this is impossible to answer without knowing about your team.
some may call it overkill, but blind bid free-agency is all about taking the shot when it's there and being right. chances are, there will be 2-4 RBs come along that will be difference makers. if you don't foresee yourself needing one of those, then i think you likely made a wise purchase in royal.
if a RB will likely not be what you need, then there is only one question: will there be another WR FA come along that will be more valuable than royal?
i don't foresee that happening.
if royal is the impact WR we (i) think he can be, no amount of money is too much. i'd have saved a few bucks for minor pickups, but in principle, i don't think what you did is too bad.
Heres my team... Bolded the startersLine up is QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 WR/RB, TE, K
Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB
Kellen Clemens (IR) NYJ QB
Kevin Kolb (IR) PHI QB
Tarvaris Jackson MIN QB
Ben is a solid starter, I'm in need of a better back up
Chris Henry TEN RB
J.J. Arrington ARI RB
Jerious Norwood ATL RB
LaMont Jordan NWE RB
Marion Barber DAL RB
Michael Turner ATL RB
Pierre Thomas NOR RB
Reggie Bush NOR RB
RBs are set for now, I have Bush's and Turner's back ups.
Bernard Berrian MIN WR
Eddie Royal DEN WR
Kevin Curtis PHI WR
Reggie Wayne IND WR
Ronald Curry OAK WR
Shaun McDonald DET WR
Vincent Jackson SDG WR
Maybe after seeing my WRs, you can see why I did this. I need a guy like Royal, or at least take a shot on what looked like a very talented WR. My WR2 was Curtis as weak as that sounds... and hes hurt.
Chris Cooley
Greg Olsen
When Marshall comes back... I'm not going to expect a huge night like Monday. But Good players produce, especially when their in good offenses. Eddie looked like hes going to be great.
Like I said in an earlier post, one guy admitted that he bidded $860+ for him... so all you poster in here saying that you would of only done half your wad or less would not have Royal on your team this morning. Yes, I'll miss out on picking up someones #3 RB when the starter goes done, most back up RB are already owned... or I'll miss my chance at the #4 WR on a team when he gets his shot at the end of the yr. Or I'll miss out on the next Matt Moore this yr.... Poor me.
this was also an "know your opponent move"; A couple of People in this league aren't afraid of spending thier whole wad on one player; last yr... one guy did this for D Ward after BJ got hurt in game 1.
And heres some highlights of the Bids that processed.
$387 Anthony Fasano, TE (MIA)
$67 John Carlson, TE (SEA)
$300 J.T. O'Sullivan, QB (SFO)
$400 Matt Cassel, QB (NWE)
$1,000 Brett Favre, QB (NYJ)
guy already hade Rivers and Campbell too
$201 Josh Morgan, WR (SFO)
$101 Kyle Orton, QB (CHI)
to Brandon Marshall as of this Sunday.
