PATRIOT64
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Something seems a bit weird as to all of a sudden BB and FO go haywire in FA - Maybe its not just the fact we have decent cap room but also a possibility that BB and the FO know we have a team with key players getting older and we need some more veteran blood that may not be too young,but not old either and can fill holes when the olders guys call it quits with most likely retiring within 2 years from now (Brown,Bruschi,Vrabel,Harrison,Izzo ect)...
or maybe...
BB and the FO looked at this years draft as being lame with outside of the top few round one guys (that we were not going to obtain anyway),.and did not see any future long term prospects,maybe they thought most draft picks outside of #1 thru #10 would be a stab in the dark and no real all-pro to predict and instead went to FA to get some players who already were well known pro players instead of drafting some potential rookie players who could turn out to be busts and ruin the near future years of winning traditions in New England,Maybe they see a better draft next year in 2008 and will do less FA shopping in 2008 and takes advantage of the cap $$ this year as well ..Thats a possibility too IMO
Its hard to say but maybe some failures (so far guys like Chad Jackson and Marquise Hill) in the draft in the past several years made them think twice about hoping rookies can come in and instantly improve the team,Possibly not taking any chances of failing to stock the team with talented players,Although guys like CJ need another chance to redeem themselves within another year or two....
This team is always looking ahead to continuous winning seasons and this may just be the reasoning for spending the big bucks,not just because we have more cap room but questions of pro-type talent in this years draft.
In reality outside of Calvin Johnson there really is no sure fire all pro-type
player out there IMO all picks below Calvin will be up in the air as to assuming they will be great in the pros...I think theres little doubt Calvin will be great but all others are in question IMO right now.
or maybe...
BB and the FO looked at this years draft as being lame with outside of the top few round one guys (that we were not going to obtain anyway),.and did not see any future long term prospects,maybe they thought most draft picks outside of #1 thru #10 would be a stab in the dark and no real all-pro to predict and instead went to FA to get some players who already were well known pro players instead of drafting some potential rookie players who could turn out to be busts and ruin the near future years of winning traditions in New England,Maybe they see a better draft next year in 2008 and will do less FA shopping in 2008 and takes advantage of the cap $$ this year as well ..Thats a possibility too IMO
Its hard to say but maybe some failures (so far guys like Chad Jackson and Marquise Hill) in the draft in the past several years made them think twice about hoping rookies can come in and instantly improve the team,Possibly not taking any chances of failing to stock the team with talented players,Although guys like CJ need another chance to redeem themselves within another year or two....
This team is always looking ahead to continuous winning seasons and this may just be the reasoning for spending the big bucks,not just because we have more cap room but questions of pro-type talent in this years draft.
In reality outside of Calvin Johnson there really is no sure fire all pro-type
player out there IMO all picks below Calvin will be up in the air as to assuming they will be great in the pros...I think theres little doubt Calvin will be great but all others are in question IMO right now.
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