Quote (Cheesehead @ Mar 11 2016 09:31am)
For those feelings left out during the offseason:
According to ESPN stats and information, “the Dolphins, Colts, Buccaneers and Jaguars have spent the most guaranteed money in free agency under the new CBA (since 2011), and only the Colts have a winning record in that time. The four teams that have spent the least – the Steelers, Packers, Bengals and Cowboys – all are at .500 or better in that stretch. Of the four, the Packers have the highest winning percentage (.706) in that span, despite ranking 31st in guaranteed money for free agents.
To be fair though, our old GM (09-2012) drafted like complete dog shit. We didn't have anybody good enough to resign from our draft classes lmao. The only one who comes to mind, would have been Blackmon, but we all know the end of that story rolf.
That's a huge reason why we have so much cap space right now. Mainly that and our current GM not going FA crazy his first 2 seasons.
Building through the draft, developing your own guys and paying your own guys will always be the key to winning. That's what all of the consistently good teams have in common.