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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Because you have a billion schrute bucks to spend. I do not.
If you're trying to make the best use of fairly scarce resources, in a market where a few teams most assuredly do not have scarce resources (3 or 4 of you just have silly amounts of money), you can't get into massive bidding wars over 2nd tier players.
I've gotta bargain shop if I hope to actually fill holes. It likely means that I'll end up getting nothing for my efforts (as I'm mostly just taking flyers at this point), but in an environment where Desmond Bryant is going to take $170 to sign and Richard Sherman may end up over $450, I have to be a little more cautious with how I spend my Stanley Nickels. I can't run with you folks.
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Powerhouse teams like Duluth have to protect our current rosters, which means we don't have tons of money for free agency. Duluth has been bidding like crazy, but to date we have signed only a kick returner and a punt returner, both for $1. It's almost as if free agents don't want to play in our outdoor stadium in northern Minnesota.