Re: Some Teams Never Learn
[quote=NorthCoast]It happens every season, but it seems the cap-free year has some teams thinking once again, they can buy a championship.
The Fins are paying Dansby $22M [u]guaranteed[/u]!! Antrel Rolle to the Giants for $7+M/yr!! This is crazy money for what I think are slightly better than average players. Chicago is really banking that next season is theirs. They will clearly have to bust up the team once the cap is re-instated. Peppers for guaranteed $40M!! just wow!
It really is baffling that with the talent in the draft being so deep, teams would rather load up on high-priced free agent talent like this. I glad to see the Steelers stay the course on this and follow their formula of building through the draft.[/quote]
the Bears traded away their first two choices in this year's draft so they felt they had to make a splash in free agency.
the Giants overpaid for Antrel Rolle, no doubt about it. the Fins may have overpaid as well, but Dansby is one heckuva good player.
Re: Some Teams Never Learn
I like building through the draft and sprinkling in a FA from time to time.
Chucktown
Re: Some Teams Never Learn
[quote=NorthCoast]It happens every season, but it seems the cap-free year has some teams thinking once again, they can buy a championship.
The Fins are paying Dansby $22M [u]guaranteed[/u]!! Antrel Rolle to the Giants for $7+M/yr!! This is crazy money for what I think are slightly better than average players. Chicago is really banking that next season is theirs. They will clearly have to bust up the team once the cap is re-instated. Peppers for guaranteed $40M!! just wow!
It really is baffling that with the talent in the draft being so deep, teams would rather load up on high-priced free agent talent like this. I glad to see the Steelers stay the course on this and follow their formula of building through the draft.[/quote]
The draft is why the Steelers are good for more than 1 or 2 years before they have to revamp their team. The Steelers are in it for the long haul and fortunately, they can take a few down years like 8-8 or 9-7 (isn't it nice to say that 8-8 is a down year?) and stay the course, always have, always will.
Personally, I enjoy knowing that they'll be competitive year in and year out. I've seen 6 super bowls in my life time, I don't need to trade the future away for one shining moment and then a string of 7-9, 6-10 or worse for one moment of glory.
As disappointing as last year was over all the football was exciting, more exciting than it has been in a long time. The Steelers were in every game (sans Cleveland II) and that makes it entertaining, which is all I want from football.
Pappy
