Years ago an NFL scout who I’ve trusted for years told me the best teams are proactive instead of reactive. And he cited examples.
He talked of how former Green Bay general manager Ron Wolf often drafted quarterbacks although he had a good starting quarterback in Brett Favre. Wolf drafted a quarterback in seven of eight drafts from 1992 to 1999.
(The investment in picks such as Mark Brunell, Matt Hasselbeck and Aaron Brooks later were traded for higher draft picks).
The scout talked about how you don’t sign a Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker because the Steelers have historically been great at evaluating their linebacker corps, and when they’re done with a linebacker you probably shouldn’t want him, either.