Yes and no. Yes it's the correct way for this team and the money they don't have - however, I would have thought that this far into free agency that the remaining players are not the expensive contract type. And I thought Ayers would have been exactly what we should be looking at. Relatively cheap short term contracts for players who have been passed over so far. Don't need to be stars, but solid players with flaws - who come in for a purpose. ROTATION. Look how the Giants have quietly bought in OLmen, filled gaps they will still take in the draft and got Ayers for their Dline rotation. Plus for cheap. Seams smart.
We will need to carpet bomb this draft for DT's and D-Ends as well as other positions we still need - so why not bring in a few cheap rotational players, with flaws who can at least play the positions you need ? Isn't that exactly what we should be doing? And without having to spend alot ?
Also, Spagnola - (who I usualy don't like his company line,) said in one of his columns - that signing Melton was a good start, but not the end game. People/fans/ and FO should not look at that as a "hey, we shored up the 3 tech. we're good. Senario." I agree, it should not be all we do. But it looks like the FO does not. I think we needed to find at least one backup guard if possible, then still draft another. DT and DE are obviously big needs still, regardlless of the Melton signing. WR is a high to mid round need, LBer. Are we going into this year with the Safeties we have ? So, as you can see. Too many holes for one draft to fill, low cost free agents like Ayers seemed to good to be true. I guess they were. The question that we all have to ask ourselves now is, will everyone be OK with a really down year, not even reaching 500. By not filling all our needs this one season, but having a younger, cheaper roster with more money and cap room next year. Short term down turn, for better long term stability and hopefully production on the field ? OK, rant completed !
