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Tom Brady won't be slowing down anytime soon

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Tom Brady won't be slowing down anytime soon
The sports therapy center sits adjacent to Gillette Stadium, 500 feet to the northwest, inside a shopping plaza, next to a hair salon. It's a nondescript location but no ordinary rehab facility. There's a VIP entrance, a personal chef and a brain fitness room. The company logo is splashed everywhere: tb12.

It's a November Monday morning in Foxborough, Mass., and the center's owner, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, has already received treatment and spoken to his neuropsychologist via Skype. The day before, he obliterated the Lions, topping 300 passing yards for the 63rd time, tying Dan Marino for No. 3 on that list. Perhaps he celebrated with ice cream, though his would have been made from raw ingredients, mostly vegetables -- he favors an avocado base with cacao mixed in to mimic chocolate. "Tastes great," Brady says later, not all that convincingly.

The flat screen in the lobby is tuned to SportsCenter; next to it are jars of whey protein and knee braces for sale. Brady is away at the stadium, deep into his routines by now. Forget, for the moment, the supermodel wife, the movie cameos, the designer clothes. That's celebrity camouflage. That's Brady and that's not Brady -- not as it relates to football. His career is built on, defined by and prolonged with routine, even if his life is anything but that. This scrolls across ESPN's ticker: 7 STRAIGHT FOR BRADY, PATRIOTS.

The center is run by a 49-year-old California native with a master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine. Teammates describe Alex Guerrero as Brady's Mr. Miyagi. They say he knows the quarterback's body better than Gisele Bündchen, Brady's wife. "I do have my hands on him a little more than she does," Guerrero says, laughing.

He is Brady's body coach and business partner, and he's one of the main reasons Brady has been able to transform what looked like a lost season into another star turn in a Hall of Fame career. In late September, after a 27-point drubbing by the Chiefs, the more foolish NFL observers suggested that Brady could be near the end. That he should retire. Instead, he's on track for the fourth-best passer rating (100.2) and the third-best interception percentage (1.4%) of his career, with what one might fairly describe as one of the least intimidating sets of wide receivers he's ever had. And how he did that -- with a diet that made him lighter, workouts that made him (relatively) faster and marked improvement in throwing on the run -- speaks directly to his work with Guerrero, and to the center they opened together more than a year ago. It has the Patriots 10-3 and Brady positioned to make another run at the Lombardi Trophy, which has eluded him since 2005.

The two men met through Willie McGinest, the linebacker who played 15 seasons with Guerrero's help. Initially, Guerrero fixed Brady's aching right shoulder. Then it was a sore calf and a damaged groin. Other than one freak injury, a torn left ACL in '08, Brady has not missed any time since he started with Guerrero, about 10 years ago. He is 37 and in his 15th season, and he wants to play into his 40s. Like 45. Like 48. When teammates ask how long, he simply says, "Forever."

"You'll hear people say, Football doesn't define me," says Guerrero. But that's not Brady. "Football isn't what Tom does -- football is Tom. This is who he is."

Let’s start here: Brady is a quarterback whose daily schedule, both in and out of season, is mapped clearly into his 40s. Every day of it, micromanaged. Treatment. Workouts. Food. Recovery. Practice. Rest. And those schedules aren't just for this week, this month, this season. They're for three years. That allows Brady and Guerrero to work in both the short and long terms to, say, increase muscle mass one year and focus on pliability the next. "The whole idea is to program his body to...
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Recalls this I posted in Savage thread...

MMQB 5/26/14 Tom Brady

There’s nothing that can wake me up at 5 o’clock in the morning on a Thursday in May like getting ready for a day of football. I want to play a long time. There’s nothing I like doing that’s close to football. What’ll I do when I’m done playing? I don’t know, but I know it won’t be nearly as fun...
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My favorite Brady line from our 40-minute chat, talking about longevity: “You know, you don’t have to suck when you get older.”

Said Brady: “It’s hard to explain this to people, but the commitment I make, in terms of keeping my body in shape and my nutrition right, should make me healthy. I feel better today than when I was 25, and I know that’s hard for people to believe, but I do. I work at it. Basically, I work all off-season to prepare my body to not get hurt. I can’t help the team if I’m on the sidelines. I’ve got to be durable.”

