lee909

Anyone wondering why the defense is rubbish just needs to look at the cap difference

Total Cap Number: $131,009,963
(Top 51: $123,720,425)
Offense: $69,044,310
Defense: $35,605,070
Special: $4,665,000

The defense cap goes up next year but mostly on one of the worst contracts in the NFL,Juniors 12.5ml roster bonus. Its gaurenteed money too

jeanpierre

Originally Posted by lee909

Anyone wondering why the defense is rubbish just needs to look at the cap difference

Total Cap Number: $131,009,963
(Top 51: $123,720,425)
Offense: $69,044,310
Defense: $35,605,070
Special: $4,665,000

The defense cap goes up next year but mostly on one of the worst contracts in the NFL,Juniors 12.5ml roster bonus. Its gaurenteed money too

It starts with the GM...

I don't get the love and all this BS "In Loomis We Trust"...

Total BS...

It was Loomis who put us up against the cap...

And we praise him when he wiggles by another year?!?

It's like maxing credit cards and making min. payments...

Just really bad cap management...

As poor as the inconsistencies in personnel decisions...

His most successful FA signings are...

Drew Brees - Only Saints and Dolphins were interested, and Dolphins rightfully didn't want to guarantee the money; By The Way, Thank You Drew and Agent for Repaying On That Olive Branch)...

Darren Sharper - Yeah, he's a developed into social-f**ked up misfit, but we got one incredible season out of him...

Keenan Lewis - Total Warrior; Great Heart; Lesson Learned - We Sure As Hell Can't Evaluate Defensive Back Draft Prospects, but we sure can sign him...

Jabari Greer - See Keenan Lewis...

Then you look at his busts and resignings* of some awful, overpaid players...

Jason David
Will Smith*
Ben Grubbs
Roman Harper*
Junior Galette*
Curtis Lofton
David Hawthorne
Jarius Byrd
Zach Strief
Aubrayo Franklin**
Shaun Rogers**
Olin Kreutz
Among Others...

Like to bring up the Franklin, Rogers signings; why did we sign two 34 Nose Tackles when we had a 43 defense?!?

And to take that a step further, why did we invest two draft picks to move up to get John Jenkins and not draft, sign 34 linebackers?!?

And this moving up to get players crap...Did we not learn from Atlanta's gaffe to move up and get Julio Jones?!?

Yes, they have a great player, but the had multiple holes on their roster as we have...

Absolutely love Brandin Cooks - his ability, attitude, maturity, hands...

But we could also have had Kelvin Benjamin or Jordan Matthews and still had a third round pick to get a quality linebacker...

Why get a 34 scheme coach with mediocre success and provide him with a NT that took two picks to get and sign an undersized 43 DE who can only pass rush to a gross overpay...

Just because Coach wants him doesn't mean you sign him...

A Good GM would know

1) Talent

2) Wise Cap Management

3) Consistent Roster Philosophy

Changes MUST Be Made and I'd start with a New GM who's got a better take on talent than just FA running backs and occasional opportune defensive backs...

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...