6 yrs 114 mil for a guy who wasn't even playing a position of need at the time
Norman signs for basically 15 mil a year, the Dolphins had 19 mil in cap and don't get in the game for him
Then Stephen Ross wonders why the Dolphins can't win ****...
Dolphins' fans should be pumped they weren't the team to bite this time around. As a Raiders' fan, I've seen this scenario far too often, as I'm sure Skins and Dolphins' fans have too. You just don't build winning teams through free agency. You might pick up a piece to compliment an existing group of players, but you just can't truly build a winner in free agency. You'll build a playoff team, maybe, but it'll cost you more than it's worth in the long run.
What Green Bay has done consistently, and Oakland is doing now should be the model, IMO. You get your top-dollar franchise cornerstones in the draft and grab quality vets on short-term front-loaded contracts in free agency as much as you can. Hold onto your draft picks and always try to leave yourself with as much cap space as you can.