So he works with [Tom] House, the former baseball pitcher and maestro to many pro quarterbacks and major-league pitchers, and he is diligent about his eating and fitness. But beyond that, he’s not going to help you with specifics.

“It’s all very well-researched,” Brady said. “But that’s for the other guys to figure out. I’m not going to give away any state secrets. I’m not here to be king of the weight room. I do things to make me a better quarterback, whatever they are. Does it work? You be the one to judge. Watch me play. Then draw your own conclusions.”

Since returning at age 32 in 2009 from his one major NFL injury—the knee reconstruction after the injury suffered on opening day 2008—Brady has started all 89 Patriots game. So the durability is spotless, obviously. And the results? It’s pretty amazing to consider that, even with the 16-0, 50-touchdown-pass season of 2007 included in the pre-knee-surgery category, he’s been better in his 30s, and after the knee surgery, than he was in his 20s.
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And this reminder...
On self-scouting: “Sometimes we’ll be watching tape and [offensive coordinator] Josh McDaniels will say to me, ‘What happened on that play?’ And I’ll say, ‘I missed it. I just missed it.’ Throwing a football is a very, very tough to thing to do consistently well."
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Does it get any better than a franchise QB than Brady? Shoot, this is like the 3rd time that he has done this. I'm not sure why he keeps doing it when the Patriots give him such sloppy weapons at the WR position though.
 
Texecutioner said:
Does it get any better than a franchise QB than Brady? Shoot, this is like the 3rd time that he has done this. I'm not sure why he keeps doing it when the Patriots give him such sloppy weapons at the WR position though.
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Total guess but I think geography and family play a role. He's already richer than Midas BUT also uniquely among football players so is his wife and most of her work is in New York or Europe.
 
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Tom Brady frees up $24M for Pats
By Adam Schefter | ESPN



I think JJ just lost the MVP award. :truck:
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Easy on there. That wasn't a real re-structure. What they did is unguarantee some of Brady's money to increase cash flow and/or liquidity. Good business move but has no effect on New England's cap situation unless they cut Brady. For his trouble, Brady got a 1 mil per year raise on his salary.
 
infantrycak said:
Total guess but I think geography and family play a role. He's already richer than Midas BUT also uniquely among football players so is his wife and most of her work is in New York or Europe.
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Sure, all of those factors make it easier for Tom to do that. He doesn't have to do though, and I think that most guys in his place wouldn't. Hell, most of these athletes still want more money no matter how much you pay them. I think that Tom just wants to win more than anything. It is just hard to believe that their organization hasn't gotten him that much talent at the WR position after he has done this a few times now. Hell, it seems like every year they are stripping him of his weapons, but he still produces ridiculous numbers every year despite that.
 
To be clear, I wasn't putting him down at all. Just think he is in a very unique circumstance. It's a lot harder to convince Giselle to go live in St. Louis than Mrs. hard body sorority sue you met at Central Florida.
 
infantrycak said:
To be clear, I wasn't putting him down at all. Just think he is in a very unique circumstance. It's a lot harder to convince Giselle to go live in St. Louis than Mrs. hard body sorority sue you met at Central Florida.
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I didn't think you were. You made a valid point that I think was relevant. They strike me as having a relationship where they could be apart for weeks at time with no problem though. I'm sure she travels a ton being one of the biggest models in the world. I'd imagine that she is probably in Paris and Italy a lot. Plus, Tom seems so driven during the season any way. He has practice and all of the studying they say he does and claims he goes to bed at like 8:30 or something like that.
 
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Tom Brady frees up $24M for Pats
By Adam Schefter | ESPN



I think JJ just lost the MVP award. :truck:
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I keep hearing this makes $24M available to the Patriots for this year... but that's not the case right? This just allows the Patriots to cut him at anytime with no cap ramifications right? He actually gets a raise right?

What used to be a $24M contract is now a $27M contract. .. does this mean the Patriots may be ready to move on without Tom terrific sooner rather than later?
 
thunderkyss said:
I keep hearing this makes $24M available to the Patriots for this year... but that's not the case right? This just allows the Patriots to cut him at anytime with no cap ramifications right? He actually gets a raise right?

What used to be a $24M contract is now a $27M contract. .. does this mean the Patriots may be ready to move on without Tom terrific sooner rather than later?
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Maybe there's already a deal in place to go to Houston so that money is freed up.
 
