There isn't a right or wrong way to allocate resources in putting together a team that has Super Bowl potential. In fact, you could call it "different strokes for different folks."The made it to Super Bowl LI with quarterback having the NFL's third-highest 2016 cap number. The 2013 rode a dominant defense to a decisive Super Bowl XLVIII victory when most of the Legion of Boom, Seattle's vaunted secondary, was still on extremely affordable rookie contracts. Seahawks quarterback was the best bargain in the NFL since he was a third round pick in the 2012 draft making le s than $550,000.The following graphic outlines the salary cap charges for the and ' key contributors at each position and on special teams. It works out to 31 players on offense and defense for each team. The Eagles have 15 offensive players and 16 defensive players while the split is reversed for the Patriots. Reserve list and dead money charges are tracked as well. With any player whose playing time was at least 35 percent, only the weeks he wasn't on the 53-man roster are cla sified as a reserve list salary cap charge. Otherwise, a player's entire cap hit goes under the reserve list category. For example, Eagles Austin Ekeler Jersey quarterback went on injured reserve 15 weeks into the regular season with a serious injury to his left knee. That means 3/17ths of Wentz's $6,069,684 2017 cap number, which is $1,071,121, has been attributed to the reserve list, while the $4,998,563 balance goes under his position. This type of calculation was also made for Eagles left tackle and Patriots right tackle . Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player that is no longer on a team's roster. The Collective Bargaining Agreement's $210 daily amount for participating in a team's voluntary offseason workout program is included in the cap numbers.Each NFL team's actual salary cap (known as adjusted salary cap) is typically different from the NFL's set amount because unused cap room can be carried over from one year to the next year and other adjustments can further increase or decrease cap space. The actual salary cap is currently $167 million. The Eagles are operating with a bigger adjusted salary cap thanks to more of a rollover from the 2016 league year. The achievement of not-likely-to-be-earned incentives that had to be accounted for nearly wiped out New Larry Rountree III Jersey England's unused cap room. Philadelphia's adjusted salary cap is just under $177 million. New England's is a little le s than $168.2 million.Philadelphia has an even distribution with $60.59 million devoted to offense and $60.67 million on defense. New England's cap spending is weighted toward the offense with almost $2 million more than Philadelphia. The breakdown is $62.287 million for offensive and $43.639 million on defense. Now let's break it down by position.QuarterbackA high quality quarterback on a rookie contract, like Wentz, is the best value in the NFL because of the roster flexibility provided. Wentz, 2016's second overall pick, was in the driver's seat for league MVP before tearing multiple ligaments in his left knee during Week 14 against the . Eagles owner Jeff Lurie referred to the two-year, $11 million contract (worth up to $22 million with salary escalators and incentives) given to to upgrade the backup position as money well spent earlier in the week. $14 million Junior Seau Jersey 2017 cap hit is middle of the pack for a starting quarterback. His willingne s to sign below market contracts for the good of the Patriots has paid dividends on the football field. The Patriots have been able to a semble a more talented roster than otherwise po sible. Brady was won two more Super Bowl rings since starting this proce s in 2013. Other upper echelon quarterbacks haven't followed Brady's lead by taking a discount. Running backThe Eagles have a minimal investment in running backs. was acquired from the at the trading deadline for a 2018 fourth-round pick after falling out favor in Miami. The 2015 fifth-round pick's cap charge for Philadelphia this season is a shade over $325,000. didn't find a home until several days after the 2017 draft. He signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Eagles containing additional $1.55 million in incentives. The po sibility he'd remain in New England was put in jeopardy when received a one-year, $3.15 million deal in free agency because of his dual threat capabilities. Signing restricted free agent to a front-loaded two-year, $6.4 million offer sheet that the didn't match made Blount expendable.The newcomers have taken a back seat in New England despite combined 2017 salaries of $7.15 million. The Patriots haven't gotten a good return on their investment in the duo. emerged from a crowded backfield to become New England's primary ball-carrier down the stretch of the season at a fraction of the cost. He's in the final year of a two-year, $3 million extension he signed in 2015. , who is primarily used as a receiver out of the backfield, is New England's highest-paid running back. He was given in a three-year extension last April averaging $4 million per year.New England utilizes a fullback more than practically every other NFL team. received the Donald Parham Jr. Jersey second most playing time among the league's fullbacks. He was on the field for 30.2 percent of New England's offensive snaps. The two-year contract the signed last offseason is le s than Lewis' deal. Wide receiverThe Eagles remade their receiving corps by signing both and in free agency. , who led Philadelphia wideouts in receptions and receiving yards in 2016, was dealt to the Bills during the preseason. Jeffery won the $9.5 million bet he made on himself on his one-year deal (worth up to $14 million through incentives). The Eagles gave Jeffery, who has Philadelphia's largest cap number at $11.2 million, a four-year, $52 million extension late in the season. New England has never been a team under head coach Bill Belichick to make a big financial commitment to wide receivers. The only wide receiver to average at least $9 million per year on a long term deal has been Randy Mo s nearly a decade ago. The Patriots have gotten their money's worth from the trade with the that brought over and a 2017 fourth-round pick for 2017 first- (32nd overall) and third-round picks. Cooks had his third straight 1,000 receiving yard season as one of the NFL's better deep threats while only making a little over $1.5 million, but his salary takes a big jump next season with a fifth-year option for $8.459 million. Tight endBackup has a bigger 2017 cap number ($4,006,880) than ($3,126,880). The first-time Pro Bowler's 2017 cap number was originally $5.6 million before restructuring to create cap room. The Patriots finally addre sed perpetual unhappine s with the six-year, $54 million extension he signed in 2012 to become the NFL's highest paid tight end by average yearly salary. $5.5 million of not-likely-to-be-earned incentives were added to Gronkowski's contract Nasir Adderley Jersey and are reflected in the numbers at the top of this feature