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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz
we still did next to nothing in free agency.
If we decided that all those guys weren't good enough then we should have replaced them in free agency. Our backups couldn't beat all those 'sucky' guys out of their starting jobs last year but now we expect them to be better than the guys they couldn't win a job from?
Regardless of how you want to spin it, last year and this year represent conflicting philosophies. Last year was a 'add talent wherever/whenever you can to win game'. This year is 'patiently build for the future and avoid spending big money on old guys'.
flip-flopping between philosophies is not a good idea, it almost always ends in failure.
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I wouldn't get so down on a lot of these guys not beating out the incumbent starter. First of all a known is always safe. Second, there is a big difference between a guy who isn't there physically, and one who isn't there mentally. Third, those guys got to prove where they were against San Diego.