09-25-2007, 01:51 PM
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Re: Don't hate me... I don't think we should activate Troy Brown
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Originally Posted by F.B.N.
Troy is getting released ... not a matter of if he is ... it's when he will be. The recent problems have set this back a few weeks ... Belichick will do it as best as possible. There is a slight chance he'll be IR'd however ... those in the know are hoping for that solution.
I'm hoping he stays as a coach. However, he'll need a settlement to do that so he doesn't lose his players salary which is a whole lot more than entry coach pay. It would be nice to have a player stay and coach ... really nice.
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I know you claim to know something, but I'm calling BS on any such info. There is no value to cutting him for 9 weeks once he was placed on PUP where he is collecting his full but minimum salary as an available experienced body you could need in the blink of an eye. They can as solmon said string that out from weeks 6 to 11 if need before deciding whether or not to activate him. The only reason to cut him would be if he was asking for/demanding his release because he believes he would be playing now elsewhere. However, he agreed to PUP which tells me he would rather see how things play out here. Stallworth is nursing a knee and had injury concerns late in camp, and Washington was inactive with a hammy last week. Belichick is managing Moss gingerly (see 3 consecutive weeks of team decision he doesn't practice on Thursday's...).
If Troy has not sufficiently recovered he will go on IR. If he has he's on record saying he wants to play, not coach, this season or maybe ever. Don't know what part of that some of you can't grasp. He lives in SC in the off season. Coaches don't have off seasons. The generally don't have off days in season. He has a cushier job within the organization awaiting him when he finally does retire here. Not to mention potential to do some radio (as he already does a weekly hour on ESPN).
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