I Had to Do This

I think I understand where Loomis is coming from. I know it's just a game, but if you play Front Office Football 2007 (a professional football management game) enough, you will realize how wrong it is to grab up a bunch of free agents every year. Down the line, and not that far in the future, they bust your cap completely. So if you want to avoid that, you take a FA or two in spots where you absolutely need to and draft for the bulk of your team.

I guess you could look at the Redskins for an idea of how bad things get out of hand..

Briggs, just for one example, wanted 6 million a year over a long contract. He might be worth that for us, but only if he's going to make a big impact on our pass rush, which is where our weakness is. Now that we have acquired Vilma, you might get the same bang out of far fewer bucks if you draft a LB to replace Shanle, and I've heard that there will be some available in the 2nd round that would be an upgrade for us. So I understand not going after Briggs now that we have Vilma. Getting both Briggs and Vilma in one year risks cap trouble in the none-too-distant future.

Anyway, that's what the game sez..