salary cap hell!

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.

Being second round caliber is what puts you in position to achieve your dream though.

The point of my last paragraph is that generally achieving that dream consists of elements you can’t control or have to get a little bit of luck with - injuries, lucky ball bounces, OT coin tosses, made or missed field goals, or pivotal officiating blunders that go your way in crunch time.

There is only so much you can do to make your team great. To me, being great is positioning yourself to consistently be in the mix in January so that one day that luck may come.

Not everyone can be the Patriots, or right now, the Chiefs. They are the anomaly, and you will be one consistently frustrated fan if you consider that the only path to happiness with your favorite football team.