No. YOU are the one who made the claims that Slater wasn't inexpensive and that he had the highest cap hit of any "core four special teams player in the NFL who doesn't take any offensive or defensive snaps". That was YOUR claim. Back it up or shut up already.
I did say that, because it is true, he is paid better than any other is player is in the NFL that does what he does on special teams. Are you disputing that? I am still waiting for you to show a player who does what he does that is paid more, I have been waiting for 3 days now, all I get is your endless spin but nothing else. Unless you can show a player that makes more than him, or a lot of them for that matter your suggestion that he is inexpensive is baseless.
Wow. You just can't admit to being wrong about anything, can you? First off, you are lying because you did NOT claim that the Patriots opted to draft players to replace veterans in lieu of re-signing them. You made the following claim "the Patriots have let many key vets go and drafted their replacement 1 year prior to the vet's contract expiring".
I am not going to admit I am wrong because I am not wrong, the Patriots replace players through the draft, that is what they do, that is what smart teams do, teams like the Oakland Raiders overpay for second and third contracts. I am sorry you think that is what the Patriots do but you are wrong.
ALL 3 have to be met for your statement to be valid. Unfortunately for you, that's just not the case for most of what you posted. The only ones it could be considered valid for is Green-Ellis/Woodhead. Both of which I already acknowledged. The rest, you are flat out wrong.
Does Belichick call you and tell you the reasons why players are drafted? For the record I only need to show Green-Ellis and Woodhead to prove you are wrong, so disputing everything else does not matter, did we plan in advance for the departure of those two? Yes we did, so we could do the same thing for Slater.
We've already talked about how Collins doesn't fit because they play different positions. Furthermore, Collins was brought in to cover TEs. Something that Spikes couldn't do. Calling it a replacement is laughable. Not to mention untrue since Spikes was let go for maturity reasons, not because the Patriots didn't want to pay him.
How do you know why Spikes was let go, or why was Fletcher let go, why did they not pay him either I thought we paid all our players like we did Slater?
No it doesn't make him Spike's replacement. Spikes replacement is whomever plays MLB, which would be MAYO, not Collins. You clearly don't understand what the word replacement means.
No you clearly do not understand what the word replacement means, it is when a player fills the void left by the previous player, which is exactly what Collins is doing, maybe his playing style and how he aligns is different but he is replacing Spikes in the starting lineup, are you saying he is not?
Why do you draft a LB in the 2nd round? Because your team doesn't have depth at the position and you have no one on your roster that has the ability to cover TEs/RBs out of the backfield. So you add a talented player like Collins in hopes that he can bring depth and coverage skills.
Did Belichick tell you this is why he drafted Collins? I do not know why everyone is so excited for Collins this season, they obviously do not know what you know that Collins is nothing more than a depth player here to cover tight ends and running backs. I thought he was here to start, I am glad you told me Belichick’s plan I will not by his jersey after all.
You're head is hurting because you keep making up more and more BS instead of looking at the facts of the situation. You're so desperate to look like you know what you're talking about, you insist on changing your story again and again. Like you have..
No my head is hurting because you are like CD that skips, the same thing repeatedly.