In regards to letting players go "early", let's go over some of them:
-Seymour: He was traded and the Patriots received a first round pick for him and didn't have to take up a bunch of cap space. He was still an elite player at the time, but they went with Wilfork instead.
Point conceded.
-Law: Cut by the Patriots....had one season with the Jets before he was RELEASED by the Jets.
I love how you omit that Ty Law led the league with 10 ints. He couldnt have helped NE?? He got cut because of a new regime. He went to KC with Herm Edwards and started for a playoff team and picked Manning off 2 more times.in the playoff game.
-Milloy: Went to Buffalo after leaving New England, and did not make another pro-bowl or all-pro team. BeliGOAT saved cap space and won two more Super Bowls over the next few years while Milloy was in Buffalo.
He replaced him.with Harrison. Rodney is a superior player. Point conceded.
-Branch: Went to Seattle and never had a season like he had in New England.
And??.the point is he was far superior to Caldwell or Gaffney and it arguably cost them the Superbowl that year.
-Vrabel; Moved for Cassel and a second round pick after a first-team all-pro season. Never sniffed another pro-bowl.
Vrabel was getting old.
-Cooks was traded after one year for a first round pick while having an injury history.
Cooks went to the Superbowl as a 1,000 yd WR for the LA Rams the next year. Brady had amazing chemistry with Cooks. Most 20 yard plays in a single season with Brady. Even more than Moss.
I can go on and on, but not a single "L" I can find for BeliGOAT.
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