Explain to me why we are cheap

[Ozone22]

A lot changed when Stephen took over. After years of Jerry blowing the cap, Stephen took over managing it.IMO the Patriots approach during that time had a significant impact on how Stephen approaches the cap and player management. New England never over paid for players and always signed vets for minimal contracts. They primarily built through the draft and did not chase players in FA. Essentially the exact opposite of Jerry's approach.

If this is true I am glad someone in the FO is trying to fix the mess the great GM has made over the last 25+ years. But we all know New England having Thomas Brady at the time made it a lot easier for them to sign vets for minimal contracts.

 

[coult44]

Not true.

Its absolutely true that our DC have been in the bottom ten teams in in bringing in outside free agents for the past 6-7 years. That’s been proved here so many times it’s crazy.

 

[kskboys]

Its absolutely true that our DC have been in the bottom ten teams in in bringing in outside free agents for the past 6-7 years. That’s been proved here so many times it’s crazy.

Absolutely. However, they're not saving money, they are simply spending the alloted salary cap room unwisely.