You’re still excluding the idea of Brady’s cap hit and a bunch of important free agents, so the point isn’t necessarily that it was “very bad,” (I certainly never said that), but just a bit different from what the article stated in terms of them being “up to something.” I also don’t believe that it will be quite as good as has been suggested. Look at some of the free agents + Brady’s estimated cap hit.
It’s still business as usual from my opinion, and when all is said and done if they have a bit of room to carry funds over into 2021, they certainly will. If they are “up to something,” it may be the preparation for the eventual life after Tom Brady.
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No. I did not forget Brady i assumed 28M avg per year (26/30)
I assumed they will have 64,037,646M for 11 players.
Tom Brady 26/30 = 28m per year
Devin McCourty Retired
Julian Edelman 6.5/8 = 7.25m per year
Kyle Van Noy 7/8.5/9.5 = 8.33m per year
Jonathan Jones 2.5/3.5/4 = 3.33m per year
Joe Thuney 6/7.5/8.5/9.5/10.5 = 8.4m per year
Elandon Roberts 3.5/4/4.5 = 4m per year
Ryan Allen 2/2.5/2.75 = 2.42m per year
Ted Karras 1.3/1.5 = 1.4m per year
Maybe you don't agree with the cap hits that i assumed and that is fair, but if they want to, can resign most of them, maybe all of them(important ones of course).
The 70M dollar line is dubious.
If you assume Brady is gonna cost 25-30M with only a few players signed, you have pennies to sign the rest of the roster.
The 51 players signed is new information (Thank you Miguel). I did not read the article, i was just answering what you said.
I do not think they are up to anything. They don't have a bunch of 1st rounders recently, that is why on the future they will have money.
They have/had 5/6 elite players. Brady(off the books), Devin(off the books), HT, Mason(signed bellow market deal), Gronk(retired), Gilmore(Expensive FA) and a bunch of very good/good/mid level players.
Why we have so much cap? IMO because of the recent drafts and the fact the we don't overpay on FA.
2012 21
Chandler Jones
25
Dont'a Hightower!!!
2013 —
No pick | still wit us: Harmon
2014 29
Dominique Easley DT | still wit us: White
2015 32
Malcom Brown DT | still wit us: Mason(bellow market deal)
2016 —
No pick | still wit us: Thuney(rookie deal) , Roberts(rookie deal), Karas
2017 —
No pick
2018 23
Isaiah Wynn OT
Georgia
31
Sony Michel
We gather a bunch of good/mid level players (Guy, Pennel,Burkhead ...) and keep winning.