upstater1
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There's a proliferation of threads about making plays for free agents and guys like Olsen.
In this era where you have to pay guys big bucks and give up draft picks, it's not a smart solution. It worked with Wes Welker and Moss because of a weak draft and how special the two players were, but I don't see anything like that available. Plus, Welker is cheap.
On the draft page here, some of us have been projecting drafts, and it's possible for the Patriots to take 4 players who are being projected as first rounders by the experts (i.e. some players have first round value but are being dropped because of the sheer number of great players available).
As part of the draft game exercise, I made these picks based on trades all made according to the value chart:
32. OLB Brandon Graham
33. DE Jared Odrick
45. ILB Brandon Spikes
60. WR Arrelious Benn
71. G Joe Asamoah
99. WR Mardy Gilyard
119. TE Colin Peek
This is just an example.
But the draft is stocked this year. There is no reason to go after restricted free agents with big salary demands. None at all.
In this era where you have to pay guys big bucks and give up draft picks, it's not a smart solution. It worked with Wes Welker and Moss because of a weak draft and how special the two players were, but I don't see anything like that available. Plus, Welker is cheap.
On the draft page here, some of us have been projecting drafts, and it's possible for the Patriots to take 4 players who are being projected as first rounders by the experts (i.e. some players have first round value but are being dropped because of the sheer number of great players available).
As part of the draft game exercise, I made these picks based on trades all made according to the value chart:
32. OLB Brandon Graham
33. DE Jared Odrick
45. ILB Brandon Spikes
60. WR Arrelious Benn
71. G Joe Asamoah
99. WR Mardy Gilyard
119. TE Colin Peek
This is just an example.
But the draft is stocked this year. There is no reason to go after restricted free agents with big salary demands. None at all.