Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Charles Robinson says Patten is most likey to be cut

BrudLee · 06-01-2006, 11:48 PM

If I never read another "he's getting paid too much to be a ..." column, I'll die happy.

Two things wrong with those sentiments.

The numbers don't add up in an expanded salary cap era. So Patton has a base of $1.035 million. So what? The cap is right about nine digits.
He has the most and best experience in a spread offense. If it isn't going to hurt the team financially to keep him (and it isn't - they'd save less than a million because of accelerated bonuses) they would be downgrading significantly in actual WR experience and skill by jettisonning Patten, presuming Jacobs or Thrash would be regularly filling his role.

And that, good friends, is why I hate people.

06-01-2006, 11:48 PM	#3
BrudLee Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE Posts: 3,494	Re: Charles Robinson says Patten is most likey to be cut If I never read another "he's getting paid too much to be a ..." column, I'll die happy. Two things wrong with those sentiments. The numbers don't add up in an expanded salary cap era. So Patton has a base of $1.035 million. So what? The cap is right about nine digits. He has the most and best experience in a spread offense. If it isn't going to hurt the team financially to keep him (and it isn't - they'd save less than a million because of accelerated bonuses) they would be downgrading significantly in actual WR experience and skill by jettisonning Patten, presuming Jacobs or Thrash would be regularly filling his role. And that, good friends, is why I hate people. __________________ There's nowhere to go but up. Or down. I guess we could stay where we are, too.