On a related note, would you be willing to suffer through a year to two years of rebuilding if it meant winning a super bowl? Winning the super bowl and having to gut your team and let quality key players go is a good problem to have. Definitely not a Packers Problem with the way Ted builds teams.
Originally Posted by: Porforis
I think if it was guaranteed a SB win most people would. But unfortunately we can't guarantee it.
I do think we can give a little extra every 3-4 years while not requiring rebuilding. If they really have faith in their draft and develop strategy, they should have the faith that the players they are bringing in to develop will be able to replace the people who end up being let go after taking a shot at the title.
To use the current team as an example. If we don't do anything extra this year, I would give us a 75% chance of making the playoffs next season, either as a division winner or wildcard. And with Rodgers like with Favre we will more than likely be in the playoff hunt every year. Where even if we have to let a few players go after making a more serious attempt to win the big game, we should still be contenders because of our QB.
So say we sign Byrd and say Orakpo or some other pass rusher to fill our defensive needs and maybe a FA to add competition on the Oline, the odds of us being a SB contender would go way up. But in doing so, we will lose Tramon, Jordy, Sitton and Lang the following two seasons.
If you ask me, yes you do it if you believe those holes filled make enough better a team. And while we will lose players we like, we have faith that we will be able to replace them with our drafting.
The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!