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i dont think Cassel would WANT to go to the jets
hell be getting a lot of offers, i doubt the jets offer would be that much more (especially w/ their salary cap woes)
he would not want to face Brady two times a season...
i say hes smart, parts with the pats and BB in the opposite manner of mangina, and goes to the NFC
I don't know about that he'll go where the money is, and where he thinks he can win! What NFC team needs a QB that can win, the Lions? Maybe the Vikings, or Bears.
If you think Favre is going to retire, and stay retired I've got some history to teach you.
How do we get any real picks (not compensatory) we can't franchise him because we'd have to pay him the average of the top 5 QB's. I don't get the rest, ie transition etc.
LOL He'll tie up $12M in cap at least through June...
If Cassel is getting that kind of buzz come February he will net us picks. I don't know why people struggle so with the concept. He's either that good or who cares who gets him. I really think those who struggle with the concept are conflicted and just fear anyone going to "the enemy" while they still struggle to admit Cassel isn't really the prospective Walmart employee they all pronounced him in August after all...
tag him, trade him. we dont owe him anything but signing bonus, which i wouldnt think there would be any in this situation.
There is no money exchanged when you tag a player unless he plays under the tag...which he wouldn't since the team we trade him to would sign him to a long term deal for a little more up front money than the tag (which is why he wouldn't sign the tag pre-emptively, either - he wants to start for his own team on a long term deal and have a career as a starter).
If I were Matt Cassel I would be interested in getting as much money as possible while going to a good team. If I were Matt Cassel I would want my new team to be in the best place possible to surround myself with talent. That is, I would not want my new team to trade for me because I want my new team to have all of its draft picks.
Therefore, I would employ the following tactics.
If the Patriots tag me, I would hold a press conference stating that I have appreciated my time with the Patriots and that I have benefited greatly by being on the Patriots. But it is time for me to move on. I will like to be a winner. I can better my chances of winning is by not helping the best team of the past several years get more draft choices as Scott Pioli and Bill Belichick are among the league's best, if not the best, in drafting. Therefore, I will not agree to a trade until after the 2009 draft and if the Pats have not rescinded their tag I will sign the franchise tender the day after of the draft and play for the Pats during the 2009 season. I am hoping this declaration will compel the Pats to rescind their tag so I can move on.
If I were Matt Cassel I would be interested in getting as much money as possible while going to a good team. If I were Matt Cassel I would want my new team to be in the best place possible to surround myself with talent. That is, I would not want my new team to trade for me because I want my new team to have all of its draft picks.
Therefore, I would employ the following tactics.
If the Patriots tag me, I would hold a press conference stating that I have appreciated my time with the Patriots and that I have benefited greatly by being on the Patriots. But it is time for me to move on. I will like to be a winner. I can better my chances of winning is by not helping the best team of the past several years get more draft choices as Scott Pioli and Bill Belichick are among the league's best, if not the best, in drafting. Therefore, I will not agree to a trade until after the 2009 draft and if the Pats have not rescinded their tag I will sign the franchise tender the day after of the draft and play for the Pats during the 2009 season. I am hoping this declaration will compel the Pats to rescind their tag so I can move on.
Can the Pats afford to have over $29 million in cap space tied up in two QBs during the first several weeks of free agency???That is THE question.
One tiny problem: If he's tagged, I'm not sure he actually has a say in the matter.