Yahoo! Sports · Mar 7, 2025
Selective spending has worked for Packers in free agency
The Green Bay Packers haven't been big spenders in recent years, but mastering the art of selective spending has allowed general manager Brian Gutekunst to produce terrific results on average when dipping into free agency -- a dangerous and expensive player acquisition method that generally features far more misses than hits.
Daniel Popper of The Athletic has started digging into results and value added in free agency over the last few years, and his research has produced a consistent result: the Packers might be near the bottom in terms of total spending, but they are getting incredible value when they do spend.
