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re: Jairus Byrd should serve as a cautionary tale for free agency
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:21 pm to Pastalaya
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:21 pm to Pastalaya
Brandon Browner, Jarius Byrd, Jason David, Albert Connell, Wally Williams. I could go on and on.
The mistakes you make in free agency evaluation are
very expensive. I am not anti free agency . I am pro build through the draft.
The mistakes you make in free agency evaluation are
very expensive. I am not anti free agency . I am pro build through the draft.
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 2:51 am to hellsu
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Fair enough. Now name all the free agents we picked that ended up costing us a fortune and were disasters. I could easily fill up this page you are missing the point the writer was making.
Jason David, Bryd, Browner
Don't mention pre Payton playersThis post was edited on 4/27/17 at 2:54 am
Posted on 4/27/17 at 6:56 am to hellsu
UGH.
The Saints are not the team I live and breathe for, so take this to heart.
Jarius Byrd was a luxury signing to be sure; HOWEVER, injuries are what ruined him. The guy was amazing in Buffallo, and on that second tier of FS in the league. Was he Earl Thomas III? OF COURSE NOT. There is NO ONE IN THE LEAGUE WHO IS EARL THOMAS III. Injuries happen, and they really suck, but the idea the entire front office should shut down and not offer free agency contracts is absurd.
The Saints are not the team I live and breathe for, so take this to heart.
Jarius Byrd was a luxury signing to be sure; HOWEVER, injuries are what ruined him. The guy was amazing in Buffallo, and on that second tier of FS in the league. Was he Earl Thomas III? OF COURSE NOT. There is NO ONE IN THE LEAGUE WHO IS EARL THOMAS III. Injuries happen, and they really suck, but the idea the entire front office should shut down and not offer free agency contracts is absurd.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 7:00 am to hellsu
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Brandon Browner, Jarius Byrd, Jason David, Albert Connell, Wally Williams. I could go on and on. The mistakes you make in free agency evaluation are very expensive. I am not anti free agency . I am pro build through the draft.
How about Drew Brees, Darren Sharper, Darren Sproles, Keenan Lewis, and various others that contributed?
shite, every team has FA busts. New England had Adalius Thomas, Ocho Cinco, Albert Haynesworth, Joey Galloway, and a myriad of players that didn't make the cut. You're using flawed logic that every other team hits 100% on FA and big money contracts.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 7:17 am to htran90
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Go look at new England
People must have forgotten about their most prized FA flop in the last 10 years or so. Remember Adalius Thomas???
Posted on 4/27/17 at 7:25 am to swagsurfin7
They go after bargain bin players. Look at their receiving Corp, gronk and Edelman were their only draft/long term products.
Guys like Danny amendola and dion Lewis were bargain players.
They rarely splurge. Sometimes it works (revis) and sometimes they don't (thomas)
Guys like Danny amendola and dion Lewis were bargain players.
They rarely splurge. Sometimes it works (revis) and sometimes they don't (thomas)
Posted on 4/27/17 at 7:39 am to hellsu
For every Byrd, there's a Brees, Vilma, Lewis, Fairly, etc...
It's no different than the draft. It's all about good talent evaluation and fit.
It's no different than the draft. It's all about good talent evaluation and fit.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 8:13 am to hellsu
I'd rather build through the draft as well, but in this era it works with a mixture of Free Agency as well.
Fujita, Sharper, Shanle, Greer, McCray, Hargrove, Goodwin, Brees, Moore, Gay, and Bell. These guys were all major contributors to that Super Bowl run in '09.
Fujita, Sharper, Shanle, Greer, McCray, Hargrove, Goodwin, Brees, Moore, Gay, and Bell. These guys were all major contributors to that Super Bowl run in '09.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 8:18 am to Jcorye1
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Jarius Byrd was a luxury signing to be sure; HOWEVER, injuries are what ruined him. The guy was amazing in Buffallo, and on that second tier of FS in the league. Was he Earl Thomas III? OF COURSE NOT. There is NO ONE IN THE LEAGUE WHO IS EARL THOMAS III. Injuries happen, and they really suck, but the idea the entire front office should shut down and not offer free agency contracts is absurd.
I agree with you, but I think the other factor is fit. There are two parts to scouting players (both existing pros for FA and the draft): the evaluation of the player, and the evaluation of the players fit within your scheme/your vision for him. I think the 2nd is a really underrated part of the entire process for both the draft and FA, and it's why so many players, and thus front offices/teams, fail. Byrd was a fantastic player who spent all of his time in Buffalo roaming the secondary as a single high and snatching balls. He had the luxury of a good, underrated front 7 and solid outside CBs. He was never really the "last line of defense" safety like we forced him to be here. That role is less suitable to his skillset.
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