

All during the Ben era. Times are a'changin'.

[NorthCoast]

All during the Ben era. Times are a'changin'.Are they? The Rams had a cheaper than average QB, a cheap Aaron Donald, an OBJ on a prove it under market deal, an all pro CB making less than $10M, and their #1 WR making less than $6M.

The piper will be paid.