Willie is either restructured or gone. It's really that simple.
Despite 400 posts here by folks like Miguel and Adam, oblivious posters here still do not understand that the Pats cap is about 2.5 million LESS than the NFL baseline because of charges for 2005 player incentives reached. Before offering above value contracts to Givens, Adam and every other player, the Pats are 2.5 million behind most teams. In fact some teams have several MILLIONS of dollars in EXTRA cap room. Here's a hint: those are the teams who'll be paying Adam V and Givens the big bucks. Again, it's that simple.[/QUOTE
Our situation is a lot better than many, while a few are better positioned than we are, I would guess maybe 8-10 teams have signicantly more than we do. If they choose to overpay and throw rediculous cash at AV, he will be gone. I do not see that happening with AV,I do with DGiv buy not with AV, or even Neal. However, when it comes to our position of being able to spend significant cash over the cap - we are one of the top teams. We can and will sign whomever we want. I am sure our leaders BB/SP -the best in the business - will know exactly how to play this hand.
I really do hope Seymour and Branch are locked up soon after the draft.