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Nope. Far from it.
I just agree with Bill Barnwell in that the interest payments on 24 million dollars is not in fact a significant sum for a billion dollar entity unless there is a problem elsewhere. This has been a fixed cost that has been known and, I imagine, budgeted for for at least two years. Suddenly the team is short on adequate liquidity to sign other assets? And if by freeing up that amount (roughly three million dollars, not twenty-four million if we assume Bob Kraft can obtain a loan) requires reducing the amount one can spend in the future on assets for that same business, it's a problem from my point of view.
I've made my point. I'll stop now.
Mosi- you are asking good questions. However I think you are over-complicating the situation.
Patriots as of Aug 2014
Gate Receipts : $95 M
Other Revenue: $333 M
Total Revenue : $428 M
Player Expenses : $156 M
Other Expenses: $125 M
Total Expenses: $281 M
Operating Income : $147.2 M
Are there cash flow problems based on potential expenses beyond 2014? Maybe.
Is the team cash-strapped? Hell no.
http://www.forbes.com/teams/new-england-patriots/
I highly doubt that potential interest payments on a loan had anything to do the motivation behind the restructuring and everything to do with freeing up on-hand cash so they can pay signing bonuses to players such as Revis, DMC and perhaps others and reducing risk based on #12 age.