The allen moves were made because the decision after Beane was hired was, clear the books and get a QB. He had to make the moves, no brainer there. The Diggs trade I agree was a big time trade.
But then again, I was referring specifically to the DE position. Guess I could've been more specific about that , but that's what I'm talking about man.
2020 Championship Bucs - JPP, Vita Vea, Shaq barrett signed that preseason, Ndamukong Suh signed that pre-season
2019 Championship Chiefs - Chris Jones , traded for Frank clark that preseason
It's a more recent trend that has lead to sucess. But it's unlikely that trend will be broken this season either with Hendrickson helping push the Bengals over the top today and if the Rams win I'm sure Von Miller will have made an impact. I'm not a fan of trading assets or major cap space for singular players, but winning super bowls are hard, and coaching up the Boogie Bashmans and AJ Epenesas of the world make for a much more difficult path to glory than just signing an already proven veteran.
That being said, winning with our home grown guys would be far more enjoyable, though less likely.
I also don't take cap concerns as an excuse, the chiefs finished last year in bad shape and brought in big time players like Ronnie Stanley and Melvin Ingram. The Rams seem to be able to do bring on whoever they please (yes I'm aware some are discounts).