re: I see no sense in over spending for a 1 year player

Seems the going rate reported is 5-8 hundred grand for "top end" DTs. None of them are worth that on its face but we don't really know the parameters of the market so maybe it's fair. The dilemma is, are any of them worth it? Would you spend 500 grand for an experienced vet who may help you win now or upwards of a mil over time to a hs kid that does nothing but practice and lift weights before transferring because he never sees the field? It's the system we are in now so if we want to compete then we have to "overspend". Otherwise there is no sense in playing or expecting success at the level we strive for.