Inbox: Perhaps not a  good deal can be had

ahan from Wyoming’s Laramie

Dear Mike, it’s clear to us now how well-thought-out unwritten Inbox guidelines are used to cover up secret meetings in busy elevators. Mr. Ball uses the No Numbers Clause to get out of being questioned. Oh, the mystery! We read the thickening offseason narrative here first. or a similar idea. Completely confidential, on the QT, and off the record. We appreciate your contributions of wit and humor, which lift our spirits throughout the off-season.

Anything for a reference from L.A. Confidential. Well done.

From De Pere, WI, Jim

Mike, good morning. Do you have a favorite event or activity that you look forward to every year while working at the combine?
Mike, good morning. Do you have a favorite event or activity that you look forward to every year while working at the combine?
Tracy from South Dakota
I learned today that teams that reduced vet safeties saved over $100M, while vet corners saved $64M. According to the article, teams are starting to save cap space on their secondaries, which is why the market is getting softer in price. Although I think the Pack draft and develop well, I think Gutey might make a move in free agency this year to strengthen this position.
If you’re looking to buy a safety this year, there’s a chance you can find a nice offer.

Kevin from Wisconsin’s Pewaukee

Teams and free agents can start negotiating. With the start of the new league year on March 13 at 4 p.m. ET, players can be formally signed by new teams on Monday, March 11, at noon ET. Nevertheless, there are rumors that players are signing deals with teams. Signing but not consenting to terms. How does one go about doing this?

Players that are cut or released can sign with any agent at any point. The only players who can’t sign until the beginning of the new league year are those whose contracts have expired. IPAs or Stouts?

Cream ales, nut browns, and ambers.

Greg from Michigan’s Marquette

Paul of Ledgeview, Wisconsin

Mike, from what I’ve been told, the Packers target players for selection, but they don’t focus on “a guy” (guys) during the draft; instead, they have a variety of alternatives on their board and make adjustments as the round progresses. Do you have an idea of how general or how specific their approach is?

According to my crude interpretation, the players are arranged horizontally by position and rated vertically, with the best players at the top. The board resembles a matrix, or perhaps a spreadsheet. Names are then eliminated after players are chosen. It’s time to select one or trade up if someone is a prime target if the board only contains one or two names that are positioned above the others. Alternatively, the board is strong and trades back can be investigated if there is a large range of the best available at different spots. That’s not all there is to it, but that’s the main idea as far as I can tell.

Justin from California’s Los Angeles

I recently found out that the Rams will not have a first-round selection since 2016. long before McVay became coach! I guess that’s why they won the Super Bowl that year, but can you image the outrage on Inbox and among fans in general if the Packers didn’t receive a first-round pick for SEVEN YEARS?

And halfway through the fourth quarter of the NFC championship game, with San Francisco up three points, 49ers defender Jaquiski Tartt dropped an easy interception from Stafford that smacked him right in the breadbasket, giving the Rams their one and only Super Bowl victory. Oh, and they attended the previous Super Bowl with McVay because of one of the most heinous (given the circumstances) DPI calls that New Orleans has ever missed. Yes, the Rams have won one Lombardi Trophy and two NFC titles in the past.

six years, yet they received significant breaks at critical junctures, or else their strategy would have been completely ineffective. Nobody will ever be able to persuade me that the way LA handled things is a good method to operate in this bizarre league.

From Eau Claire, WI, Jim

Mike, best of the morning to you. Either you control the salary cap, or it controls you. Never have more accurate words been said.

The Buffalo Bills will tell you. This week was a bloodletting, mercy.

Tom from Florida’s Fort Myers