Much discussion here about signing everyone to keep the team together. The idea of course is that we have Brady for maybe two years. Could be one, could be three, but he is an attraction to veterans who want to come in, play for cheap and get a ring. Once he is gone, Tampa will not nearly be the player magnet it is now. So you strike while the iron is hot with the idea to win one more SB in the next two or three years.
It really isn't too hard to get done if you free up some money, underpay this year and overpay in years two and three.
In my view, as difficult as it is to get back here, you write any contract you need to, create a super team if you can, win one more. When Brady leaves, outside of contract magic, you unload the team with the idea of a rebuild over the following five years.
To me, its a worthy trade off since the GM seems to be hitting on draft picks. The more iffy strategy is to sign within normal cap constraints and try to win with losing three or more important pieces. it would be more difficult to win a SB but you could remain a playoff team continually competing.
Do you blow open the salary cap doors in an effort to give your best SB shot right now or continue to manage the team for long term, possibly more consistent playoff level play?
