Amendola or Browner for $5m per year

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Biffins said:

If you had $15m to spend on a 3 yr deal for a player, would you give it to Amendola or Browner.

Belichick released Browner who was signed up for a $5m ish deal and restructured to sign-up Amendola for a $5m (with incentives) deal.

I am not sure what the capital allocation nprocess is within the Patriots top brass, but I don't have to think twice about who adds more value, was more valuable last year, and is likely to be more valuable to the team in 2015-2016.

I am really confused by some of this oblique decision making.

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Most of your confusion stems from the fact the assumptions you made are erroneous. As others pointed out the DA deal is really for $4MM/yr and Browner got a $6MM/yr deal. Also DA's deal significantly lowers his cap number for this year, and doesn't lock him in beyond this year. For DA the key was the $3MM signing bonus he gets locked into vs the risk of the market, plus the chance to get to that $5/yr.

I'm not sure exactly how Browner's deal works out, but I'm willing to bet that when the details are known, it will be a lot more team friendly than the $6MM/yr deal it looks like now. The Saints are having a talent fire sale in order to create desperately needed cap space. I doubt they would create a contract with a good but limited CB that would add $6MM to their cap.

cclocke said:

I'm not sure if that's correct. He was not released, his option was just not picked up. I believe there is a difference.

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There is a big difference in terms of comp picks, from what Miguel has explained.

We get a comp pick for Revis and Browner and Wilfork because we didn't pick up their options.

We don't lost a comp pick for Sheard because he was released by the Browns. FA is also about managing the following year's draft.

50-yard-line said:

There is a big difference in terms of comp picks, from what Miguel has explained.

We get a comp pick for Revis and Browner and Wilfork because we didn't pick up their options.

We don't lost a comp pick for Sheard because he was released by the Browns. FA is also about managing the following year's draft.

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I don't believe Sheard was released, his contract expired. At 5.5M he cancels out Browner.

Revis is still a 3rd, but Ayers, Vereen, Casslias, are most likely going to be 6s and 7s, I don't think wilfork is going to get more than 4m either.

Neither.

cclocke said:

With Revis, Browner, and potentially Wilfork, might be a nice bundle of comp picks headed our way next year. Depending on the amount of signings we make.

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Plus we have 5 of the first 97 picks in THIS draft.

The Patriots are stocked for the long-run while the rest of the East is stocking 30+yr old FA's.

The dominance may last two plus decades.

Biffins said:

If you had $15m to spend on a 3 yr deal for a player, would you give it to Amendola or Browner.

Belichick released Browner who was signed up for a $5m ish deal and restructured to sign-up Amendola for a $5m (with incentives) deal.

I am not sure what the capital allocation process is within the Patriots top brass, but I don't have to think twice about who adds more value, was more valuable last year, and is likely to be more valuable to the team in 2015-2016.

I am really confused by some of this oblique decision making.

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That's understandable. You, and all of us here, follow the Pats as a hobby/pastime/etc.

OTOH, this is BB's REASON FOR BEING. Belichick is at the stadium by 5am every friggin' day... poring over the roster, the rules, his options... he watches players every day, seeing their strengths and weaknesses... it's easy to see why HE would understand what's in the best interests of this team far better than any of us ever could.

Browner was effective here because of the defense we played when Revis was here, alone he would not have been as effective. BB saw the writing on the wall, that is why he allowed him to negotiate with other team..

It is not oblique or foggy, it is finding the best players to fit in this system..