Browns looking to trade Alex Mack and Joe Thomas

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

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.

Pats rarely go on spending "runs", IMHO. They are I think one of the best at managing the cap over the long term, and have frequently cut or traded players who they would prefer to keep because the cap number for the player doesn't line up with perceived "value". From Lawyer Milloy to Richard Seymour to Logan Mankins, the Pats have repeatedly bitten the bullet on tough choices.

Partly as a result, they actually have a reputation here for being cheap. Ask most Pats fans and they think the Pats are ridiculous in letting those guys go for cap reasons, and they argue that the Pats don't go "all in" because they don't sign a Suh, or whatever big name FA is avaialble. I disagree with that also. Although the Pats almost never "set the market" at any given position, at one point Brady had signed the most lucrative deal for a QB ever. They also signed Adalius Thomas, Rosevelt Colvin and Revis for deals that were very, very lucrative.

Eh, whatever. Nobody here wants a lengthy dissertation on Pats cap management style so I will stop now.