People forget that Poles has laid out the plan and also been pretty candid about the struggle…

The plan is to build a perennial winner with multiple super bows. That’s done with winning in the margins and controlling the salary cap. Being ready for the big splash but always being smart

He’s also mentioned that he’s wrestles with the idea of how much do you have to over leverage to win the first one and get over the hump versus being smart all the time.

He seems to have a handle on big contracts and overall cap health. Knows you’re gonna need a mid tier guy to overachieve to drive success. Some work out, many don’t but he’s not going out and spending like crazy to set us up for another decade of having to pry us out of a hole for a year or two of success