I’m guessing the ONLY way to make this work is to be incredibly creative. Cap experts would know better than me, but doesn’t he count for 13.5 mill vs the cap whether he leaves or not ? So have to add 16.5 mill a year to that. How much cap space would we have left to add REAL weapons to satisfy the ALLEGED prerequisites for Brady to resign with the Pats.
Also, 30 mill+ would hurt the Pat’s defense, meaning we lose Van Noy (most likely anyway), Collins & McCourty. Does that make any sense ?
I’ve been saying from the get go, it would be a mistake to pay a 43 yo QB 30 mill. They would sacrifice their future for something that is far from guaranteed instant success. I’m not blaming the weapons only, Brady is regressing. Still a top 10 QB, but no longer elite. His last 2 playoff games resulted in 26 points offensively, ZERO TD passes and 2 INTs. I LOVE Brady, my favorite athlete of all time, in ANY sport. But he’s not the Brady we saw come back vs Atlanta, he no longer has that ability. Not worth 30 mill.