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People on this board have an unhealthy obsession with bragging about how cheap the pats are and saving Krafts money.
As if that's somehow a good thing. Meanwhile ticket prices are going up...
I thought they already mortgaged the future. Go to a broken down QB the yr after Brady. Then use an defensive coordinator as an offensive coordinator. That will set you back
They wouldn't be. I question if they still are or even were in the first place.When I read posts like these I wonder how long these folks would have remained fans during the many years before BB came to town, when the Pats were the perennial door mat and laughing stock of the NFL... Kraft is not "cheap" and BB is a hall of fame coach.
When I read posts like these I wonder how long these folks would have remained fans during the many years before BB came to town, when the Pats were the perennial door mat and laughing stock of the NFL... Kraft is not "cheap" and BB is a hall of fame coach.
I do find it very interesting that there’s such a gulf in regards to players rostered/on the cap in 2024 and especially 2025. It’s very clean after this year. Their moves feel purpose-built to allow them to pivot in an entirely different direction after 2023 if they wish. Their only “longer” deal this free agency is a 3 year deal for Juju which can actually be walked away from after 2 years with very minimal impact.
Everybody wants those peaks but not the valleys. We hear complaints because the Patriots don’t binge so the highs aren’t there from making the big trades. But the hangover and crash and headaches from trading away picks and mortgaging the future aren’t there either. Used to be the Lombardi came frequently enough to provide a different kind of high. Even when the Pats fell short that usually meant losing the AFCC not missing the playoffs. Now we went all in and mortgaged the future for Brady’s last years with the team and have been paying the price. Looks like the balance sheet has been cleaned up, now it’s time to reload and start another run, without mortgaging the future.…
Give me the steady opportunity to be a contender that the Patriots way of fiscal responsibility provides over the peak and valleys that most loser teams employ.
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Draft well, spread the wealth across the 53 man roster, build from the trenches out, don't overpay and you can contend every year once you have your foundational players in place.
The Chargers got no high whatsoever from overpaying JC Jackson 82.5 million dollars… their fans were calling him the biggest free agent bust in history.Everybody wants those peaks but not the valleys. We hear complaints because the Patriots don’t binge so the highs aren’t there from making the big trades. But the hangover and crash and headaches from trading away picks and mortgaging the future aren’t there either. Used to be the Lombardi came frequently enough to provide a different kind of high. Even when the Pats fell short that usually meant losing the AFCC not missing the playoffs. Now we went all in and mortgaged the future for Brady’s last years with the team and have been paying the price. Looks like the balance sheet has been cleaned up, now it’s time to reload and start another run, without mortgaging the future.
I listened to that take from Bedard as well, I don’t believe it’s anything like that either. But it does still feel like SOMETHING is up. Structuring nearly every deal to create a very clean break in 2024 and almost completely redo your team if you wanted is so odd. And it’s the same year that they’d need to pick up Mac’s 5th year option, or otherwise start thinking about an extension.Yes, it is very curious.
Bedard turns it into a conspiracy theory that Kraft told BB to reduce the cap in case BB is not around next year - I think that is complete BS with Bedard trying to be Felger.
I also note that I saw a bunch of teams offering essentially 1 year deals like Myers in LV and Harris in Buffalo. So the shorter guarantees seems to be something the players are accepting and teams are offering.
But it still is curious. I assumed we had so much cap space to sign our own guys of course, and add FAs to complete our rebuild, but also to pivot at QB if necessary. By pivot I mean not Jones or Zappe.