salary cap hell!

Sorry but I’m not going to say that only 1 season of the 57 or however many we have played was successful.

If that makes my standards strange, so be it. I happen to believe I just have an understanding of how hard winning a championship is and how much luck is involved with it, and to measure everything you do as a boom or bust proposition off of said luck is somewhat silly and will lead to always being angry over something you have less control over than many realize.

To me, the GOAL is to make yourself a consistent round 2 caliber playoff team; the DREAM is to win the Super Bowl.
Your last sentence is the root of most of the arguments people have with you. Your goal is different from everyone else's and that is why you are okay with the money strategy. Teams like the Bills and Cowboys get a ton of hate for being that team that hits your goal. Nobody else is okay with just being second round caliber.