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Re: Jonathan Kraft On Felger and Mazz Last Night
The bolded part is the point I'd been trying to get across to people from the beginning, and it's the only part where I was defending Felger. His argument has been about recent seasons.
It's impossible to prove Felger's overall argument wrong, just as it's impossible for him to prove his overall argument correct. I'm of the opinion that Felger's overall argument is wrong, and that he is misapplying the assumedly correct data. I'm of the opinion that a 16-0 regular season which was just minutes away from being the only 19-0 season in NFL history pretty well demolishes Felger's argument. However, his argument is certainly more interesting when it comes to the year 2006, and to the decision not to re-sign Samuel (if you feel that was strictly based upon money), even though I don't agree with him.
I don't think the numbers are wrong, I think that for the timeframe they cover, that they are correct. However, Felgers insinuation that the Pats are cheapskates is wrong.
As I, and others, have continued to try to explain... the Patriots spend to the cap long term.
You can't look at one year or even a handfull to determine whether or not any team is spending to the cap.... you have to look long term to determine that.
The bolded part is the point I'd been trying to get across to people from the beginning, and it's the only part where I was defending Felger. His argument has been about recent seasons.
It's impossible to prove Felger's overall argument wrong, just as it's impossible for him to prove his overall argument correct. I'm of the opinion that Felger's overall argument is wrong, and that he is misapplying the assumedly correct data. I'm of the opinion that a 16-0 regular season which was just minutes away from being the only 19-0 season in NFL history pretty well demolishes Felger's argument. However, his argument is certainly more interesting when it comes to the year 2006, and to the decision not to re-sign Samuel (if you feel that was strictly based upon money), even though I don't agree with him.
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