fenderbender123":3e6tstqc said:
They stopped promoting competition. That's part of why the players we drafted in those drafts didn't pan out...they didn't try as hard. They also didn't even draft a QB to compete with Wilson...they were just looking for a backup.
I don't know.
How do you compete as a rookie against arguably the best players at the position in the NFL? Are the odds good that a 4th round safety or corner or MLB would supplant either ET or Sherman or Wagner and thus worth using that pick on?
Part of the entire point of landing those whales is so you can throw draft capital around to places that sorely need it. In theory at least. The Hawks are an interesting case on defense of being so top heavy that it would be easy to mistake starters not getting supplanted as competition being lacking but...
Is your argument about a lack of competition aimed at the 'not best in the NFL players' on the team? Perhaps that dovetails with simply not drafting well enough for those positions like OL so that no matter how many tossed their hats in the ring, it was deficient in outcome. I would be surprised if the positions we turned over the most season to season weren't also our worst position groups. OL, WR, RB, CB opposite Sherman, DT.
What is the point of churn and turning over the roster every 3 seasons if not trying to find your best fits? Sometimes how bad you want something isn't going to overcome HOF talent making HOF money.