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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Unless we work a trade for Cassel can the front office make any moves?
Will their be $$$ for FA signings,maybe resigning Wilfork,ect. If we did keep both where does that leave us.
I'll admit I know nothing about the salary cap.
thanks
Correct. In my opinion, nothing speaks more loudly about their intention to trade Cassel than the fact that it was done on day 1, as opposed to their history of waiting until the end of the tagging period.I am sure the FO is working on deals that we wouldn't have a clue on.....You really think no teams are going to bite on Matty boy....Why would BB put the tag on the 1st day....In the past they waited to the last days....
"On-hold"? No.
The front office is still planning and preparing like the normally would.
Correct. In my opinion, nothing speaks more loudly about their intention to trade Cassel than the fact that it was done on day 1, as opposed to their history of waiting until the end of the tagging period.
"If Miguel's number's are even close to being right, he has the Pat's at $3.9M under the cap after franchising Cassell.
They wouldn't even have enough to sign the rookies this year. I believe last year's rookie pool was $4.3M.
So the short answer is, NO."
I wish we knew more about the Brady/Cassel situation and hope Brady is back 100% and we can trade Casse for some picks.
We need to get back to the SB again. If I am greedy so be it but I want another SB win for us !! This window is still open for this team.
Go Pats
Unless we work a trade for Cassel can the front office make any moves?
Will their be $$$ for FA signings,maybe resigning Wilfork,ect. If we did keep both where does that leave us.
I'll admit I know nothing about the salary cap.
thanks
You beat me to it, that sums up what I was thinking.Agreed...actual contract signing may be "on hold," but assuming they're planning to trade Cassel they can lay all the groundwork for re-signings, etc. to finalize as soon as the cap space is cleared.
I can see the Pats trading away one or two of those picks for better picks next year - for example, trade away one of this year's thirds to somebody for next year's second.Why would they want to do so? They have 5 picks in the first three rounds and probably 11 overall, even without a Cassel trade. .
Where are you going to put the inexpensive rookies? Try cutting eleven players from the Pats roster. Its pretty tough.
I can see the Pats trading away one or two of those picks for better picks next year - for example, trade away one of this year's thirds to somebody for next year's second.
"If Miguel's number's are even close to being right, he has the Pat's at $3.9M under the cap after franchising Cassell.
They wouldn't even have enough to sign the rookies this year. I believe last year's rookie pool was $4.3M.
So the short answer is, NO."
I wish we knew more about the Brady/Cassel situation and hope Brady is back 100% and we can trade Casse for some picks.
We need to get back to the SB again. If I am greedy so be it but I want another SB win for us !! This window is still open for this team.
Go Pats
Re-signing Seymour will be no easy task. I think he will demandMeanwhilethe cheapest re-signing for the most important player on Derfesnecan can proceed. Richard Seymour can be re-signed with little CAP impact and probably even a minor savings. He is already on the books for $10,000,000 per year. Merely extending the length o fhis contract and giving him a signing bonus, cash now, and perhaps smaller salary will cut his CAP for 2009, but keepthe amount paid to him over his longer contract about the same as now.
People without a clue speak of letting Seymour go, but BB is not that stupid. Seymour comman+ds double teaming, nakes Wilfork and Warren more effective, and provides the pass rush from the defensive line position.
You don' let an under thirty year old future HOF player leave when there is absolutely no reason to do so.