Disloyalty is widespread...all the way to the top

For anyone who has ever disagreed with me about NFL organizations not being loyal to their players...you're all wrong! Troy Brown's option was not picked up today by the New England Patriots.

Brown's option not picked up (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2002482)

Troy Brown! The ultimate team first player. The embodiment of what the Patriots portray themselves as. Take less money? Troy Brown had offensive incentives he didn't reach because started playing DB and couldn't play wide out full time. He puts himself at risk. WRs don't tackle people for a living, but he started playing corner and put himself in a position to do that. He returned punts in the Super Bowl. On Super Sunday I turned to me brother before the game and told him, "If the Pats win, the MVP should go to Troy Brown no matter what impact he has on this game." I believe he inspired that team last season. Everyone talks about their rag tag secondary, he played well and that secondary played well enough to win the Super Bowl. You don't think any CB stepped up his game because Troy Brown playing corner? He had a bigger impact on that team than anyone outside of Tom Brady.

This whole situation is horrible. He's been with that team for over a decade. He put hisself on the line. They didn't want to him 5 million next season, so they kicked him out. This is just another reason I think there should be some veteran exception for the salary cap. Sometimes this league just disgusts me.

its a business and the Patriots to me seem like they already know this next year will not be superbowl year for them.

Why would you think that the pats will not be able to make a superbowl run next year. Five mill for Brown is alot of money its to bad they couldn't work things out.

#1, it's a business

#2, it's a business

I agree with the suggestion for a "Larry Bird" type cap exemption similar to the NBA for an NFL team veteran ...........loyalty should be rewarded...............

Yes Matty..........I know all about "the business" side of sports, that's the reason Spurs gave for cutting Malik Rose :( Sports has turned into a mercenary foreign legion type of business............players should hold up cardboard signs..."Will play for highest bidder"....and owners can have signs "Whatever makes me the most profit"..........I guess fans have to cheer the uniform and not pay any attention to the player wearing it.....that's what today's teams/leagues have become.......it's awful.

I agree with the suggestion for a "Larry Bird" type cap exemption similar to the NBA for an NFL team veteran ...........loyalty should be rewarded...............

Yeah, I've mentioned something similar too. I'd like to see any player with over 5 years with the team that drafted them eligible for a cap exemption, with a max of 5 players per squad.

I like that idea too, Redskin - it would make it easy for you to keep some talent you draft. For us it would be great. Arrington, Taylor, Cooley, Samuels, Jansen. All guys we drafted -- all guys we could be able to make a great deal of money to get other plays with to have them exempt. (Obviously none of those players (wait - maybe LaVar and Samuels - can't remember the exact year. Think 2k) anyhow... have 5 years. But one day!

You can still keep your players under this system, there's no reason you can't. It just takes smart management when it comes to the salary cap. We've got Jansen locked up for a while, don't we? And Lavar. And now Samuels?

Football has the best system because guys have to play at a level that justifies the contract that they signed. If they don't play up to that level of pay, guess what, they're canned. Just like the real world. I turn in a shitty financial plan to my boss, I get fired. Troy Brown was good, he sacrificed a lot for the Patriots, but when it comes down to it he's just not worth $5 million. Remember, he was forced into CB duty, but he's not a CB. And the Pats have other WRs that can do what he can do.

Loyalty is good, but only if you're loyal to the players who are worth it. Otherwise it's just poor decision-making.

You think LaVar's contract isn't going to rape us in a few years? Schneed - Lavar comes in and stinks up the joint. How can he justify that salary? Yet if he doesn't produce we can't simply "fire him" we have to let him rot away on our bench making massive amounts of cash. All it takes is one injury to make a players salary devestating to the team.

Until the Pats start losing, I pretty much trust their moves. They've been the best by a long way in this era. Hey, these guys got three rings. That's loyalty enough...