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Originally Posted by milkman
We've seen teams over the last 2 or 3 drafts ignoring the chart because the cost of signing high draft picks has become so ridiculous.
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Part of it is money. Part of it is the conservative nature of GMs and Coaches who don't want to be the fall guy for moving up for a player that ends up busting.
I can't think of one team that was really set back because of the money given to rookies. Your set back because you missed adding a great player and you have a big hole, not really because of the money. The Lions were set back because they grabbed (mostly sub par) receivers and nothing else. The Raiders were set back because they missed on Russell. KC missed on Sims. None of those teams were really hampered by salary cap restraints.