bergeaux
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I agree with this article whole heartedly. The smart way to build a franchise is to save your $$ to retain your own people and pay them. You know what you are getting from them and what they are truly worth. If we just keep drafting like we did in 2006 (what happened in 2007?) and resign our good players, we should be pretty good. Also, if you let some of the OK ones go in free agency or trade them, you end up with more picks for more good young players.
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/d...elin/stories/031808dnspogosselin.28cf9c5.html
I would even throw in the Packers in with the Giants. There was a lot of talk about how they weren't chasing Free Agents last year, yet they improved mightily because their young players stepped up.
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/d...elin/stories/031808dnspogosselin.28cf9c5.html
Gosselin said:There's a frenzy in the fan bases of 32 NFL teams each off-season. Spend. Buy free agents. The bigger the contract, the better the signing. If you're not spending, you're not trying to get better as a football team. Au contraire.
The Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks each signed a free agent to a contract in excess of $39 million last off-season. In addition, the Washington Redskins gave aging middle linebacker London Fletcher a $10 million signing bonus, and the Jacksonville Jaguars gave journeyman offensive tackle Tony Pashos another for $9 million.
All the while, the New York Giants were sitting out the spending spree. To borrow a Jerry Jones term, the Giants were "keeping their powder dry."
I would even throw in the Packers in with the Giants. There was a lot of talk about how they weren't chasing Free Agents last year, yet they improved mightily because their young players stepped up.