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[QUOTE="Devland, post: 2877116, member: 394"]
The Giants model right now is the complete opposite of the Patriots model.  The Patriots have a value set on every position and never over pay for that position.  It allows for team balance. They never invest heavily in WR's or RB's.  I think the theory is, with the salary cap, if you overpay for skill positions then you can not afford to pay for other positions like the o-line.  Would the Patriots drafted Barkley or Beckham if they had the chance?  There's a good chance they would have. They would never have signed them to a second high price contract though and traded them or let them go to free agency (see Curtis Martin, Randy Moss,  Richard Seymour Dion Branch, Wes Welker Danny Amendola...…)  It's all about balance in the salary cap era and a lot of teams don't have the guts to release or trade star players.  The Giants problem right now is, they have a lot of money tied up in Beckham and when Barkley's contract end they will pay big for him. They will then, like all teams do, pay big for their QB.  With all this money tied up with three players there will be positions where they can't afford (because of the salary cap) to pay for.   Part of the solution is to only keep one of either Barkley or Beckham.
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