Free-agency splurge could throw Eagles for a loss

hhhhhhhmmmmmm the guy kinda has a point, CLICK the link to read the full article!!! When the NFL's free-agency period started, the Eagles quickly nabbed Asante Samuel, signing the Pro Bowl cornerback to a six-year, $57 million contract with a $20 million signing bonus. The decision to sign one of the most expensive free agents, rather than to pursue younger, cheaper cornerbacks, may harm the team in future seasons, because compiling a roster of high-priced free agents is a losing strategy in the long-term. When the Eagles were successful in the early 2000s, they drafted most of the team's productive players and were able to sign them to reasonable contracts; stockpiling cheap and productive players allowed the team to have depth and talent at almost every position. By 2004, however, those drafted players started to become eligible for free agency, demanded large signing bonuses, and consumed a greater percentage of the Eagles' salary cap. The team lost depth and productivity at many positions because only a few contracts occupied a large portion of the Eagles' maximum team salary.