There's not a single person here that wouldn't take 3 or 4 elite receivers.... However there is only so much money to go around.
Would it be nice to have Dez Bryant and Calvin Johnson? Of course. The negative is that you would have to commit around $30 million of cap space to those two players. Add Rodgers' deal and that over $50 million committed to two receivers and a quarterback.
How do we pay for our linemen? Running backs? Corners? Safeties?
You can keep wishing for elite players at every position, but that wish is completely unrealistic. That's why people are happy/content with the three very good receivers we have.
I'd even argue that Jordy should be considered in the elite category. One of the top 7-10 in the league.
Originally Posted by: Bigbyfan
You make my case even stronger. What would we do if we committed that kind of space? Draft guys like Cobb and Nelson and not resign them and keep the pipeline full behind them. I still fail to see why you wouldn't want an elite WR? You want an elite QB, don't you? Oh, but that's different? It's hilarious how fiscally tight members here come when it comes to debating against our org's philosophy. It's mindboggling. You want the BEST possible player you can have. You want FOUR or FIVE elite WR's, if possible.
So, you guys are hoping Randall and Rollins are just good players not elite because it might cost too much to keep them if they're both phenomenal? The logic is stupefying. Honestly, I do think the Packers company line has done things to rational thinking people. I truly do.
I hope each and every draftee in this class and future class turns into a HOF player. I hope each one is so good that they command so much cap that we're getting comp picks like you wouldn't believe because we can't possibly keep them all.
James Jones. Ring a bell? He was merely a "good" WR from our group of non-elite WR's...did we keep him? Nope. We're going to have to let guys go whether they're stars, good, mediocre, or terrible. Give me ELITE.
Go back and read these posts and ask yourself if it makes any sense not to want as many elite players as you possibly can have at any position.
Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."