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Brady'sButtBoy said:I like Jimmy but he overlooks that the Pats had months to head off Branch's ultimatum but used the time inefficiently if they had any real intention of retaining him as a player.
emoney_33 said:Were they supposed to knock on his door with a suitcase full of millions and beg him to sign? They offered him 2 extensions, him and his agent laughed and never counter offered. I don't see how the patriots are in the wrong there, they TRIED to get him signed for another 3-5 years ahead of time, but he refused
mikey said:I thought the solution was simple:
Pay him what Seattle was going to offer and then give him a big hug.
We did NOT have to trade him.
.
Brady'sButtBoy said:I like Jimmy but he overlooks that the Pats had months to head off Branch's ultimatum but used the time inefficiently if they had any real intention of retaining him as a player. yes, the Pats did very well to get a number 1 after their offer to Branch to find his own trade, but that doesn't diminish the fact that had BB and Co. somehow found a way to reach a deal with Branch before camp even started, the team would have likely entered the season like rolling thunder instead of burping nervousness.
RAWKY said:BRACHS' mind was made up he wanted what he wanted PERIOD.
The Pat's decided they could not give it to him.
The FO did not screw this up. BRANCH screwed this up.
It's over, time to move on people. Branch is not walking through those doors.mikey said:I thought the solution was simple:
Pay him what Seattle was going to offer and then give him a big hug.
We did NOT have to trade him.
.
emoney_33 said:Yes rip up the last year of his contract and give him what he wants... That won't set any bad precedents?..... precedent for all the other players on this TEAM.
emoney_33 said:Yes rip up the last year of his contract and give him what he wants... That won't set any bad precedents? You do that, and then you are going to have a lot of players who want to be paid now and will hold out until they get their way. That was not an option at all. Branch was offered a 5 year extension worth 6M a year, he wanted his current contract ripped up and that was not something that the patriots could have just done. The patriots success is due to building a solid team and sticking to smart business decisions. Branch does not a team make.
Brady'sButtBoy said:I like Jimmy but he overlooks that the Pats had months to head off Branch's ultimatum but used the time inefficiently if they had any real intention of retaining him as a player. yes, the Pats did very well to get a number 1 after their offer to Branch to find his own trade, but that doesn't diminish the fact that had BB and Co. somehow found a way to reach a deal with Branch before camp even started, the team would have likely entered the season like rolling thunder instead of burping nervousness.
mikey said:I thought the solution was simple:
Pay him what Seattle was going to offer and then give him a big hug.
We did NOT have to trade him.
.