02-06-2009, 01:01 PM
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Veteran Starter w/Big Long Term Deal
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 9,298
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Re: WEEI.com's Great Debate: Keep or Trade Cassel?
Great stuff Chris - I'm firmly on your side of the debate here.
This part resonates:
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You mention the Colts as a team that hasn't had salary cap issues. The reason Indianapolis doesn't run into problems is because they paid Peyton $11.5 million last year (that, of course, doesn't take into account his endorsement deals, which total roughly $88 skadillion) and then paid backup Jim Sorgi $1.635 million. Pittsburgh backup Byron Leftwich made $645,000 this past season. David Carr backed up Eli Manning this year, and he made $1.5 million.
These are rational salary structures. If Brady gets hurt again, well, that's part of life in the NFL. You play the hand you've been dealt. But that doesn't mean you have to overpay just because you think your quarterback might get hurt.
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