SaintGnome

Is it, really? I'll give you there's a worthy debate on good vs great - Eli vs Payton as an example. Both had successes. Would you also say Ryan Leaf is also vs Peyton also subjective? I don't think so, but believe what you want.

gosaints1

Comparing one individual player to another individual player on differing teams isn’t a discussion I was in. Different organizations, different personnel strategies, incoming/outgoing coaches, who they are replacing, injuries, sitting behind a starter forever, etc... WAY too many variables to make comparison’s. For example, let’s take Tom Brady. Had the Saints drafted him at 168, instead of him falling to 199, and us picking M Bulger, would Brady have been developed and as successful as he is today? It’s my belief the Saints would have wasted Brady, quite possibly ruining him forever.

I just believe you draft your team, then develop those players. Veteran free agents carry veteran cap hits on their contracts. If you choose to build a team via free agency because you feel they are a more guaranteed option, you’ll find yourself in cap hell quickly. And in all truthiness, being a veteran free agent is no guarantee either. Rookie contracts? Not so expensive. If you have unlimited monies, aka no salary cap, then by all means, build the entire team as if you’re playing Madden 2021. But, that’s not reality. And even if it were..., you can’t buy locker room synergy and chemistry.