If the Patriots can trade Samuel its a BIG win

[solman]

I think that having Samuel's services for this season outweighs the benefits of having yet another 1st round pick in 2008. I think the Pats should just offer Samuel the 1 year contract with the clause they won't repeat the franchise tag. The Pats are set up to win it all this year. We need to get this done. There's still time but they shouldn't let this drag out.

I'd think we need to restate the equation:

You are saying that:

1 Year of Asante
IS GREATER THAN
1 First Round Draft Pick
PLUS
$7.8M in cap space

The $7.8M is a big deal. I'd guestimate that a first round pick in the hands of the Patriots is worth close to $15M. Factoring in the $7.8M makes keeping Asante significantly more expensive than just giving up a #1 pick.