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The CBA doesn't prevent him from overspending to lock up his own players, though.
I'm sure they will pay several of their key players.
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The 2001 Super Bowl was primarily won through free agency. In fact, many of the starters and most key players during the Super Bowl era were acquired in free agency (or trades) including Mike Vrabel, Roman Phifer, Rodney Harrison, Ted Washington, Corey Dillon, Larry Izzo, Joe Andruzzi, Bobby Hamilton, David Patten, Christian Fauria, Otis Smith, Tyrone Poole (he was key in 2003), Keith Traylor, and Rosey Colvin. How did the Pats build these guys internally?
Reiss said today in his chat that he would be surprised if teams used the uncapped yr and spent a lot because if there is a cap in the future say 2011 they could be in trouble handling those salaries.According to him its a little overhyped.
Ted Washington was on the Pats in 2001? I thought he came later.
Vrabel wasnt anything when he was on Pittsburgh and he turned into a star while on the Pats. Aside from him, yes Corey Dillon and Rodney Harrison were key pickups, but the rest of that list is not exactly guys that would demand a mint in free agency.
The Pats were not a team to go out and use free agency as a way to try and buy a championship by bringing in a whole bunch of stars.
In fact, many of the starters and most key players during the Super Bowl era were acquired in free agency (or trades) including Mike Vrabel, Roman Phifer, Rodney Harrison, Ted Washington, Corey Dillon, Larry Izzo, Joe Andruzzi, Bobby Hamilton, David Patten, Christian Fauria, Otis Smith, Tyrone Poole (he was key in 2003), Keith Traylor, and Rosey Colvin.
Jonathan tried to clear up a couple of misconceptions when he was on with Felger this week.
Seems the USA Today Data Base is not the authority on spending it purports to be. While they did not mention figures, Felger did admit that the ones Jonathan provided him on the Patriots spending were substantially higher than USA Today's.
The other misconception is that his dad said what Felger keeps insisting he did. Jonathan said they will not enter into deals that they feel may cause them problems down the road just because it's an uncapped year. He never said they would sign no long term deals because of the potential lockout. They are being conservative, which has been their business model all along. So while the may well be active in FA (and he hinted perhaps in RFA because of the unique dynamic that exists this season) it won't be a case where they overpay because of the lack of cap. They clearly expect in any new CBA there will be one. And they always balance the long view with the short as any good business man will.
He also reiterated that there were substantial talks with Wilfork's camp last season and that they want to retain him but the sides simply could not reach an accord that satisfied both. And here that is what it takes to get deals done.