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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.profootballtalk.com said:Based on our discussion with various league insiders regarding the permission that Patriots receiver Deion Branch has received to seek out a trade, it seems pretty clear to us that no one will be willing to pony up the kind of money that would prompt Branch to spurn the Pats permanently.
As one league source told us, the price tag for signing Branch is "probably too high for anyone."
A big part of the problem is that any team interested in Branch will be required to pay the player and compensate the club. Though there are reports that the Pats want two first-rounders, we find that hard to believe. New England's goal here isn't to give Branch a chance to leave and then block it by making a ridiculous trade demand; the objective is to allow Branch to see that the offer made by the Patriots isn't out of step with his market value.
No harm... nice gentle thread merge. No yellin' ...everybody gellin'.mgcolby said:You beat me while I was copying and pasting most of the blurb. I guess I should delete it before the thread nazi's show up.
T-ShirtDynasty said:No harm... nice gentle thread merge. No yellin' ...everybody gellin'.
R_T26 said:How can you not root for Branch if he comes back. holdouts happen all the time, you cant have bitterness. i do remember ben watson and seymour holding out as well.
Crazy Patriot Guy said:My initial reaction to the trade permission was for Branch and his agent to find out what his market value was, I never thought that the Patriots had ended the relationship. Hopefully Branch figures out that we offered him a very nice contract and he re-signs with us. No matter what we've seen in the preseason, we are easily a better team with him.
No bitterness from me if he comes back. A simple, "You screwed up, now go help us win another Super Bowl" will be fine with me.
MrTibbs said:Why does everyone keep attacking Branch? He goes by the advice of his agent, thats what he pays the guy to do good or bad. Maybe Deion is just too nice of a guy to fire his greedy @$$.
MrTibbs said:Why does everyone keep attacking Branch? He goes by the advice of his agent, thats what he pays the guy to do good or bad. Maybe Deion is just too nice of a guy to fire his greedy @$$.
MrTibbs said:Why does everyone keep attacking Branch? He goes by the advice of his agent, thats what he pays the guy to do good or bad. Maybe Deion is just too nice of a guy to fire his greedy @$$.
mgcolby said:Why do you give a grown man with a college education a free pass on this? This isn't rocket science it is common sense.
The fans that won't forgive Branch holding out have forgotten the world some of these players come from, the extended families they're planning to support. Branch is looking at his one chance, his one contract, to pay off years of hard work."I think agents are still coming after me, but I'm comfortable with Dave and I'm not changing anything," says Williamson, who turned pro a year early to help his mother, who raised 11 children as a single parent. "I know the person I've selected is the person I want to be with."
R_T26 said:How can you not root for Branch if he comes back. holdouts happen all the time, you cant have bitterness. i do remember ben watson and seymour holding out as well.