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[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

You can still get younger while adding vets. He fills an immediate need. We're simply not going to be able to fill all our needs through the draft alone. Free agency is part of the puzzle too.

Agreed, when our young players aren't working out or just aren't starter-quality (like Kareem Moore and a couple of unnamed WRs), it is more important to put someone competent in their place.

"Going younger" is an overrated catch phrase. Sure, we don't want to load up with vets about to retire like we did in the Bruce Smith/Deion Sanders experiment, but the difference in average age from the youngest to the oldest teams in the league is less than 2 years (it was last time I saw the stat).

There are key positions you want longevity out of, like left tackle...but overall, ability is more important than age.