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Suppose some might think by the title that this is about the Rams. They went all in and traded away their picks for star players.
That way is so risky. There is no guarantee that it will work either getting all those personalities together. It for them because of their culture and leaders in the locker room. Still feel they are the exception and not the rule, not to mention the window is short as cap issues and expiring contracts come due.
The Blueprint I'm referring to is the one Cincy used and for the most part, the one the Pats used during the Brady era.
The Pats model signed older vets and players needing second chances. They had the locker room and culture to handle players that were maybe problem players prior.
But the part that always drove me nuts during the Thompson tenure, was Pats traded players they knew they couldn't re-sign and aquired draft picks for them. Meanwhile TT had players play out their contracts and then only got comp picks.
The Bengal model is one that might be more in line with Green Bay.
They drafted some players who already played in big stages for National Championships and from big programs. They didn't break the bank in free agent signings but rather hard working blue collar type players.
The one thing all their players had in common? They all loved the game if football and like the Rams bought into the culture of team is bigger then me mentality.
I keep hearing it's hard to get free agents to come to GB. Well no one outside the Bengal locker room thought they had a shot at the season they did and came off a 3 win season, yet signed a bunch of free agents. It's the sell on the culture. And not all players come from big cities, many come from small towns or the country, like Jordy did for example.
That way is so risky. There is no guarantee that it will work either getting all those personalities together. It for them because of their culture and leaders in the locker room. Still feel they are the exception and not the rule, not to mention the window is short as cap issues and expiring contracts come due.
The Blueprint I'm referring to is the one Cincy used and for the most part, the one the Pats used during the Brady era.
The Pats model signed older vets and players needing second chances. They had the locker room and culture to handle players that were maybe problem players prior.
But the part that always drove me nuts during the Thompson tenure, was Pats traded players they knew they couldn't re-sign and aquired draft picks for them. Meanwhile TT had players play out their contracts and then only got comp picks.
The Bengal model is one that might be more in line with Green Bay.
They drafted some players who already played in big stages for National Championships and from big programs. They didn't break the bank in free agent signings but rather hard working blue collar type players.
The one thing all their players had in common? They all loved the game if football and like the Rams bought into the culture of team is bigger then me mentality.
I keep hearing it's hard to get free agents to come to GB. Well no one outside the Bengal locker room thought they had a shot at the season they did and came off a 3 win season, yet signed a bunch of free agents. It's the sell on the culture. And not all players come from big cities, many come from small towns or the country, like Jordy did for example.
