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Many felt that Brady restructured and accepted a team friendly deal in 2013 to clear space to retain Welker. Despite that Welker walked and signed with the team that eventually went on to beat us in the AFCCG.
Despite it all Brady overcame the loss of Welker and built a relationship with Edelman. How many seasons in a row do they expect to have a 35+ year old QB start over? At the end of the day I have no doubt that Brady will do it, but with him knocking on the door of 37 years old and the window shutting on his career is this really the time that he should be experiencing yearly transition, does that really put this team in the optimal position to win a Super Bowl.
If Brady was taking the Patriots for every last penny I would not have any concern about the impact of these decisions. That is not the case however, Brady is freeing up money to allow them to field the most competitive team, I have to believe that his top target would be considered a player who would aid in that cause.
You are talking about the top target in arguably the worst season of his career, all things equal.
Perhaps we need a better top target. Staying the course when things are great is fine, staying the course when you had a top target by default rather than design, is dubious.