Yes, I did. You just ignored it.
And they couldve done that, or gave him an extension like the Bucs did. Pushing out his cap number into future years...If they wanted to make one last run at it, that was easily manageable. Whatever way you want to slice it, having a MVP caliber qb for 25 mil a year is cheap. They also didnt need to tag Thuney in 2020, knowing they were never going to sign him, or extend Chung in 2020...Both useless moves which couldve saved money...Both done after Brady was gone btw
ROFLMAO. There you go pretending to have a f**king clue when you really don't. BTW, You just changed the goal post again. No. in 2021, having an excellent but not ELITE QB for $25M wasn't cheap. It was actually about the Going rate for ELITE QBs, not excellent ones. But I'm not surprised you don't understand that. The Salary cap in 2021 DROPPED to $182.5M. The Pats were one of the rare teams that had money to spend. That 25M would have been nearly 14% of the salary cap on 1 player.
- Thuney not re-signing was a THUNEY decision. The Patriots were in on trying to re-sign him and had offered him the same money that KC offered. BTW, SFBs, Miguel Benzan of Patscap AND Myself showed 2 different ways that the Patriots could have easily kept Brady and Thuney.
- Extending Chung had ZERO to do with Brady and wasn't a useless move.
You mentioning Thuney and Chung are Red Herrings and have ZERO bearing on the conversation. They are just you grasping at strays because you're so clueless about the Cap.
Its crazy how all of sudden these missing pieces really show up when the elite qb and offense isnt covering for all the weaknesses...Again, coincidence
It's amazing how absolutely pathetic your reading comprehension is. Here is what I stated: "... a Defense filled with under-rated stars, above average skill players on offense, and a very good O-line."
2019 - It's well known that the Patriots were missing pieces on their offense in 2019. Wynn missed time. Andrews was lost for the season right before it started. Not having Wynn meant that Marshall Newhouse had to play LT and that was a disaster. They lost Develin and Johnson within a few weeks of each other and were forced to rely on Elandon Roberts as their FB.
2021 - None of the players on defense in 2021 were "under-rated stars" (intelligent fans knew what we had on the 2021 team and where the faults were on that defense). They had 2 above average skill players at WR in Meyers and Bourne, only Henry at TE, and 2 VG RBs. But their O-LINE was NOT very good in 2021.
So, the 2021 didn't have 2 of the 3 pieces that I mentioned. I know it's hard for you to grasp such nuanced concepts. But it is really tiresome that you need to have everything spelled out as if you were a complete buffoon... oh.. wait...
BTW its tough to understand you when you cant type a coherent sentence
ROFLMAO. Typical troll. Can't accept that people occasionally make a typo. That's how you know someone has nothing to bring.
