Free agency 2023

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

You missed me saying HOF LT money. There's a huge difference between LT and LG. No LG is worth elite LT money. Especially one with back problems.

One of Ballard's big problems is he's spent way too much capital (both cap dollars and draft picks) on less critical positions while going cheap on much more critical positions.

I didn’t miss it. It’s 3 million more than Jenkins, the previously highest paid guard, and 3 million less than Williams the LT. Everyone knew this would be an increase in guard benchmark. The cap will go up. LT prices will go up as the next franchise LT deal sets a new benchmark.

This is another talking point I hear on 1070 all the time. Less critical positions. You can get rid of them, (lb, rb, G, DT, etc) but are you going to replace them with equivalent talent at a ‘critical’ position? If no, then you are simply becoming a worse team bc you don’t think that position group should be paid well. Then all you have is money and a less talented team. Are those signings keeping them from an obtaining a player at a critical position?