Tom Brady Restructures Contract - shifts $24 million

West Philly Patriot · Dec 29, 2014

reflexblue said:
You don't say

Uhh yea.

I was responding to a post saying Brady predates Duncan on a pro level as far as excellence.

Badluck · Dec 29, 2014

GrogansArmy said:
Serious? You don't think Snyder or Woody Johnson wouldn't trade for him regardless of how much it costs or the picks? Brady doesn't want that, he wants to choose where he goes... again - only IF BB decides to get rid of him which I don't think he does. Brady's interview earlier in the year was quite telling (imo), he wants to play as long as he thinks he is good whether thats with the Pats or another team (of his choice).

Ah ok i get you now.
Either way ti doesnt sound good for Brady and the Pats immediate future. I dont think they just make the move for no reason.
this makes me sad and it seems like the media is completely ignoring this very real possibility.

BradyToAmendola · Dec 29, 2014

I heard the tail end of Miguel on Dale and Holley but he was just getting off so I couldn't hear what this meant or if it was good or bad. What are the tl;dr ramifications of this restructuring?

GrogansArmy · Dec 29, 2014

Badluck said:
Ah ok i get you now.
Either way ti doesnt sound good for Brady and the Pats immediate future. I dont think they just make the move for no reason.
this makes me sad and it seems like the media is completely ignoring this very real possibility.

If it makes you feel better, it does seem like BB and TB have a special relationship... I mean, like name me one person other than TB that can get away with calling BB 'Baby'

I doubt BB is going to treat TB like he did Law, Milloy, McGinest, Seymour, Branch, ...etc. But TB has seen over the years how BB treats players on the downside, so you have to figure its gotta be in the back of his mind that BB might do the same to him.

Galeb · Dec 29, 2014

GrogansArmy said:
I doubt BB is going to treat TB like he did Law, Milloy, McGinest, Seymour, Branch, ...etc. But TB did see how BB treats players on the downside, so you have to figure its gotta be in the back of his head that BB might do the same to him.

Which is probably the biggest factor for his dramatically below market salary demands.

Gronkandez · Dec 29, 2014

I know Bill Simmons isn't a football guy but I'm posting his tweets anyway because I kind of don't have an explanation for him. The deal seems fishy to me.

Edit: sorry I can't paste his tweets while on my ipad

https://mobile.twitter.com/BillSimmons

grux · Dec 29, 2014

zipster9 said:
Brady is a team player more than any NFL player out there, IMO.

Legacy is not making the most $$/year. Rather, how many SB rings are on your fingers.

The Patriots (aka BillB) should clip dead-weight in the off-season to retain more cap $$, starting with Amendola. Also, many of the other players should be asked to restructure as well.

I am pretty sure that the Pats will ask Mayo to take a pay cut/restructure. I also hope Revis takes Brady's lead and signs for a reasonable amount.

Jackson 2 · Dec 29, 2014

rochrist said:
Well, according to Tanguay and Minehan, this just proves that Krafty Bob is cheap.

Their parents are brother and sister.

Kdo5 · Dec 29, 2014

Jackson 2 said:
Their parents are brother and sister.

Ha Tanguay is such a bandwagon turd. Remember after we had our struggles in the first Jets game?

"THIS IS WHO THEY ARE! THEY WONT IMPROVE!"

... Or how about after the Broncos game....

(Screams) "I WAS WRONG!"

Miguel · Dec 29, 2014

BradyToAmendola said:
I heard the tail end of Miguel on Dale and Holley but he was just getting off so I couldn't hear what this meant or if it was good or bad. What are the tl;dr ramifications of this restructuring?

See my blog post http://www.patsfans.com/salary-cap/?p=1020

Was it me? Or did Holley not like being corrected?

Fencer · Dec 29, 2014

One omission in

Question: How does this benefit Tom Brady? Answer: Makes it easier for him to ask to be released, if he chooses to do so. May help the Patriots build a stronger team around him.

It also puts more money in his pocket (if he indeed plays out his contract).

Gronkandez · Dec 29, 2014

M

Miguel said:
See my blog post http://www.patsfans.com/salary-cap/?p=1020

Was it me? Or did Holley not like being corrected?

Miguel, I haven't read through all the post so I apologize in advance but I would like to get opinion on this. Is it JUST about the escrow and if so how does that benefit Brady? If one looks at the deal through the lens of a pessimist they would say this allows the Pats the cut him or trade him? This offseason with very little cap impact compared to the old deal.

Fencer · Dec 29, 2014

To a first approximation, this deal costs the Pats $3 million in cap room over the years, with the main offsetting benefit being to help the Krafts postpone spending some cash. Unless they're having a cash flow crunch, which would surprise me, that's pretty uncharacteristic of them.

So I'm confused.

terabthia2 · Dec 29, 2014

KontradictioN said:
Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Bears are backing up the Brinks truck for this...

All he needs is the right coach to make it all work.

Rex Ryan, for example!

Jackson 2 · Dec 29, 2014

Kdo5 said:
Ha Tanguay is such a bandwagon turd. Remember after we had our struggles in the first Jets game?

"THIS IS WHO THEY ARE! THEY WONT IMPROVE!"

... Or how about after the Broncos game....

(Screams) "I WAS WRONG!"

Hey, I go bugf### on these media whores more than anybody. But, as I said awhile ago, I met Tanguay at a function a couple of years ago and he's a total jackass. I mean astoundingly so. Minehane had promise until he became contaminated by KuKluxKallahan and Dennis the Dope.

pheenix11 · Dec 29, 2014

shmessy said:
We already know how you feel about Tom Brady:

Was that mental toughness during the last minute of the Super Bowl in 2007 (amazing how overlooked that sequence of plays has been over the years) when the Patriots got the ball back, had timeouts to use, had close to 50 secs on the clock and only needed a FG to win it all. Brady made NO attempt to work the ball down the field to get into FG range. All he did was chuck it long to Moss like he couldn't wait to get off the field.

While I don't agree with the Brady comments, that last series he is talking about still haunts me to this day. I will never understand why they didn't try a few short passes to get into field goal range.

ctpatsfan77 · Dec 29, 2014

GrogansArmy said:
If it makes you feel better, it does seem like BB and TB have a special relationship... I mean, like name me one person other than TB that can get away with calling BB 'Baby'

Vrabel apparently could.

ctpatsfan77 · Dec 29, 2014

I think the point here is that if the Pats decide to "move on" from Brady before this contract ends, they now have the "option" of releasing him instead of trading him.

Gronkandez · Dec 29, 2014

pheenix11 said:
While I don't agree with the Brady comments, that last series he is talking about still haunts me to this day. I will never understand why they didn't try a few short passes to get into field goal range.

They came within inches of completing that bomb to Moss

Gronkandez · Dec 29, 2014

ctpatsfan77 said:
I think the point here is that if the Pats decide to "move on" from Brady before this contract ends, they now have the "option" of releasing him instead of trading him.

So they would prefer not to get compensation? I just read Miguel's blog post and it says basically allows Brady to ask for his release if he wants it. But then he says could allow them to build a better team around Brady but I'm not buying that. He already did that.

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