I think the worst list is a bit unfair.
For example, the Beisel hate is a bit much. He was signed for a pretty minimal contract. If you take most of our bottom-10 roster guys, made them start at a position you're used to seeing Pro Bowl-caliber results, you'll pretty much get the same thing.
Galloway was a one-year, $1.15M deal. It didn't work out, but it wasn't a bad risk to take, and is pretty much the bare minimum contract for a veteran WR on a prove-it contract.
I understand results matter more than anything and everything to some, but if you make good decisions consistently, good things happen. It's like doubling down on blackjack hands. You're not guaranteed anything, but the odds are in your favour of doing well. Meanwhile, you could hit on 19 and even win a few hands, but the odds are stacked against you overall.
BB consistently makes good decisions. They don't always work in his favour, and it's impossible for them to work out 100%. He's taking low-risk hands and it's unrealistic to expect anyone to hit 100% with those. The Joey Galloways of the world are good decisions, gambling little in hopes of a huge reward. For every failure like Joey Galloway, there's a Randy Moss, for every Shaun Ellis there's a Mark Anderson and Andre Carter.
So I don't mind the Joey Galloway deal. I want more of those actually. I'd rather hit on a $1M guy playing like a $5M guy than pay $7M for a $7M guy who ends up not delivering (Adalius).
People kill Reche Caldwell around here but the guy made minimum money in 2006 and caught 76 passes in 4 years before the Patriots, and 61 passes in 2006 for the Patriots. He had a career year, played way above his expectations, made close to the minimum, and gets made fun of because he wasn't good enough to be a #1 WR despite being paid like a #5 guy. That wasn't his fault, and he actually did way more than he ever had, but results are all that matter.
There aren't a lot of huge FA deals to point to because we generally don't do them. The one I see missing is Leigh Bodden. His first deal was for one year at a pretty low salary on a prove it contract. Once he did, we signed him for 4 years, $22M, including $10M guaranteed and $14M in the first two years. But he was released partway through year 2 and retired.