Don't really care for the Pats, but with the way they've run their FO and with them bringing in Grappolo this year, i think they successfully convinced Brady that if he didn't restructure, he would be gone within a year or so...They've been pretty consistent in how they operate with their players...star or no star. For Brady's part, he knows he's in the best possible situation he could be in to win a championship & he's doing what he can to hang on. Between he and Giselle and his endorsements, i'm sure he's not hurting anyway.
 
thunderkyss said:
I keep hearing this makes $24M available to the Patriots for this year... but that's not the case right? This just allows the Patriots to cut him at anytime with no cap ramifications right? He actually gets a raise right?

What used to be a $24M contract is now a $27M contract. .. does this mean the Patriots may be ready to move on without Tom terrific sooner rather than later?
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Just means they don't have to set aside $24m into an escrow account for Brady. Can use that available cash for GTD pay for other players. Definitely not a cap move. Just a cash flow move. The amount of dead money on Brady's deal just decreased by $24m.

Regardless, Brady is still way under paid when compared to other QB's. He continues to help the Pats organization. I think they will extend Brady after 2015 to add on 3 more years.
 
Troy Chapman said:
Just means they don't have to set aside $24m into an escrow account for Brady. Can use that available cash for GTD pay for other players. Definitely not a cap move. Just a cash flow move. The amount of dead money on Brady's deal just decreased by $24m.

Regardless, Brady is still way under paid when compared to other QB's. He continues to help the Pats organization. I think they will extend Brady after 2015 to add on 3 more years.
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Isn't he already under contract until age 43?
 
The move has several practical implications both for the Patriots and for Brady’s long-term future. The cap stuff can be mind-numbing, so let’s try to explain this in plain English:

■ Salary-cap wise, the move doesn’t have much of an effect. Brady’s cap numbers now increase by $1 million per season — $14 million in 2015, $15 million in 2016, and $16 million in 2017.

■ The move frees up cash for the Kraft family to spend in the 2015 offseason. NFL rules require teams to keep the full amount of a guarantee in reserve, so by removing the full guarantee, the Kraft family no longer has to put $24 million in escrow for Brady this offseason. Instead they can use that cash on signing bonus payments for their upcoming free agents, which include Darrelle Revis, Devin McCourty, Stephen Gostkowski, Shane Vereen, and possibly Nate Solder. Since Brady received an extra $1 million for next year, the Patriots really freed up $16 million in cash (because Brady is owed $8 million).​

“They’re not really changing the cap hits, just the cash flows,” said Joel Corry, a salary cap expert for CBS Sports and a former longtime NFL and NBA agent.

■ Removing the full guarantee certainly benefits the Patriots, but also sets a terrible precedent for other star quarterbacks and franchise players around the league. Brady already takes a hometown discount to play for the Patriots, and now has further upset the NFL’s salary structure.​

“It goes against all agent advice and infuriates all the agents in the business,” Corry said. “The older quarterbacks like Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, they’re now going to be asked if they’d be willing to do something like Brady just did.

“Most people who are in the business won’t like what he does, but he doesn’t have to make friends in the agent community.”

However, there is more to this move than Brady simply giving the Patriots more financial flexibility to re-sign Revis and other free agents this offseason.

Few league insiders expected Brady to play out his current contract, which is significantly undervalued for a franchise quarterback — the bar is set at about $20 million per year, while Brady was set to make $24 million over three years.

“There was always that speculation that there’s no way he was going to play for $7 [million], $8 [million], and $9 million,” Corry said.

It’s possible that by removing the guarantees, Brady is paving the way for his eventual release. But the far likelier scenario is that the Patriots have now made it much easier to restructure and extend Brady’s contract before the 2016 or 2017 seasons.

Let’s explain...
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...or-patriots/K0zl0j1y36gOshr4d6QuIK/story.html
 
Mr teX said:
Don't really care for the Pats, but with the way they've run their FO and with them bringing in Grappolo this year, i think they successfully convinced Brady that if he didn't restructure, he would be gone within a year or so...They've been pretty consistent in how they operate with their players...star or no star. For Brady's part, he knows he's in the best possible situation he could be in to win a championship & he's doing what he can to hang on. Between he and Giselle and his endorsements, i'm sure he's not hurting anyway.
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If this was any other team other than the Patriots, I'd say that you're crazy, but they'll cut just about anybody once they think a decline is near. Nothing would surprise me about that. I definitely wouldn't say that Brady is in the best situation to win championships though. I think there are a number of teams he could flock towards that could have just as good of a chance to compete for a SB. The Patriots aren't exactly stacked everywhere. Brady makes that team go. Hell, if you would have had Brady on the Texans this year I think they would have easily been 12-4 or possibly 13-3 and the Patriots would have been much worse record wise and very likely wouldn't have won their division. We would have been a top contender. That is just one situation that Brady would make a huge difference in.
 
