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From SMY's Sunday notes column in today's Boston Globe:
Scout's opinions may well differ here but I wouldn't want NE to pay $10 million (and the requisite draft pick compensation) for a player who is "no longer elite." As I said earlier in this thread, AJ would have to a significant pay cut for this to make sense for the Patriots.
"It would take not only financial maneuvering, but there’s also the matter of what Houston would want in return. One AFC scout said Johnson is no longer elite, citing his age (33) and a bit of a slowdown when it comes to his breakaway speed, though he is still very good, and guessed it would take a second- or third-round pick to get him.
Johnson would have to agree to a pay cut to play for a team such as New England, and the feeling is that he would be open to doing that."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...from-texans/QevYOzgl3hMqsD2ZzryYhP/story.htmlJohnson would have to agree to a pay cut to play for a team such as New England, and the feeling is that he would be open to doing that."
Scout's opinions may well differ here but I wouldn't want NE to pay $10 million (and the requisite draft pick compensation) for a player who is "no longer elite." As I said earlier in this thread, AJ would have to a significant pay cut for this to make sense for the Patriots.