This is where I'm getting this data from.
NFL Team Spending Against the Cap By Position (full roster)
QB
- NFL Avg - $15.3m
- High: Tennessee - $39.5m
- Low: Tampa Bay - $3.2m
- New England: #30 - $6.1m
RB
- NFL Avg - $10.0m
- High: Las Vegas - $20.1m
- Low: LA Rams - $3.8m
- New England: #31 - $4.0m
WR
- NFL Avg - $22.1m
- High: Tampa Bay - $39.2m
- Low: Green Bay - $6.9m
- New England: #15 - $21.7m
TE
- NFL Avg - $9.7m
- High: New England - $20.9m
- Low: Tennessee - $2.6m
- New England: #1 - $20.9m
OL
- NFL Avg - $36.9m
- High: Houston - $58.7m
- Low: Tennessee - $18.2m
- New England: #15 - $36.9m
DL
- NFL Avg - $32.0m
- High: Washington - $60.9m
- Low: Arizona - $9.6m
- New England: #18 - $29.3m
LB
- NFL Avg - $22.1m
- High: LA Chargers: $44.5m
- Low: LA Rams: $4.9m
- New England: #7 - $32.2m
DB
- NFL Avg - $30.0m
- High: Buffalo - $50.2m
- Low: LA Rams - $10.6m
- New England: #7 - $34.7m
K/P/LS
- NFL Avg - $5.4m
- High: Kansas City - $9.1m
- Low: LA Rams - $2.0m
- New England: #28 - $3.2m
So New England isn't investing much $ in the QB, RB, and ST positions. They are investing a lot of $ in the LB, DB, and TE positions. They're average in spending at the WR, OL, and DL positions.
The Patriots - in terms of spending against the cap - are spending more $$ this year at the WR position than KC, Dallas, Philly, San Fran, Balt, Min, and Det, to name a few. So spending at that position isn't really the issue. It's that they've spent it on the wrong guys.
But it's not like they're not TRYING to get better there.
NFL Team Spending Against the Cap By Position (full roster)
QB
- NFL Avg - $15.3m
- High: Tennessee - $39.5m
- Low: Tampa Bay - $3.2m
- New England: #30 - $6.1m
RB
- NFL Avg - $10.0m
- High: Las Vegas - $20.1m
- Low: LA Rams - $3.8m
- New England: #31 - $4.0m
WR
- NFL Avg - $22.1m
- High: Tampa Bay - $39.2m
- Low: Green Bay - $6.9m
- New England: #15 - $21.7m
TE
- NFL Avg - $9.7m
- High: New England - $20.9m
- Low: Tennessee - $2.6m
- New England: #1 - $20.9m
OL
- NFL Avg - $36.9m
- High: Houston - $58.7m
- Low: Tennessee - $18.2m
- New England: #15 - $36.9m
DL
- NFL Avg - $32.0m
- High: Washington - $60.9m
- Low: Arizona - $9.6m
- New England: #18 - $29.3m
LB
- NFL Avg - $22.1m
- High: LA Chargers: $44.5m
- Low: LA Rams: $4.9m
- New England: #7 - $32.2m
DB
- NFL Avg - $30.0m
- High: Buffalo - $50.2m
- Low: LA Rams - $10.6m
- New England: #7 - $34.7m
K/P/LS
- NFL Avg - $5.4m
- High: Kansas City - $9.1m
- Low: LA Rams - $2.0m
- New England: #28 - $3.2m
So New England isn't investing much $ in the QB, RB, and ST positions. They are investing a lot of $ in the LB, DB, and TE positions. They're average in spending at the WR, OL, and DL positions.
The Patriots - in terms of spending against the cap - are spending more $$ this year at the WR position than KC, Dallas, Philly, San Fran, Balt, Min, and Det, to name a few. So spending at that position isn't really the issue. It's that they've spent it on the wrong guys.
But it's not like they're not TRYING to get better there.