Thoughts on the Tom Brady Restructure with Patriots
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Mike Reiss Tom Brady resturctured his contract with the Patriots to convert his guarantees from skill, injury, and cap to injury only in exchange for an extra $1 million per year. This is not really a salary cap maneuver but simply a move made to improve the cash situation of the Patriots next year.

Teams that have a skill guarantee with a player prior to the season will be required to set aside that money such that it is guaranteed to be covered in the event the player is terminated from his contract. For the Patriots that meant in March they would have to deposit $24 million, Brady’s full guarantee, in an account that they could not touch. Once converted to injury only the Patriots are not required to deposit the money unless Brady was so injured that the injury guarantee could kick in. This is one of the reasons some teams will use vesting guarantees in a contract when the guarantees seem as if they are fully guaranteed upon signing.

Brady’s actual salary this year was set to be $7 million and it will now increase to $8 million, so the real cash flow gain for the season by the Patriots is going to be $16 million rather than the $24 million being reported. Based on the reports this move will reduce New Englands available cap space next year by $1 million. For Brady this is a no risk restructure as he would likely earn at least what he gave up if he was released and put on the open market.

Brady’s relationship with the Patriots is one of the most interesting dynamics in all of sports. His willingness to do these things almost creates an unfair advantage as no other high end QB has ever played ball to this level with a team. Brady’s initial $24 million extension was signed at a time when he would have likely commanded between $55 and $60 million over the same timeframe on a regular contract extension.

Brady’s $8 million salary in 2015 ranks 17th in the NFL, a ranking that will fall further once quarterbacks are extended and other drafted in the top 5. His cap charge of $14 million also ranks 17th. Meanwhile his closest contemporaries of Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tony Romo will carry cap charges of $21.5, $26.4, and $27.7 million and actual salaries of $19, $19 and $17 million. There is likely no other player in the NFL that would work with a team in this manner and the Patriots should be thankful for having a player like Brady.
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Mr teX said:
Don't really care for the Pats, but with the way they've run their FO and with them bringing in Grappolo this year, i think they successfully convinced Brady that if he didn't restructure, he would be gone within a year or so...They've been pretty consistent in how they operate with their players...star or no star. For Brady's part, he knows he's in the best possible situation he could be in to win a championship & he's doing what he can to hang on. Between he and Giselle and his endorsements, i'm sure he's not hurting anyway.
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That doesn't make any sense. His contract was fully guaranteed. It would have been impossible for the Patriots to cut him. Now, he's just made it easier. They would have had to assure him in some way that Garoppolo was no threat.

Or after not signing Welker & trading away his interior offensive line, he told the Patriots he'll demand a trade or release if they do some stupid crap like that again & to prove he is serious he just told them it ain't about the money.
 
infantrycak said:
Like many folks worth oodles they have multiple homes, but LA was their vacation home which they sold to Dr. Dre earlier this year. They're about to or just finished their new Boston home for something north of $40 mil.
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Jeez Louise.

That's another world, for sure.
 
thunderkyss said:
That doesn't make any sense. His contract was fully guaranteed. It would have been impossible for the Patriots to cut him. Now, he's just made it easier. They would have had to assure him in some way that Garoppolo was no threat.

Or after not signing Welker & trading away his interior offensive line, he told the Patriots he'll demand a trade or release if they do some stupid crap like that again & to prove he is serious he just told them it ain't about the money.
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Without knowing the details of all these contracts, it's impossible to know what kind of leverage the Pats organization has. What we do know is that Kraft and the organization have systematically released, traded or simply let go of many of their star players and really haven't missed a beat. While that's a testament to how good Brady has been, it also shows that Kraft & by extension Belichick, don't play favorites and are in sync with each other when it comes to that stuff. Its not that they're unwilling to work with their players, its just that they put the team 1st and they won't be strong-armed by any of their players when it comes to money. Seymour, Samuels, Moss, Welker, Mankins...they don't care who you are. They'd rather let you go a year or 2 too early than to pay for keeping you a year or 2 too late.
 
