The story of the Golden Goose - New England Patriots Forums

PatriotInsider · 03-23-2006, 09:57 PM

Was not believed, so it was never seen again.

cubedoggy · 03-23-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PatriotInsider

I've visited this site quite often but never posted. The reason I have chosen to post now is to inform you all of a rumor I've recently heard. A friend of mine works within the Patriots circle (not front office or anything), I can not be specific because I know people like Curran etc. read this site and if this rumor caught wind in the papers it could get my friend in trouble. But the reason for the Patriots inactivity in free agency is not by the design of either Pioli or Belichick. Bob Kraft apparently is focusing his money towards hotels and various complexes to be built around Gillette Stadium. He's also looking into buying a Premiere League Soccer team. Also, Kraft was not happy with the new CBA, and those people who say they always spend to the cap, yes they have in the past, but this is the first time its been at $102 million, don't expect Kraft to make a 20 million jump in payroll. Belichick and Pioli badly wanted Finneran, Peterson, and wanted to keep Adam but Kraft has budgeted them only $5 million in bonuses for this offseason. The FO hands are tied. Apparently Belichick has an extension but has become disenchanted with Krafts unwillingness to pay cash, which is why he's gone on his spring training tour since he feels there is nothing else he can do. People close to Kraft think that Kraft feels Belichick is a miracle worker and build a competitor on a shoestring budget. They also want to get Deion and Seymour extended but kraft keeps putting the situation off and heading to isreal and other events. Its getting frustrating for everyone else. Like I said this is just a rumor of what one person is hearing.

Do you know NEM's barber's sister's ex-brother-in-law?

***patchick*** · 03-23-2006, 10:06 PM

I almost don't want to bother to respond to this, but...

Why on earth would anyone believe that the Krafts are stupid enough to kill the golden goose? All that development around Gillette would be a boondoggle if the football organization returned to cellar-dwelling.

Sean Pa Patriot · 03-23-2006, 10:08 PM

This is coming from a guy with 1 post.... Idiot....

***fgssand*** · 03-23-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PatriotInsider

I've visited this site quite often but never posted. The reason I have chosen to post now is to inform you all of a rumor I've recently heard. A friend of mine works within the Patriots circle (not front office or anything), I can not be specific because I know people like Curran etc. read this site and if this rumor caught wind in the papers it could get my friend in trouble. But the reason for the Patriots inactivity in free agency is not by the design of either Pioli or Belichick. Bob Kraft apparently is focusing his money towards hotels and various complexes to be built around Gillette Stadium. He's also looking into buying a Premiere League Soccer team. Also, Kraft was not happy with the new CBA, and those people who say they always spend to the cap, yes they have in the past, but this is the first time its been at $102 million, don't expect Kraft to make a 20 million jump in payroll. Belichick and Pioli badly wanted Finneran, Peterson, and wanted to keep Adam but Kraft has budgeted them only $5 million in bonuses for this offseason. The FO hands are tied. Apparently Belichick has an extension but has become disenchanted with Krafts unwillingness to pay cash, which is why he's gone on his spring training tour since he feels there is nothing else he can do. People close to Kraft think that Kraft feels Belichick is a miracle worker and build a competitor on a shoestring budget. They also want to get Deion and Seymour extended but kraft keeps putting the situation off and heading to isreal and other events. Its getting frustrating for everyone else. Like I said this is just a rumor of what one person is hearing.

This confirm things - we are doomed. Kraft will most assuredly decrease the value of his Billion dollar asset so as to make all the developement in and around the home of that billion dollar asset worthless.

Crazy Patriot Guy · 03-23-2006, 10:14 PM

So with half of the $5 million budget in bonus money, BB and Pioli decided to restructure Dillon's contract by turning $2 million of his base salary into signing bonus to create more cap space? Yeah that sounds about right.

Also, Kraft wants to build hotels and complexes near the stadium and buy a soccer team but giving out signing bonuses is the difference between being able to afford it or not? Um, yeah, um........ok.

Feep_FLA · 03-23-2006, 10:17 PM

I laughed my ass off when I read this post! High-ster-i-cal!

***jczxohn1*** · 03-23-2006, 10:26 PM

Odd to say that Kraft was disenchanted with the CBA when his son, Jonathon was one of the prime negotiators of the compromise. Limited his out-of-pocket to $3 mil and put in stringent rules to insure do-nothings had to make an effort to max their marketing to participate. I'd say he got the best he could out of it and enhanced his family's standing in the league by going to Israel and letting Jonathon do the heavy lifting.