Boris posted:Green Bay Packers spending on non-Green Bay free agents (per Spotrac) -- 2011-18: $127.9m million March 12, 7am CST to 11:30am CST, 2019: $183 million
TT is lonnnnnnnngggg gone boys & girls
Maybe I don't remember this correctly, but like a decade or so ago, TT so disdained the early part of Free Agency that I think he wasn't even in the office went on a pleasure cruise or something like that during the first week of it. He would basically wait until the dust settled and then he might grab a low priced guy or 2, but he really did for the most part stay away from the early Free Agent signings every year.
Back in those days, the Packers' organization was so much better than everyone else (other than the Pats) that they could ignore those early FA signings and focus completely on drafts and lower tier FAs. By the end of 2017, it was pretty clear the era of the Pack being a top organization was clearly over (and had been for a couple of years prior) and a new way of thinking was needed.
Gutekunst is definitely approaching things more aggressively this time of the year. He really had to. This team was so bereft of talent in so many areas, just relying on the draft alone was going to take too long, and time is of the essence when you have a 35 year old QB who is having problems staying healthy. The Pack has a LOT of holes to fill and getting these 3 guys at the very least is a good start.