NFL Free Agency Thread

Loyko sums up the collective feelings of many posters here on PatsFans:

The Brandon Five said:

I don't play Madden. But I can't imagine the Pats heading into TC with $17 million in cap space.

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That's good, because according to Miguel they actually only have $12.15M in cap space.

Ross12 said:

Loyko sums up the collective feelings of many posters here on PatsFans:

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Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

Hammer of Thor said:

That's good, because according to Miguel they actually only have $12.15M in cap space.

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They can open up like 8 million by just releasing Amendola and Cannon already :/

JMC00 said:

Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

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He is sometimes entertaining and insightful, but no more than any of the insightful but decidedly non-insider folks who post on this forum.

Marqui said:

They can open up like 8 million by just releasing Amendola and Cannon already :/

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Cool, they can cut Amendola and replace him with...?

Definitely a good idea to make the roster decidedly worse just to shake things up a little.

JMC00 said:

Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

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JMC00 said:

Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

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Oh i tweeted him about that...but he won't respons becasue i am always all over him.

primetime said:

Cool, they can cut Amendola and replace him with...?

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Pretty much any other WR available. He's nothing special.

JMC00 said:

Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

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He is friends with Jaime Collins cousin.....That's his inside source

Marqui said:

Pretty much any other WR available. He's nothing special.

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Yeah, the guy who knows a notoriously difficult system and is trusted by the team's quarterback and caught 65 passes in 14 games last season can certainly be easily replaced by any of this cheap and plentiful group of superstars waiting for a call from Belichick.

JMC00 said:

Wait. Why would he need Schefter to tell him? Thought he had sources inside the Pats.. This is just proof that people should stop posting stuff from him.. He is as clueless as us.

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I'm not sure why you're being so cynical. Unless there's a mass text going out (which does happen), one person is going to be first and everybody else, even the Schefters, Rapoports, and Reisses of the industry, is going to find out when it's reported by somebody else. To the best of my understanding from talking to somebody similar, Loyko is hearing stuff from scouts that he's met at events like the Senior Bowl. Schefter is talking to execs and agents. Of course Schefter is going to break all the big moves before Loyko hears about it from whoever he's talking to.

Typical Patriots offseason to me. They are smart usually and have a set value to every player. They're not cheap either they will pay if the player is good enough perfect example when they paid for Revis. Hopefully by the time the season starts, we are in good shape to go for another title run.

ArchAngel007 said:

Typical Patriots offseason to me. They are smart usually and have a set value to every player. They're not cheap either they will pay if the player is good enough perfect example when they paid for Revis. Hopefully by the time the season starts, we are in good shape to go for another title run.

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They already are in shape to do this.

signbabybrady said:

They already are in shape to do this.

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Again...AFC got weaker. I really don't consider Pitt getting stronger now that Bryant is gone for the year. Denver is falling apart

Why is Cannon still on the team?

VectorPrime said:

Why is Cannon still on the team?

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Maybe they think dante will coach him up?

Camp fodder?

TommyBrady12 said:

Maybe they think dante will coach him up?

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Assuming he can be coached up to be decent he is still barely worth half the money he's getting.

TommyBrady12 said:

Maybe they think dante will coach him up?

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That and Vollmer has a $6.2m cap number. $3m saved if they cut him. Can't imagine they do but you never know.

Either way at a minimum Cannon needs to take a pay cut.

Cannon is gonna get a shot in TC to earn his spot vs Flemming,Waddle, FA/Draft Pick.