Sean Pa Patriot
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If he's traded, the team to whom he's traded assumes his contract, which calls for salaries of $4.9M in 2010 and $5.9M in 2011, according to Miguel. I doubt any team would want to pay him that kind of money. They would probably want to re-do this contract, which then begs the question of why they would trade for him in the first place. About the only benefit to trading for him would be that his new team would have exclusive rights to renegotiate his contract, but given the fact that tampering is all but legal, that really is not much of a benefit.
he wouldn't help the jets given who they already have
if you're going to have dead money, 2010 would be the year to have it
If he's traded, the team to whom he's traded assumes his contract, which calls for salaries of $4.9M in 2010 and $5.9M in 2011, according to Miguel. I doubt any team would want to pay him that kind of money. They would probably want to re-do this contract, which then begs the question of why they would trade for him in the first place. About the only benefit to trading for him would be that his new team would have exclusive rights to renegotiate his contract, but given the fact that tampering is all but legal, that really is not much of a benefit.
IMO no one wants AD . I mean with a trade. A 6th as most with the Broncos, Chiefs or something like that
Here is a trade that would have all the naysayers disrespecting BB shut the heck up. Pretty crazy but here it goes Adalius Thomas and a third this year for Julius Peppers and a 6th back. It's a win win both players have a new start Carolina gets some pass rush back. Gains a pick high enough to find a decent to good player The patriots find their elephant. I don't think BB is gonna switch his scheme when he had the players it was a force. It's not that other teams hav just caught on alot of it is personel. I would also pry kirk Morrison out of Oakland, draft Carlos dunlap and Austin lane, if that doesn't work to generate a great d of course retaining wilfork nothing will.
Christopher Patriot
Ok I was under the Impressiom carolina had the right to franchise him again. Ok then
To be clear, Thomas is being moved because the team deosn't want him on the team, not because Thomas can't be a valuable OLB. Some would think that the patriots need an OLB.
They had him this season and the need remained. They can't pay a guy the rate they'd pay an impact player and leader when he isn't remotely that. Particularly not when he has reportedly been a disruptive force at worst and not a positive force at best in a locker room on a team searching for it's identity in the throws of a leadership void.
This dynamic may even impact any ability to deal with Wilfork. Because for all his talent, which is immense, he doesn't project as the kind of leader they are in need of. Vince is a magnetic, jovial, charming guy who draws others two him. Everybody loves big Vince. Unfortunately what we need leading that defense are some big, angry, driven guys who take it seriously and personally and scare the crap out of immature rookies and even give ****y FA's pause because they won't tolerate attitudes or excuses or intermittent effort impacting their chances of winning. I know some here think that should be on the coaches, but it never truly is. Players won't respond to leadership consistently unless they experience it being reinforced by their peers.