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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Let me play devil's advocate. Belichick has been known to ignore the
wishes of the fans. Suppose he knows that Cassel is the real thing.
What would the chances be that he might keep Cassel and make a
sweetheart deal for Brady? Three #1 choices and one #2 choice
from San Francisco like Chuck Fairbanks did in 1976. These
choices brought the Pats Pete Brock, Tim Fox, Ray Clayborn,
and Horace Ivory. Excuse me while I duck the mud pies.
Yeah, you're about to be a target, but I definitely think this possibility cannot be totally ruled out. Very unlikely from a marketing standpoint. Faintly possible from a winning standpoint.
Good point, but the problem then becomes that all potential suitors know that the Pats must trade Cassel in order to clear the cap space. That would definitely drive the asking price down....... [snipping a lot]
I'm not sure what the front office will do with this situation, but they do have a lot to consider.
Maybe we technically, in terms of the math of it, we can, but in practicality, I'm not sure we can. We want to extend Wilfork, maybe Seymour, maybe Brady if he's healthy. We need to re-sign a bunch of guys, and sign rookies we'll be drafting.
I think we will know by March 1st if Brady will be 100%. That's 4 months from now, the training staff should know how his rehab is going. I think you have to take your chances with O'Connel as the primary backup.
lol wow, that is going to hurt their cap roomI know I could have put this in a Cassel thread but . . .
The National Football Post | National Football Post Diner News
"I am convinced the Patriots will have to Franchise Matt Cassel this off season for two reasons. (1) He is a legitimate asset. He continues to improve each week and he continues to be one of the best players on the field no matter who he plays."
I amy be wrong, but I think you can rescind the franchise offer.
Who's Matt's agent?
Again, my only point is that Cassel would NOT necessarily sign the franchise papers right away, which might give the Patriots ample opportunity to trade him away for a 2nd and 3rd rounder.
I don't understand why you don't offer Cassel a two year. $5M deal right now. If he takes it, he gets a payday, guaranteed payoff, protects himself versus injury, and probably ends up getting traded anyway. So he still gets the starting job, but locks in the $$.
I don't understand why you don't offer Cassel a two year. $5M deal right now. If he takes it, he gets a payday, guaranteed payoff, protects himself versus injury, and probably ends up getting traded anyway. So he still gets the starting job, but locks in the $$.
I don't understand why you don't offer Cassel a two year. $5M deal right now. If he takes it, he gets a payday, guaranteed payoff, protects himself versus injury, and probably ends up getting traded anyway. So he still gets the starting job, but locks in the $$.
Remember, putting the franchise tag on a player doesn't give you the right to trade him. It only restricts the rights of the player and other teams in that they have to pay the Patriots two 1st round draft choices if they reach an agreement with Cassel (note: not the Patriots). The Patriots have no rights to trade Cassel unless Cassel either signs the franchise offer or agrees to a trade (which is effectively signing the franchise offer).