I entered the week thinking McCourty was going to get tagged or signed.
Then I looked more carefully at the numbers. Face it, this team is in cap hell.
Are they now 12+ million over (7.9+Gost's 4.5)? Letting Revis go puts them 7+ under. Letting Wilfork walk puts them another 8 million under.
They have got to be money magicians to get in shape to sign either McCourty or Revis at this point. They've got a million choices to make, and they all seem to hinge on the deal Revis wants.
I think it's likely both Revis and McCourty hit FA, with the Pats hoping to somehow get one or both back after the market is set. If not, it's next man up, which is next to impossible with Revis. Even letting Revis hit the market and letting Wilfork go, they're not all that cap rich to be chasing those guys, however.
Interesting times.