Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one significant cut/trade away

[AzPatsFan]

My turn...

Zero trades. Period. Sign our guys. Import the usual vet minimum suspects. Draft. Only Draft. Use 'em up this Year. Next draft will suck rotten eggs.

Start Tom only when he's ready, and use Matt till then.

 

[Scouse Patriot]

Sorry to go down the obvious route but Cassel is probrably the only player who will be traded if that situation comes about that he's ours to trade. Picking a FA grab is tricky because if you study the list theres a few you could say we could possibly look at but I'll go for Karlos Dansby.

This FA class is a bit impressive.

 

[mmasterkillah]

Cut: Bruschi
Don't re-sign: Mike Wright, Jabar Gaffney, Harrison
Franchise and trade Cassel for an early #2

Possible significant FA signees in order of probability:
OLB/ILB - Karlos Dansby or Mike Peterson
OT - Vernon Carey or Runyan
CB - Phil Buchanon
S - Jarrad Page
Backup NT - Who available can play 3-4?
WR - Devery Henderson
TE - Daniel Wilcox

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

YOu do realize that the cap hit for trading maroney is higher than the cap hit for keeping him, right? You do realize that hes coming off a year on IR, and has missed 16 games in the last 2 years?


Hes not tradeable.

huh.... if you trade him the other teams assumes his contract. now if he's cut then that's what you're talking about

 

[Miguel]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

huh.... if you trade him the other teams assumes his contract. now if he's cut then that's what you're talking about

When a player is traded the unamortized signing bonus proration hits the cap of the trading team, in this case, the Patriots.


From the CBA:
"For any player removed from the Team’s roster, or whose Contract is assigned to another Club via
waivers or trade, on or before June 1 in any League Year prior to the Final Capped Year, or at any time during
the Final Capped Year, any unamortized signing bonus amounts will be included in Team Salary for such
League Year"

 

[ALP]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

Bruschi will be cut. Rodney will not be re-signed. Both can elect to play surfer boy roles and await a call midseason to return to replace an injured player.

Cassell will be traded for a 1st rounder and a 3rd rounder.

No major FA pickups this year. The team will sign some FAs under the radar on the cheap, and will focus heavily on the draft.

owww, i agree completely

althouth, b/c of no cap next season, i think that we may get a major FA, on top of a couple of avg joes that we get every season...
which may include this time: devery henderson (compliment moss), and a cb

 

[ScottLK]

Trade: Cassel and Maroney
FA Pickup: Sean Jones SS Browns (if Crennel); Deon Branch if released.

Possibly Ron Curry and/or M. Bush by trade.

Seymour gets traded only if he demands it. It would also require we have a high choice to replace him with. Assssaaammocha isn't worth the money, I don't care what his stats are.

We sign Wilfork. Possibly Mankins (and Seymour).


SLK

 

[amazinPats]

Why would we take Deion Branch back when he is injury prone and still likely to command a pricey salary? The guy can't play a complete season.

 

[nashvillepatsfan]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

Cassel is franchised and traded to a team that has a late first round pick or early second round pick.

Pats trade that pick for either Terrell Suggs or Nnamdi Asomugha.

Pats sign Bart Scott

Pats sign Jabari Greer

Pats sign Sean Jones or Jermaine Phillips.

Pats trade for Chad Johnson

Pats let go Bruschi and he retires

Pats let go Harrison and he retires.

:wha:

Are you nuts? they wont have the money for the 7 guys you want them to sign.

Trade for Chad Johnson?????? :scared:

 

[amazinPats]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

:wha:

Are you nuts? they wont have the money for the 7 guys you want them to sign.

Trade for Chad Johnson?????? :scared:

Yes, let's model ourselves after the Dallas Cowboys.

 

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

Re: Lock in your predictions: One FA grab and one Significant cut/trade away.

:wha:

Are you nuts? they wont have the money for the 7 guys you want them to sign.

Trade for Chad Johnson?????? :scared:

Dude, are you kidding me? This is totally possible because I did this on my Madden franchise! No but really, I think the Pats will get one of those guys.