Texecutioner said:
If this was any other team other than the Patriots, I'd say that you're crazy, but they'll cut just about anybody once they think a decline is near. Nothing would surprise me about that. I definitely wouldn't say that Brady is in the best situation to win championships though. I think there are a number of teams he could flock towards that could have just as good of a chance to compete for a SB. The Patriots aren't exactly stacked everywhere. Brady makes that team go. Hell, if you would have had Brady on the Texans this year I think they would have easily been 12-4 or possibly 13-3 and the Patriots would have been much worse record wise and very likely wouldn't have won their division. We would have been a top contender. That is just one situation that Brady would make a huge difference in.
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yes i agree with you Brady could go to a number of teams and make them instant contenders. I just think the immense respect for Belichick and how he truly develops and drives his teams towards success year in and out in Brady's mind is what puts its it over the top in terms of best chance to win another championship.
 
thunderkyss said:
They would have had to assure him in some way that Garoppolo was no threat.
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Tom doesn't need the money. His wife was already making more than him anyway. According to Forbes, she took home $47 million last year alone.
 
Mr teX said:
Without knowing the details of all these contracts, it's impossible to know what kind of leverage the Pats organization has. What we do know is that Kraft and the organization have systematically released, traded or simply let go of many of their star players and really haven't missed a beat. While that's a testament to how good Brady has been, it also shows that Kraft & by extension Belichick, don't play favorites and are in sync with each other when it comes to that stuff. Its not that they're unwilling to work with their players, its just that they put the team 1st and they won't be strong-armed by any of their players when it comes to money. Seymour, Samuels, Moss, Welker, Mankins...they don't care who you are. They'd rather let you go a year or 2 too early than to pay for keeping you a year or 2 too late.
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We really don't know all these conclusions because the time periods are too coexistent - Kraft 1995, Belichick 2000, Brady 2001. We basically have no idea how Belichick would behave without Brady and very little of how Kraft might based solely on a few years as a baby owner. It's just as likely their actions have been based on the premise Belichick and Brady can pretty much always field a competitive team together so they can play hardball with everyone else.

All this "they'll kick Brady to the curb just like everyone else" is pure conjecture. I'll bet they understand GOAT doesn't stand for Just Like Everyone Else.
 
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Thoughts on the Tom Brady Restructure with Patriots

Brady’s relationship with the Patriots is one of the most interesting dynamics in all of sports. His willingness to do these things almost creates an unfair advantage as no other high end QB has ever played ball to this level with a team.
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Brady is a true team player. Very rare these days, and even rarer considering his HoF career.
 
Whether or not Brady decides to restructure his contract there will be some winning team willing to sign him for a chance to win a SB.
 
Double Barrel said:
Brady is a true team player. Very rare these days, and even rarer considering his HoF career.
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I'd be a team player too if my top-10-best-looking-women-in-the-world $300 million dollar wife pulled in north of $40 million annually.

It's all about the rings, so I'd take a few million less for a better chance to win another one if we had $400 million in the bank.
 
infantrycak said:
We really don't know all these conclusions because the time periods are too coexistent - Kraft 1995, Belichick 2000, Brady 2001. We basically have no idea how Belichick would behave without Brady and very little of how Kraft might based solely on a few years as a baby owner. It's just as likely their actions have been based on the premise Belichick and Brady can pretty much always field a competitive team together so they can play hardball with everyone else.

All this "they'll kick Brady to the curb just like everyone else" is pure conjecture. I'll bet they understand GOAT doesn't stand for Just Like Everyone Else.
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More like belichick can put a competitive team together. Belichick has fielded 2 competitive teams without Brady. Once in Cleveland with Kelly freakin' Holcombe and once with Matt Cassel. Not saying the Pats would've had the same success they've had with just anybody but that team begins and ends with Belichick. The patriot way is and has always been about Belichick..Brady's just a good soldier in helping institute that in the locker room. I think Kraft understands the dynamic between the two. But as long as Brady continues to play at a high level, stays healthy and continues to be a team guy, he's not gonna have to worry about being cut/traded or released. all of the names of players i mentioned above that the Pats have let go of in the past have all had issues with 1 or the other. Hell, they damn near cut Wilfork this past offseason for being a bit of a malcontent with his contract and coming off of injury...and he's top 2 at his position.
 
