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Old 02-09-2012, 03:41 PM   #1
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I mean think about it. The last time we were this close BB just said screw it lets load up.

We went out and grabbed the top LB in the market.

One of the top WR's available.

A big blocking TE

Randy Moss and Wes Welker.

What are the odds we do something similar with roughly being anywhere from 20 to 30 million (based on possible cuts) under the projected cap.

It is very possible we can keep Wes Welker and sign a top tier FA and some mid level guys along with our draft picks.

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Old 02-09-2012, 03:46 PM   #2
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Ive been thinking about this all week, they DONT need it to stay in contention but it would certainly make things a hell of allot easier and make the team ALLOT more competitive.


I really hope they do a similar off season where they go out and try to get all the pieces tho.
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Ive been thinking about this all week, they DONT need it to stay in contention but it would certainly make things a hell of allot easier and make the team ALLOT more competitive.


I really hope they do a similar off season where they go out and try to get all the pieces tho.
My point exactly why not grab a Marques Colston? Your probably out of the running for Super Mario but at least you can try and be somewhat successful.
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I guess that depends on what they do with Welker and other FAs currently on the team and add the rookies at about $7M and you have the rest of the cap to play with.
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Old 02-09-2012, 04:05 PM   #5
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if you look back on that offseason Moss was a guy everyone said is done and Welker was a 50 rec punt returner... Moss went on to have the best year ever by a WR and all Welker has done is average over 110 rec and over 1200 yards as a pat my point is they tried that this year with Ocho and Haynesworth,


the pats do that every year they make low risk high reward moves they dont just go balls to the wall and spend big money on FA's some times they work and some times they dont but none of the moves they make will hurt the team long term if they dont workout
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If Welker departs, and the Pats sign Colston to a huge contract, what would have happened to the Patriot Way?

If I'm Gronk or AHern's agent, and I see that, maybe I get my guy to hold out to get paid now.
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I think so.

The Pats have always been smart with the cap, but I have a feeling they were anticipating this free agent period based on who would be available.

They got as much as they possibly could from the 18 undrafted players on the roster, and they can still add 5-8 million more to a 23-26 million dollar cap by releasing Mike Wright and tweaking a few contracts. The Pats could be looking at 30 million in space with small adjustments by March.

That's plenty of money when you consider the rookie wage scale.

For some reason it feels the same to me as it did then.
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Actually, since Brady only has 3 years left on this deal, why not load up for 3 runs in 3 years?
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My point exactly why not grab a Marques Colston? Your probably out of the running for Super Mario but at least you can try and be somewhat successful.
Great production, but he plays an awful lot of his games in a dome, and he might be a product of the system. He makes me nervous.
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I thought BB did just that prior to this year when he loaded up and brought in Fat Albert, Ocho, Carter and Ellis so I think he knows well that we only have the luxury of a three to four year window where Brady is still playing effectively to compete for the SB. So I fully expect that someone like Colston will be signed in addition to Welker and the defense will also be upgraded in both FAcy and the draft.

Hell, I'm sure the loss is eating away him so much that he'll get back to the three hours of sleep working days within a week if he hasn't already reverted to it now.
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