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Originally Posted by O.city
Yeah we just need to draft…checks notes….a starting DE, a LT and a wr
Shouldn’t be a problem, I’ve been assured to expect 6 or 7 starters from every draft that’s definitely the new norm
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You hedge your bets with vet bargains, but that's what you try to do, yes.
We don't need a draftee to start at WR, which is good because they almost certainly wouldn't no matter what in Reid's offense.
You bet your ass we're going to draft an OT and a DE too; maybe more than one each. And you can also safely assume that they will sign vets at less than top of the market as insurance policies.
That's assuming we don't just sign some guys outright, or possibly trade for them.
Nobody expects 6 or 7 starters. But you're going to have to draft well or you're ****ed with a QB eating 23% of your cap. Period. There's no way around it.
I don't know why I have to keep explaining this to you like you're four ****ing years old, but it's getting tiresome.
No QB in the history of the NFL post free agency had ever won a SB with a cap number above like 13% and change. Mahomes did it at 17% this year. Not Brady, not Manning. Nobody. Previous high was Steve Young in '94.
You're going to have to build your team through the draft, period. Add thrifty free agents to fill holes, but by and large you're going to have to draft well or you're screwed.
You HAVE to spread out your cap dollars.