Mr teX said:
Without knowing the details of all these contracts, it's impossible to know what kind of leverage the Pats organization has. What we do know is that Kraft and the organization have systematically released, traded or simply let go of many of their star players and really haven't missed a beat.
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What do you want me to say? You're right?

As far as the Patriots releasing productive players, that's not even in question. We all agree there.

But unless you're talking about pictures of Brady getting tea bagged there's no leverage the Pats could possibly have to make Brady make it easier to be the next Pats casualty.

This makes it easier for the Pats to cut Brady... Brady has to see a benefit in that to make this deal. If we're saying Brady doesn't need the money I don't see how an extra non-guaranteed million makes it worth his while.

Brady putting pressure on the Pats to stop making him work miracles makes more sense.
 
thunderkyss said:
That doesn't make any sense. His contract was fully guaranteed. It would have been impossible for the Patriots to cut him. Now, he's just made it easier. They would have had to assure him in some way that Garoppolo was no threat.

Or after not signing Welker & trading away his interior offensive line, he told the Patriots he'll demand a trade or release if they do some stupid crap like that again & to prove he is serious he just told them it ain't about the money.
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Or, maybe they have pictures of him doing a cheerleader & are threatening to show them to Gisselle. Hmmmm.......:spy:
 
thunderkyss said:
What do you want me to say? You're right?

As far as the Patriots releasing productive players, that's not even in question. We all agree there.

But unless you're talking about pictures of Brady getting tea bagged there's no leverage the Pats could possibly have to make Brady make it easier to be the next Pats casualty.

This makes it easier for the Pats to cut Brady... Brady has to see a benefit in that to make this deal. If we're saying Brady doesn't need the money I don't see how an extra non-guaranteed million makes it worth his while.

Brady putting pressure on the Pats to stop making him work miracles makes more sense.
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What Brady thinks is a benefit to him or whatever has no bearing on what the Pats could or would do if they wanted to..

You're operating under the premise that the Pats or any organization for that matter need a reason to cut any player..they don't. Him making it easier to cut him with the restructure is beside the point... What i'm saying is we don't know enough about what's in his contract..or what was in his contract to say that they couldn't or wouldn't cut him if he didn't play ball anyway. Hell up until a couple of days ago noone thought that a restructuring of his guaranteed contract was even on the negotiating table. He only got a 30 mil signing bonus at the outset of this deal and only had 24 mil of guaranteed money left on his deal. That comes out to 54 million of guaranteed money....Just as a comparison, Manning got 58 mil guaranteed.

Plus with the way the pats operate, who's to say that they wouldn't have just bit the bullet and just accelerated all or a portion of his remaining money and went on about their business? All i'm simply saying is the Pats could cut him if they wanted..no explanation needed from them to do so...what Brady thinks is irrelevant....& he knows that.
 
Mr teX said:
All i'm simply saying is the Pats could cut him if they wanted..no explanation needed from them to do so...what Brady thinks is irrelevant....& he knows that.
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This conversation started because you said the Patriots must have had some kind of leverage. Normally when we talk about these restructure deals, that's the case. This was different.

Normally the money is guaranteed if a player is on the roster at a specific date & the team says, "if you don't restructure, you won't be on the roster on such date."

This case, the money is already guaranteed.

Like Andre's case. His thing is that his salary isn't guaranteed until some date in the future but he doesn't know that he'll be on the roster in the future. If the future salaries were already guaranteed, as Brady's was, this wouldn't be an issue as the team wouldn't be able to cut him without hurting themselves.

Brady is saying he needs no such guarantee. He's practically daring them to cut him, IMO.
 
Mr teX said:
Don't really care for the Pats, but with the way they've run their FO and with them bringing in Grappolo this year, i think they successfully convinced Brady that if he didn't restructure, he would be gone within a year or so...
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this is what I'm arguing. The Pats would have to clear $24M off the cap just to cut Brady & walk away because his salaries were fully guaranteed. Garoppolo doesn't threaten that.

The way his contract was previously structured the Pats were on the line for $24M if they were to cut him...

Their was no, "Restructure or else!!" deal here.
 
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