JMR
Go Army!
Yeah, I know Harvin & Graham were trades, but the effect was about the same: we took on big salary players who didn't work out the way we hoped. I agree Graham wasn't a "failure", but I also think it wasn't worth it overall. His skillset didn't fit what we were trying to do here on offense (even though there were certainly moments when he was a big contributor), and we didn't adjust our philosophy enough to take advantage of what he could do.Honestly Matt Flynn was the only really bad FA signing. Harvin and Graham were due to trade. And while neither panned out as well as we wanted, they weren't exactly complete busts. Joeckel was a one year deal and he wasn't really the problem with the OL. While he certainly wasn't a Pro Bowler, he was arguably our 2nd best OL behind Britt, which isn't saying much.
But ultimately you are right. This team doesn't make big splashes on the FA market. And I can't really argue with that approach. Big FA signings very rarely pan out and they usually put you in cap hell.
We largely agree here -- the big FAs rarely work, and I'm glad this FO doesn't try too hard to buck the trend.