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Originally Posted by Amnorix
I don't understand this "the cap is crap" nonsense. Sure, you can massage it and maneuver within it etc. etc., but it's very real, and today's gain is tomorrow's pain, OR VICE VERSA.
Pats took a bunch of dead money onto this year's cap to help free up room for next year, so we can extend Jones/Hightower/Collins (or some of them at least). The cap is all about choices.
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People who insist this have no idea what they're talking about. The Patriots are dodging the cap because they have a qb who has consistently made average pieces look terrific. The Broncos have done it mostly through excellent drafting. The recent Patriots and Broncos spending runs are due to both teams realizing they need to go all in now while they are lucky enough to have a HOF QB.
And much as we drool over the Patriots going on spending runs, for most of bradys career, the Pats had 1 or 2 quiet off seasons followed by a spending splurge.