Cassel Franchised

[KYPack]

I have no idea how sensitive Belichek and the Pats owner are to their fan base, but if they got rid of Brady, you could take the Favre controversy here and multiply it by about a hundred.

Bretsky, I would agree, getting something for Cassel is better than getting nothing for him, but franchising him means he gets a $14 million plus contract. Nobody in their right mind is gonna trade for him with the millstone of that kind of a contract. And assuming they don't trade Brady or Brady is significantly damaged goods, then they are stuck with Cassel's huge contract--and in a helluva mess.

Any team that trades for Cassel is free to rework his contract, a condition I'm sure would be part of any trade. Cassel won't be making 14 million anywhere other than New England this year.

Latest scuttlebutt out of Boston says Cassel will stay with the Pats in the '09 season.

Bill B likes his work and Brady's knee is shaky.

I can't wait to see how they work the cap situation.

Maybe we can get a Wilfork or two out of that team.

They have to be squeezed like crazy in this situation.

[channtheman]

You gotta think so, don't you?

Unless Belichik goes Thompson on Brady and trades him instead...

Belichik isn't afraid to get rid of his old starters. The only reason Brady ever played was because the guy in front of him, Drew Bledsoe, got injured. Now Brady gets injured and Cassel steps up and replaces him. See ya later Tom.

[MJZiggy]

I'll bet they could get a king's ransom for Brady, though, and set themselves up for the next seven or eight years.

Does anyone know if supermodels like to hang out in Minnesota?

No. They don't. They don't have the body fat for it.