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"Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole reports that Tony Gonzalez still wants the
Chiefs to trade him, "barring a serious change in direction."
Gonzalez is worried GM Scott Pioli will hire Iowa's Kirk Ferentz as
head coach. "Yeah, I hear they’re talking to Todd Haley," Gonzo said.
"But then there’s this coach from Iowa State, some (expletive) like
that and I don’t want to deal with that." Gonzalez believes the Chiefs
will have a new coach by Thursday. If the choice isn't to his liking,
he might ask to be traded to a contender. Three teams pursued Gonzalez
at last October's trade deadline: the Bills, Giants, and Packers.
Green Bay had a third-round pick on the table."
Rumors have it that KC is very interested in Cassel. The thought is
that Cassel would fetch the Pats at least one first round pick...maybe
more (possibly two first round picks, but I think that's a little
high). At a minimum, Cassel would fetch a first and third rounder.
So follow me here....
1. KC wants Cassel.
2. NE could use a really good TE (imagine Gonzalez with the
Pats...wow).
3. Gonzalez wants out of KC.
4. The probable price for Cassel would be a 1st and 3rd round pick.
5. The probable price for Gonzalez would be a 3rd round pick.
6. The likely price tag for Cassel: $14 million in 2009. The actual
price tag for Gonzalez: $4 million in 2009.
7. The Pats have lots of cap space to take on Gonzalez.
So why not franchise Cassel, then work out the following deal:
Pats trade Cassel to KC for KC's 2nd round pick. Let them keep the
first rounder (#3 overall). We keep the 3rd rounder. Just have them
give us Gonzo and their 2nd round pick (which would be the #35
overall...just barely into the 2nd round).
They get their QB and keep their 1st round pick. We get a MAJOR
upgrade at TE and a 2nd round pick in the range where Belichick
usually does a lot of damage.
Seems like a win/win.
Imagine, for Matt Cassel, a 7th round pick who, until this year, had
not started a game since high school, fetching for the Pats the #35
pick in the 2009 draft, and Tony Gonzalez, who, the past 2 years, has
caught 195 passes for 2230 yds and 15 TD! Use our 1st and two 2nd
round picks to upgrade the defense (especially pass rush and
secondary), get the best player in the league back healthy (Brady),
and yikes.
"Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole reports that Tony Gonzalez still wants the
Chiefs to trade him, "barring a serious change in direction."
Gonzalez is worried GM Scott Pioli will hire Iowa's Kirk Ferentz as
head coach. "Yeah, I hear they’re talking to Todd Haley," Gonzo said.
"But then there’s this coach from Iowa State, some (expletive) like
that and I don’t want to deal with that." Gonzalez believes the Chiefs
will have a new coach by Thursday. If the choice isn't to his liking,
he might ask to be traded to a contender. Three teams pursued Gonzalez
at last October's trade deadline: the Bills, Giants, and Packers.
Green Bay had a third-round pick on the table."
Rumors have it that KC is very interested in Cassel. The thought is
that Cassel would fetch the Pats at least one first round pick...maybe
more (possibly two first round picks, but I think that's a little
high). At a minimum, Cassel would fetch a first and third rounder.
So follow me here....
1. KC wants Cassel.
2. NE could use a really good TE (imagine Gonzalez with the
Pats...wow).
3. Gonzalez wants out of KC.
4. The probable price for Cassel would be a 1st and 3rd round pick.
5. The probable price for Gonzalez would be a 3rd round pick.
6. The likely price tag for Cassel: $14 million in 2009. The actual
price tag for Gonzalez: $4 million in 2009.
7. The Pats have lots of cap space to take on Gonzalez.
So why not franchise Cassel, then work out the following deal:
Pats trade Cassel to KC for KC's 2nd round pick. Let them keep the
first rounder (#3 overall). We keep the 3rd rounder. Just have them
give us Gonzo and their 2nd round pick (which would be the #35
overall...just barely into the 2nd round).
They get their QB and keep their 1st round pick. We get a MAJOR
upgrade at TE and a 2nd round pick in the range where Belichick
usually does a lot of damage.
Seems like a win/win.
Imagine, for Matt Cassel, a 7th round pick who, until this year, had
not started a game since high school, fetching for the Pats the #35
pick in the 2009 draft, and Tony Gonzalez, who, the past 2 years, has
caught 195 passes for 2230 yds and 15 TD! Use our 1st and two 2nd
round picks to upgrade the defense (especially pass rush and
secondary), get the best player in the league back healthy (Brady),
and yikes.