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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
If you'd read the article I posted from Jay Glazer, you'd have your answer.
The "extension" was extremely Patriot-friendly, in the event they needed to, or wanted to trade him.
Drew Bledsoe was NEVER going to see anywhere near $103M.
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/...vre010302.html
Same shit for Favre that same year... and it had nothing to do with Hasselbeck... that's just how they did it I guess.
Scenario: It's 2001. Drew Bledsoe has just signed a franchise QB contract similar to that of Brett Favre's deal. Going into Game 1 of 2001 you are asked who you think the patriots expect to be their starting QB on Game 1 of 2002. Do say A. Drew Bledsoe.... or.... B. Tom Brady who has shown LOTS of promise, but has 3 career attempts. If you selected A...then Dane is wrong.
The argument started after this quote by Dane: "They expected him to start by year three, IIRC." in a response to the mention of Brady being a 6th round pick in 2000.
Brady was supposed to be a career backup---like Cassel, others-- and got an opportunity to prove he was something more---like Cassel, others. The only difference was that Brady proved immediately he was a Franchise QB--making Bledsoe expendable--while Cassel only proved to have potential after achieving moderate success in 2008.
Ill say it again. Brady is tough to categorize...but it's not a huge stretch to say he was considered a career backup type by the Patriots in 2001 before he even attempted 4 career passes. After Bledsoe's injury is an entirely different story....but I don't think he was considered QBOTF before ever starting...which I believe is what Dane was arguing.