Spending In FA Does Not = Wins

**NorthCoast** · 03-29-2023, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by whisper

Same record, but they not only won their div. and made the playoffs, they WON a playoff game. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wrong bucko. Bad example.

So if the Steelers spent what JAX spent in FA and ended up with 9 wins would you say it was money well spent??

**WindyCitySteel** · 03-29-2023, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by NorthCoast

So if the Steelers spent what JAX spent in FA and ended up with 9 wins would you say it was money well spent??

The Jags were +6 in wins over the year before. So yeah, if the Steelers spent that much for no improvement in win total, that would be bad.

**feltdizz** · 03-29-2023, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by WindyCitySteel

The Jags were +6 in wins over the year before. So yeah, if the Steelers spent that much for no improvement in win total, that would be bad.

chances you would applaud winning 6+ games to improve to 9 wins are extremely low.

**Northern_Blitz** · 03-29-2023, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by NorthCoast

So if the Steelers spent what JAX spent in FA and ended up with 9 wins would you say it was money well spent??

No...he would say Tomlin is the worst coach ever and we should fire him.

**Northern_Blitz** · 03-29-2023, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by feltdizz

chances you would applaud winning 6+ games to improve to 9 wins are extremely low.

Imagine what this place would look like after a 3 win season...

I usually use this gif.

**whatever** · 03-29-2023, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Lemming

I don’t entirely disagree with this. But I think the foundation has to be solid drafts. We have too many needs for adding a high dollar free agent to work because of poor drafts 2018-2020.

Bottom line, without drafting well you cannot contend depending on free agency to overcome bad drafts.

I think that in a year or two if we draft well, we CAN make a splash signing or two to put us over the top with a couple years on Kenny’s deal.

Did you criticize those 3 drafts after they were completed?

**whisper** · 03-29-2023, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by NorthCoast

So if the Steelers spent what JAX spent in FA and ended up with 9 wins would you say it was money well spent??

IF we only won a total of 3 games the season before and we not only won our division but also won a playoff game, hell yea. Boom, shalackalacka boom.

**WindyCitySteel** · 03-30-2023, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by feltdizz

chances you would applaud winning 6+ games to improve to 9 wins are extremely low.

Sorry, not true. Chances you and others would celebrate going from 9-7-1 to 9-8 as a monumental coaching accomplishment by Tomlin, however, are 100%.

**Northern_Blitz** · 03-30-2023, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by WindyCitySteel

Sorry, not true. Chances you and others would celebrate going from 9-7-1 to 9-8 as a monumental coaching accomplishment by Tomlin, however, are 100%.

I thought you liked PFF for the context?

I also think celebrate is a strong word. Maybe thought it was reasonable and above expectations.

Jax is one year ahead of us in their rebuild. And I think everyone agrees they got a better QB than we did. They were coming off a 3 win season at this point in their rebuild.

**whisper** · 03-30-2023, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Northern_Blitz

I thought you liked PFF for the context?

I also think celebrate is a strong word. Maybe thought it was reasonable and above expectations.

Jax is one year ahead of us in their rebuild. And I think everyone agrees they got a better QB than we did. They were coming off a 3 win season at this point in their rebuild.

Let's not get it twisted: The OP said spending FA $ does not = more wins. I gave a real life example of where Jax spent the most FA $ and also won 6 more games, won the div., AND won in the playoff as well, period, end of story, cannot be disputed or denied. In their case, spending more FA $ did = more wins. Period. That is all. That is a fact.