Smart teams spend little in free agency?

Rick Gosselin of the <a href=" http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/031808dnspogosselin.28cf9c5.html">Dallas Morning News </a>thinks teams who are frugal with their money during the free agent signing period are smart. I think there is some truth to what he has to share. However, I think Gosselin is using a skewed metric. I think his point is if a team signs a player or several players as free agents and does not win a Super Bowl, then this team was a failure. According to Gosselin, teams who doled out serious dough are foolish. Of course, Gosselin supports his thinking by pointing out the Giants. Last year, the Giants were prudent and spent one million dollars on LB Kawika Mitchell and won the Super Bowl. Two years ago, the Steelers signed their only free agent WR Cedric Wilson and the Steelers won the Super Bowl. I think free agency is not a panacea. I do not think signing other teams stars will guarantee a Super Bowl victory. On the contrary, I think ... [link]