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Personally. I agree with the sentiment that Hobbs was traded because his chanches of returning in 2010 were slim based on his salary expectations and the number of free agents the Pats will have and the fact he saved more money on the cap than Bodden or Springs. Better to get two 5th rounder for the guy and let him walk next year and probably get a 5th rounder in 2011 for a compensatory pick.
I don't think Belichick went into the weekend planning to trade Hobbs away. He was high on Butler, but not high enough to take him in the first round or even with his first second round pick. But when Butler was still sitting there with their third pick in the second round, he decided to pull the trigger. That right off the bat made someone expendable. Hobbs saved the Pats over $2 million on the cap by trading him. Bodden would save only $760k.
Let's face it. Butler, Wheatley, and Whilhite are the future of that position assuming everything goes to plan. Bodde, Springs, and Hobbs were only going to be stopgaps for them to develop. One of the older veterans had to go once Butler was drafted, Hobbs provided the most upside in terms of cap relief and trade value.
I don't think Belichick went into the weekend planning to trade Hobbs away. He was high on Butler, but not high enough to take him in the first round or even with his first second round pick. But when Butler was still sitting there with their third pick in the second round, he decided to pull the trigger. That right off the bat made someone expendable. Hobbs saved the Pats over $2 million on the cap by trading him. Bodden would save only $760k.
Let's face it. Butler, Wheatley, and Whilhite are the future of that position assuming everything goes to plan. Bodde, Springs, and Hobbs were only going to be stopgaps for them to develop. One of the older veterans had to go once Butler was drafted, Hobbs provided the most upside in terms of cap relief and trade value.
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