solman
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Long story short: Our depth takes a hit (a la Indy,) our D takes a (comparative) hit, our O Line takes a (comparative) hit, or we push costs into the future, if our WR corps is going to be star-studded.
I suspect that the 2007 Patriots may be the greatest team in the history of the NFL. It may not even be close.
In this salary cap era we will NOT be able to retain that level of talent in 2008.
By back loading contracts, we can keep most of the gang together through 2008 and 2009. But there won't be much room on our team to develop new (underpaid) talent.
Absent some great fortune (on the level of obtaining Randy Moss for a 4th round pick) we are going to either have to rebuild in 2010, or let more people go in 2008 than I would like.
I say 2010 because of the magnitude of that year's free agent crop and the apparent improbability of retaining many of them.