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Miguel gets another shout-out from Reiss

Ask Reiss: Super Bowl? What Super Bowl? - Boston.com

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Hi Mike, one of the things people have tossed around the past couple of seasons is the idea that cutting Richard Seymour would create significant cap space because he has a significant cap cost. Even in your statement on the offseason, you mention that his cap cost is over $9 million. The problem I'm having with that is when it comes to releasing Seymour, about two-thirds of that cap is sunken and would cost against the cap if he's on the Pats or not. According to Patscap.com, releasing Seymour would only create $3,371,720 in cap room (cap room that 12 players on the team exceed with their cap numbers). That kind of distinction really needs to be made for people to have the proper understanding of what cutting Seymour from a financial point of view would mean for this team. Can the Pats get a better contributor than Seymour for $3,371,720? That's the question when it comes to releasing him.
Nate

A: Well said, Nate. That's taking things to the next level. Patscap.com, which has been referenced here before, is a nice resource for fans looking for a greater understanding of the salary cap. It is maintained by a knowledgeable Patriots fan and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the financial side of the team. The other point that I'll make with Seymour comes on the heels of a piece I wrote with former Patriots special assistant/secondary coach Dom Capers in Sunday's Boston Globe. I respect Capers' history in the game and his knowledge of defense. One aspect that he mentioned was his feelings that the strength of the Patriots' defense is at the line of scrimmage. It was a good reminder to me that while starting linemen Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren don't necessarily produce catch-your-eye type of stats all the time, their ability to carry out what coaches are asking them to do is the foundation on which the defense is built.

I truly think patscap.com should be a pre-requisite for Pats fans to check out. It just makes discussions about the teams future a lot easier.

On the specific point, I think any notion of trading or cutting Seymour is a total joke anyway - the guy was a beast against the run and as a pass rusher this year and is worth his impending cap hit. I've never really understood the mild animosity certain fans have against arguably our best defensive player.