I dont hate how they've handled this off season. I'd have let Vinataeri go if he was asking for so much money. What about Givens and McGinnest wanting quite a lot of dough. We cant keep everyone. They arent making big splash's in this off season on one or two players to sign them to huge deals. Throwing away cap space for two very good players perhaps. They arent ever likely to pay a player a lot. And thats not a stupid idea. We'll have a stronger team signing and re signing plenty of solid players for most of the positions. Or we could get one or two very big free agent signings and pay them a lot, but not keep quite a few of those solid players who will keep the team balanced. They havent done a ton this off season but they got Brown and Neal to return. Neal is a big signing for the O Line. We did get Reche Caldwell and perhaps that isnt so fantastic as to having Givens still. But in the draft which I am sure the Patriots will have a very good draft, they will get players for the positions they need. They can take one of the running backs in the first round, we can get some DB's perhaps a WR and a few other positions that we need more players in. They've got something like six picks in the first four rounds. Hell, who says we couldnt get a jem in one of the later rounds. Some of the draft picks in previous years have turned out to be pretty good, regardless of what round they were picked in. HAHA, I cant believe you just brought up Arrington and TO on the Pats? BB isnt ever gonna spend the money they want to get them. You need to be friggin patient see how some of the younger players turn out before you get all pissed that we arent signing these greedy veterans asking for big bucks. Let the teams who have some star power but not a solid overall team at every position. Look at our draft picks over the year, Branch, Givens, Samuel, Wilson, Watson, Graham, Klecko, Wilfork, Hobbs, Mankinds and I'm sure plenty others. With good coaches, and some veterans and captains will really turn them into good players over the years. Most of those guys have done pretty damn good since being drafted by the Pats.
Overall solid team > A few star powered greedy veterans.
