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Originally Posted by Simplex3
So your solution is to dramatically overpay for a guy you'll get two or three years out of, maybe only one of them any good. Hell, how many guys have you seen sign a fat-ass final contract and then just ride it out instead of trying to be great?
If the salary cap didn't exist and didn't age your plan is great.
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Your right. Ive seen it various times, but that shouldn't neglect FA?
FA is there for a purpose to try to help you build a good football team. Im not saying they have to dramatically over pay for a guy? Well, really what I should say, is, when you have a guy like Birk who's available on the market, he is going to demand a lot of coin.
But that how FA has evolved nowadays. The economical aspect of paying for players is outrageous. when good players are available, you're gonna have to pay for what you get. I believe that. If you want to constantly try to bargain and find a "gem" how often does it happen where you see a guy whom you pay "cheap" and he turns out to be a star? When that happens, great. But, you can't be totally dependent on those type of situations as the Chiefs are.
If you want to sign vets, get a good vets in here. I don't disagree with that. You sign him to a 3 or 4 year contract whatever, and draft a young guy at his position. Is it better to learn from Ray Lewis or Mike Vrabel? Is it better to learn from Mike Goff or Matt Birk? There is a difference.