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[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by O.city

They weren't getting worse though BECAUSE of Tyreek.

No, this is where you're unable to see the bigger picture.

Were they getting worse because of Tyreek the player? No of course not, he's a great player.

They were getting worse because of the cap investments in players like Tyreek, Clark, Mattheiu and now Reid, Thuney, OBJ all required that the team go cheaper elsewhere, which leads to lack of depth and having guys like Sorensen and Niemann, and Wylie taking meaningful snaps and a WR room of JAGS behind Hill.

We were spread too thin. So you have to spend multiple high picks on LB'ers, and DE, and the secondary and meanwhile you've got a WR room in need of fresh talent, and no OT's and...

Some of those guys were worth the money, some weren't-and THAT is how free agency works. This idea that past production with another team guarantees the same level or greater of future production is fantasy.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't-and sometimes it does for a while, and then by the end, you're overpaying.

So just like the draft, it's a risk/reward roll of the dice.

In '22, we took a HUGE chance on 5 rookie DB's. By the end of the season (and this year) it's a strength of the team. That's how it CAN go.

In '23, we took a HUGE chance on three young WR's, and only one has panned out. That's also how it CAN go.

In both cases, they were risks we had to take. In hindsight, you can pick around and choose slightly different paths, but those are just as big of a risk.

We could be losing games 42-35. A lot of people would prefer that.