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Curran's speculation aside:
Lombardi reported the Pats would be Franchise Tagging Cassel, attributing his report to a conversation(s) with people within the NE Patriots organization. When is the last time a media source (and Lombardi is media now) specifically stated he'd spoken to people within the organization instead of using a 'league sources' line? It's to NE's advantage to advertise the Franchise plans, it puts teams looking to sign Cassel on notice that they need to talk to BE first. Why? Because Cassel is on the market and NE is "advertising" their product.
So far everything I've read, including the Curran reports, points to Cassel being Franchised, and the way it's being reported by all but Curran indicate Cassel is on the market. Brady isn't my worry.
Lombardi reported the Pats would be Franchise Tagging Cassel, attributing his report to a conversation(s) with people within the NE Patriots organization. When is the last time a media source (and Lombardi is media now) specifically stated he'd spoken to people within the organization instead of using a 'league sources' line? It's to NE's advantage to advertise the Franchise plans, it puts teams looking to sign Cassel on notice that they need to talk to BE first. Why? Because Cassel is on the market and NE is "advertising" their product.
So far everything I've read, including the Curran reports, points to Cassel being Franchised, and the way it's being reported by all but Curran indicate Cassel is on the market. Brady isn't my worry.