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Re: Adam Sch. reports : Matt Cassel to Chiefs ! [merged]
Times have changed and the money to top 10 draftees has gotten insane. It wasn't comparatively speaking back in 2001. The drafting of several top ten QB's in the interim with Tom Condon or his ilk as agents has driven the top of the rookie draft market to ludicrous levels. The Patriots are a value based outfit and they really like their late first round values in all but the weakest drafts. This draft is said to be pretty deep. We have a late first, three seconds and two thirds...plus lots of fodder with which to maneuver those picks in relation to our own value groupings within the top 100 projected draft talents.
And we've got money for sexy FA's if we want 'em. And to retain our own home developed talent if we wish to.
Works for me.
Shefter now reporting another (third) team involved somehow in this deal...
Good call because the never drafted Richard Seymour early.
Times have changed and the money to top 10 draftees has gotten insane. It wasn't comparatively speaking back in 2001. The drafting of several top ten QB's in the interim with Tom Condon or his ilk as agents has driven the top of the rookie draft market to ludicrous levels. The Patriots are a value based outfit and they really like their late first round values in all but the weakest drafts. This draft is said to be pretty deep. We have a late first, three seconds and two thirds...plus lots of fodder with which to maneuver those picks in relation to our own value groupings within the top 100 projected draft talents.
And we've got money for sexy FA's if we want 'em. And to retain our own home developed talent if we wish to.
Works for me.
Shefter now reporting another (third) team involved somehow in this deal...
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