So much of how you make your money in football operations is about looking beyond the here and now. Sure, there are times that it’s tempting, perhaps even necessary, to put everything you have into trying to win a championship this season (case in point, the LA Rams a few seasons ago), but you don’t just want to get to the mountaintop, you want to do everything within your power to stay there. To stay competitive, you look beyond your 53-man roster, and when free agency, trades, and retirements loom, you have to have a succession plan in place.
OTL: Tough Roster Decisions Loom
