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Kraft won't buy in. He wants a happy ending here.
Wouldn’t another banner be a happy ending?
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Since he left the team he went to a deposition to explain hurling furniture off a balcony several stories up while folks were walking underneath, and apparently acted absolutely profane and insane. Yeah, he's not coming back. The Pats got a taste of the circus for two weeks, and AB has made it clear he is unwilling or unable to take down the tent, probably their only requirement for him remaining on the team. C YA AB.This assumes that the "negative impact" is an ongoing thing rather than related to a single incident (the texting) that has already happened. If the thing that got Brown kicked off the team was a specific incident that's already happened and the team needs to pay the contract anyway, the question becomes whether or not the Patriots actually want some ROI from the contract.
Again this is all hypothetical because I don't believe for a second it is happening. But....Not a for or against but can this type of thing be done? Can you cut a player and owe him money and then resign/pick him back up/let him play again under the old contract? Does the act of releasing him signal the end of the old contract thereby requiring a new contract for him to play again? Can the two sides just decide hey you owed me $9 million under the old contract and I agree to waive it if you sign me to a new $9 million contract?
If BB and TB went to Kraft and publicly stated they want AB it would rub him the wrong way.Kraft won't buy in. He wants a happy ending here.
I don't know the specifics, but I find it extremely unlikely that, having already signed him to that contract, they suddenly decided he wasn't worth that money WITHOUT the off field stuff playing a huge part. And again, whatever those reasons were, still exist.
No need for Miguel. It's pretty simple. As it is right now AB is using up $5m in cap space because it was a guaranteed deal. That does not change.Again this is all hypothetical because I don't believe for a second it is happening. But....
The Patriots didn't pay him the $9 million signing bonus. As such, AB filed a grievance. Filing a grievance is basically a voluntary thing which I am sure he could drop at any time should he so desire. So I imagine he could get a brand new contract with a brand new signing bonus with the agreement that he drops his grievance.
How all this would effect the salary cap is beyond the understanding of mortal man. Someone should tweet @Miguel.
If BB and TB went to Kraft and publicly stated they want AB it would rub him the wrong way.
Again this is all hypothetical because I don't believe for a second it is happening. But....
The Patriots didn't pay him the $9 million signing bonus. As such, AB filed a grievance. Filing a grievance is basically a voluntary thing which I am sure he could drop at any time should he so desire. So I imagine he could get a brand new contract with a brand new signing bonus with the agreement that he drops his grievance.
How all this would effect the salary cap is beyond the understanding of mortal man. Someone should tweet @Miguel.
Agreed. I'd be all for it if I thought he could, but he hasn't proven he can stay on the path. He's got real issues that go far beyond football and into real psychosis. But man is he talented! I wish he could be out there for us.Not happening. He can’t get in line and not cause trouble.
If BB and TB went to Kraft and publicly stated they want AB it would rub him the wrong way.
But what if AB were to say "I violated the teams of the guarantee and I forfeit all rights to that money"...? I mean, if the Patriots were to win the arbitration hearing, wouldn't they get a credit for that cap money?No need for Miguel. It's pretty simple. As it is right now AB is using up $5m in cap space because it was a guaranteed deal. That does not change.
Here's an idea for Mosslost's next poll. I am at No. 7 (and have been since the day after AB was released). Seems like we've still got a bunch of 3 and 4s around here.
Yea he had a connection alright..pulling his schmuckUnlike his soul mates Lulu and Mingi
Here's an idea for Mosslost's next poll. I am at No. 7 (and have been since the day after AB was released). Seems like we've still got a bunch of 3 and 4s around here.
Here's an idea for Mosslost's next poll. I am at No. 7 (and have been since the day after AB was released). Seems like we've still got a bunch of 3 and 4s around here.
The problem that when it comes to drama, AB is the gift that keeps on giving. The texting isn't the problem. The problem is that AB had already shot his way off one team, was on a last chance deal, and STILL showed no regard for rules or consequences.This assumes that the "negative impact" is an ongoing thing rather than related to a single incident (the texting) that has already happened. If the thing that got Brown kicked off the team was a specific incident that's already happened and the team needs to pay the contract anyway, the question becomes whether or not the Patriots actually want some ROI from the contract.