This organization has never been "cheap". (See state of the art facilities for their players and fans etc). They have been smart with their money and have spent to the cap every year.
Players(agents) love it when someone gets overpaid, especially their position because their value just went up. Just like a mansion going up next door to you, raises the value of your house.
Players (and agents of course) hate it when other players negotiate for themselves and/or take less as it lowers their value.
This to me is the basis of "the Patriots are cheap" talk, if not the underline ire of the NFLPA toward the Patriot's way of doing business.
Players(agents) love it when someone gets overpaid, especially their position because their value just went up. Just like a mansion going up next door to you, raises the value of your house.
Players (and agents of course) hate it when other players negotiate for themselves and/or take less as it lowers their value.
This to me is the basis of "the Patriots are cheap" talk, if not the underline ire of the NFLPA toward the Patriot's way of doing business.