Keegs

I'm a little confused with this Colvin situation. I was under the impression that he had one more (expensive) year left with the Pats.

Yet the Pats cut Colvin.

Now why would they cut him when they could trade him and at least get something for him?

Some of you on here know a lot more about the cap, and franchising, and compensatory picks, than others....... so this is mostly directed towards you.

Why didn't the Pats just trade Colvin for a 4th round pick?
If that won't work, Why not trade him for a 6th instead of just releasing him?

Do they get a compensatory pick for releasing him (or something) that would allow this mess to make sense?

otherwise, i don't why they didn't just trade him and get whatever they could.... a 6th rounder would be better than nothing..

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primetime

One of two possibilities. No market for a guy who's over 30, probably a little overpaid, and injury prone. Or the Patriots are looking at bringing him back with a different contract, something that would be impossible if another team held his rights. I'd like to believe it's the latter.

satz

Let see team A is calling all the team 4 days before march 1st when it has to pay a player who is currently injured and will not pass physical.

hmm i am sure some team might have jumped to pickup the march 1 bonus without even a physical or redid a contract for this injured player instead of seeing if he gets healthy by training camp and try to bring him in.

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MrBigglesWorth

c'mon keegs.... the same reason they released willie mac. sure colvin is younger but he also ahd a busted foot. willie mac didn't. honestly if you were a team... would yoou give away a draft pick if you had an inkling that the team might release him and you'd get him alot cheaper? why take on a big contract(tail end of it) when you don't have to?

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Keegs

but all you need is one idiot.

And there's more than 1 in the nfl.

I think he could have been traded for a 6th rounder at least...... no?

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HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

because nobody wants to pick up his salary.

The 12th Man

If I remember correctly, it has been a long time (8 years) since the last 6th round pick was someone who stuck with the team or even made a big difference. So, to me, it's worthless. Just look how many rookies made the roster last year. Even Lua got cut now. We need quality, not quantity.

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How about because it was a better situation for Colvin. Colvin didn't want to take a paycut and Pats wouldn't keep him at that salary. Trading him wouldn't likely bring a lot back in return and Colvin would only be able to negotiate with one team.

Cutting Colvin allowed him to maximize his value on the open market. Cutting Colvin before Friday allowed him to get a jump on negotiations before the upcoming spending frenzy.

I know Belichick is evil incarnate but he does value players who give everything they have to the team. Maybe he was balancing Colvin's interests along with the interests of the team.

Keegs

good answer.

And i think a 6th round pick is better than nothing.. I'll never change my mind about that.

We've had a few 6th rounders work out for us.

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MrBigglesWorth

who is gonna trade with the pats and be perceived as being duped.

the pats got the better end of the moss deal

the pats got the better end of the san fran deal

no one in the afc east will trade with them

the best would be if the jets traded vilma to the lions and the pats had a trade in the works with detroit for vilma with mangini having no knowledge of it

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