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Talk about being a true ignoramus.....
Here is a little.......
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Then, slowly but surely, all the key players that had helped the Pats to the Super Bowl left, one by one, via free-agency or trade deals—all because the front office didn’t want to spend top dollar on the players that had gotten them to the top. Willie McGinest, Lawyer Milloy and Ty Law left on defense. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi suffered a life-threatening stroke. Then they let Vinatieri sign with the Colts while trading their best receiver and ’04 Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch, who was holding out for a better contract.
The Pats let all these guys go. Why? Because they put their money into Brady, one of three players in the league with a guaranteed contract (the others: Manning and—don’t laugh—Michael Vick). The plan? To cash in on Brady’s image. But it didn’t work. And, in the end, this decision paved the way for Manning to thrive."
http://www.sundaypaper.com/SportsAr...cleView/articleId/2436/030407-Sportstalk.aspx
Here is a little.......
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Then, slowly but surely, all the key players that had helped the Pats to the Super Bowl left, one by one, via free-agency or trade deals—all because the front office didn’t want to spend top dollar on the players that had gotten them to the top. Willie McGinest, Lawyer Milloy and Ty Law left on defense. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi suffered a life-threatening stroke. Then they let Vinatieri sign with the Colts while trading their best receiver and ’04 Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch, who was holding out for a better contract.
The Pats let all these guys go. Why? Because they put their money into Brady, one of three players in the league with a guaranteed contract (the others: Manning and—don’t laugh—Michael Vick). The plan? To cash in on Brady’s image. But it didn’t work. And, in the end, this decision paved the way for Manning to thrive."
http://www.sundaypaper.com/SportsAr...cleView/articleId/2436/030407-Sportstalk.aspx