Forget the blathering vocal minority haters claptrap; look at facts established by HISTORICAL REALITY:
FACT: Every year Ted is all-in, spending every penny of that years' cap [unless he holds back a little to take the lead like extending Bahketiri].
FACT: If he signs Perry, Tretter, Lang and a few others, there will be no money for a big $$ outside free agents.
FACT: If he doesn’t sign any or some of the above guys; history proves Ted will spend money on bigger $$$ outside free agents.
FACT: If there’s money left over, Ted will have in his pocket some 3rd or 4th rounds picks. This means the cost to sign, for example, C. Campbell will be not only the large contract. The cost will include the MUCH MUCH GREATER risk of signing outside guys and the LOSS of a 3rd and/or 4th round picks.
FACT: Ted has to compete with 31 other GMs, several of whom possess a competitive advantage over Ted because they didn’t spend all past cap $$$ [because they weren’t as aggressive, all-in as Ted is every year] and don’t risk losing the value of 3rd and 4th rnd picks [because they're worse drafters].
FACT: The more options a player has; the less likely he is to come to GB. Green Bay is a HUGE competitive disadvantage to every other NFL city; even Buffalo. Cold, lack of diversity, complete lack of Black culture, Paul Ryan/Walker, difficulty traveling to and from, small market, high taxes, night life shuts down at 9PM, lack of anonymousness [if black]; causes at least 50% of players [or their significant others] to eliminate GB from the list regardless of contract offer.
FACT: [In light of above facts] Ted is superman!
So if you want to discuss real potential FA signings; that list of UFA [not with expiring contracts] will be growing over the next 3-4 weeks.
Originally Posted by: Barfarn
Where is Snopes when you really need them? Ted's peers have commented on him not being all in. Aaron Rodgers has commented on it just recently but someone would have you believe that it's a FACT it isn't true.
The great enabler of the acolytes and sycophants has appeared to rewrite reality once again. I'm sure it wasn't done to stir me up. A FACT that it wasn't because we have the finest GM ever. The Bill Belichick of GMs!
Meanwhile, our wonderful leader has us paying Cobb and Matthews ridiculous amounts while ignoring outside better players for the better part of 12 years.
If Cheerleader Vic has finally awakened, I'm not sure why so many are still willfully slumbering.
Originally Posted by: uffda udfa
This is EXACTLY how KellyAnn Conway would have responded:
Bowling Green Massacres, alternate facts, deceptions, outright evasions, a few vacuous pre-written, rehearsed natterings; as if she lives in some alternate universe and her make-up troweled on.
FACT: CM3 was extended in 2013-H'ed have been a FA in 2014. There was no one from another team anywhere near as good that could have been signed. And in future years David, Houston, VonMiller, Kerrigan never hit the market and Jerry Hughes, Irvin, and Baron all signed for $9M per. Jamie Collins just got 12.5M for goodness sake.
And instead of Cobb, Cruz at 43M for 5 years [the year before]? Torrey Smith 40M for 5 years? Maclin 55M for 5 years? Cobb is wayyyyyyy better than Maclin [oh but he is fast] for less money
And would ANY of these players AND THEIR FAMILIES come to GB, if they have 6-15 other cities to chose from?!!!!!!! This is Ted's biggest challenge; it's one NE doesn't have.
Your examples establish that Ted is a genius. Even using 100% hindsight, you cant knock a move Ted made.
And no NORMAL human was super critical of these moves at the time. The most critical argued that Ted may have paid 1-2M per more than he should have. And of course, overall IN HINDSIGHT Cobb and Clay have disappointed; but it is about injury not performance. If healthy these contracts would have been good to great. GMs operate in the REAL world not a hypothetical or hindsight world. The contract extension of Bahktieri, who has had a number of injuries is a great signing; well if he blows out both ACLs or hurts his neck next august and retires or becomes Barclay; the signing was no less great.
Again its easy to throw stones from Pee Wee's playhouse and tell floory to, "go all IN"; or Cowboy Curtis to, "take charge." But its a REAL WORLD KellyAnn Pee Wee Rubin-Conway with 31 other GMs. Cutting Clay, Perry and Peppers to sign VonMiller, Houston and Kerrigan looks great on paper. But, in the end this is just you, George Costanza, on the sofa telling Jerry how you can swing a trade for both Griffey Jr and Bonds "and not really give up that much."
You avoid truth and examples KellyAnn-George Pee Wee Rubin-Conway-Costanza; because you know your positions using HONEST realities is indefensible.
For this year. Let's abandon hindsight. Sit down and write out exactly how Ted should spend the 43M and I'll show you how you're wrong. This way you wont get to flippty-KellyAnn-floop around. Ya know just like about Perry is a bust; Jones is a bust, Nelson wont recover, Adams is a bust, GB will go undefeated after SD win in 2015; GB will be lucky to win 7 games after Redskins loss; etc.