Every year it seems like the Packers are so close to getting a good player here via trade or even in the draft. Almost had Marshawn Lynch in the draft. Almost had Randy Moss. Almost had Tony G. Makes me sick.
"pack93z" wrote:
That very well might have been the largest win in obtaining Tony... fans are getting tired of almost.
I don't hope we go hog wild in spending in the free agent market.. but building a little excitement here or there with a "name" add would break some of the "cheap" or conservative talk within the Packer fan base.
I agree.. it would be nice to get over the "almost" hump..
"WhiskeySam" wrote:
I dont think the cheap label would be so easy to stick if we weren't consistently well under the salary cap. You don't get to roll that money over to the next year. You spend it or lose it. When a team appears close where one or two players might put them over the top, but they don't acquire them and have a large sum under the cap to be spent that criticism is going to be made whether it's fair or not. We heard the same thing from Eagles fans during their run when they always came up a little short in the playoffsbut hadn't spent right up to the cap.
"pack93z" wrote:
I understood the cap deal this year basically two fundamental reasons.
1) Uncapped year and unlimited spending on the horizon.
2) We have several players that need to be re-upped this year.. rolling a good chunk of the bonus and salary into this year..
That is smart business. however it does open the door for people to complain about lack of "splashes".. or addressing areas of immediate need.. say offensive guards.
"porky88" wrote: