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Has any team ever signed this many FAs this quickly?
Is it just because we have so much cap space?
OR (drum roll) are we filling holes so we can trade up for QB of our choice?
 
Filling as many holes as possible, especially when you have as many as we had coming into FA, is always ideal in terms of flexibility going forward. It opens up the draft so much for us with the many picks we have. Puts us in position to do a lot of things:

- trade up for QB
- jump from 18 for one of the top tackles
- make a 'luxury'/BPA pick

For the last point.... what if you're sitting at 18, already landed Tua, top 4 OTs gone, you feel confident in landing Jackson or Jones at 26.... and Jeudy, Lamb, or Ruggs is on the board? Maybe Shenault at 26? Now you have that flexibility to possibly afford that luxury.
 
We were in a unique situation more than anything.

I think we are filling a roster more than wildly spending in FA.

The benefit here is after 2020 our QBs will be on rookie contracts for quite awhile so building the team first before a potential franchise QB can sign a second deal is the huge win for us.

No team has been able to literally start from scratch with all this cap space and draft capital except maybe for Cleveland. But the Browns built their team around their WRs (a position that only really matters if you have no QB) instead of extending their draft arsenal like they should’ve.

Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry sank that ship before it ever left the dock.

Corners matter.

WRs don’t.
 
Jssanto said:
Has any team ever signed this many FAs this quickly?
Is it just because we have so much cap space?
OR (drum roll) are we filling holes so we can trade up for QB of our choice?
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We needed talent we added talent. No over priced over hyped FA.

We are looking good so far. Draft will be icing on the cake.
 
The Ghost said:
We were in a unique situation more than anything.

I think we are filling a roster more than wildly spending in FA.

The benefit here is after 2020 our QBs will be on rookie contracts for quite awhile so building the team first before a potential franchise QB can sign a second deal is the huge win for us.

No team has been able to literally start from scratch with all this cap space and draft capital except maybe for Cleveland. But the Browns built their team around their WRs (a position that only really matters if you have no QB) instead of extending their draft arsenal like they should’ve.

Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry sank that ship before it ever left the dock.

Corners matter.

WRs don’t.
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I agree with you for the most part, but I don’t think you can say that WR completely don’t matter. Look at NE last year, one could argue if they had any kind of talent at WR other that Edelman who’s really not a WR1, they might’ve been able to make another championship run.
Their WR were so bad they gave up a 2nd rounder for Sanu who obviously didn’t make much of a difference.
 
NYFINest said:
I agree with you for the most part, but I don’t think you can say that WR completely don’t matter. Look at NE last year, one could argue if they had any kind of talent at WR other that Edelman who’s really not a WR1, they might’ve been able to make another championship run.
Their WR were so bad they gave up a 2nd rounder for Sanu who obviously didn’t make much of a difference.
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He's saying don't build a team with over priced ego WR's
 
We were addressing our most pressing needs ... NO pressure against opposing QBs, NO OL, and NO running game ....

Now at least we have a head start in those areas .... with more coming in the draft.... focusing on QB, OL and DTs .... with a RB and more secondary help ....
 
NYFINest said:
I agree with you for the most part, but I don’t think you can say that WR completely don’t matter. Look at NE last year, one could argue if they had any kind of talent at WR other that Edelman who’s really not a WR1, they might’ve been able to make another championship run.
Their WR were so bad they gave up a 2nd rounder for Sanu who obviously didn’t make much of a difference.
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WRs in general just don’t make a big difference.
They just need to do their job, having elite players at that spot rarely yield top end .

The most talented WRs don’t get their teams anywhere.

No comparison to having corners, pass rushers or OLs.

If you compile a list of the top 10 WRs in the NFL over the last 15 years. You won’t see super bowl titles listed by any of their names.

They are salary cap killers.
 
Food for thought. Now that San Francisco has the 13th pick and 31st pick but don't pick again till round 4, rumor is they are looking to trade down for additional draft picks. Miami and San Francisco may be good trade partners, if Miami can work out a deal for pick #13, moving up from #18?
 
dolfan91 said:
Food for thought. Now that San Francisco has the 13th pick and 31st pick but don't pick again till round 4, rumor is they are looking to trade down for additional draft picks. Miami and San Francisco may be good trade partners, if Miami can work out a deal for pick #13, moving up from #18?
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If someone like Derrick Brown was sitting there at 13 I’d give them a call.
 
dolfan91 said:
Food for thought. Now that San Francisco has the 13th pick and 31st pick but don't pick again till round 4, rumor is they are looking to trade down for additional draft picks. Miami and San Francisco may be good trade partners, if Miami can work out a deal for pick #13, moving up from #18?
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Definitely a prime candidate, a good trade for us. If one of those top 4 tackles is still on the baord at 13 I'd happily give up 56 to get them.
 
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