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Even at this early point, it seems clear that New England gave Kansas City an absolute bargain in requiring only the No. 34 pick in exchange for Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel. ESPN.com's Tim Graham offers up recent assessments of Cassel's trade value, and the price looked more like multiple firsts than a single second. Mike Florio has been in disbelief at the low return for the Patriots all morning.This post originally appeared on the Sporting Blog. For more, see The Sporting Blog Archives.
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Thats nonsense…. i was initially suprised to read that the Chiefs got both Cassel and Vrabel for a 2nd round draft pick but after more thought it makes sense. The Chiefs 2nd round pick is not that far from a low 1st round pick……NE’s favorite place to be at for value. Also timing of the deal makes a big difference. By trading now without giving the Chiefs a chance to work out a contract with Cassel NE is freeing up salary cap to wheel and deal. At the same time the Chiefs are taking a risk that they will have difficult negotiations with Cassel. Most teams would not be willing to deal without finallizing the negotiations with Cassel which could take time or make for difficult financial decisions. In the final analysis everyone who needed a quarterback knew Cassel was available and had time to make an offer. It’s patently absurd to believe that NE would turn down a better offer so they could "give" KC a bargain.
by bigredcadillac on Feb 28, 2009 4:41 PM EST reply actions
40 bonus points to Ziller for the recent pop culture reference. Completely underrated.
by npcPronk29 on Feb 28, 2009 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Belichick is a Hall of Famer whether his disciples succeed or not
by LP9086 on Mar 1, 2009 8:58 AM EST reply actions
If it’s true that Belichick gave Pioli a great deal to help Pioli succeed in order to further extend Belichick’s own legacy, then why weren’t similar deals given to Eric Mangini, Romeo Crennel, Charlie Weis, Nick Saban,
Jim Schwartz, Ozzie Newsome, Mike Tannenbaum, etc. when they left the Patriots?
This argument, just like I posted on Jay Mariotti’s Fanhouse blog demanding a league investigation of the deal, is absurdly idiotic.
by Seth_C on Mar 1, 2009 11:59 PM EST reply actions
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