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Originally Posted by Schneed10
I do agree, that's a significant cost. But did we read anything this whole offseason indicating that Albert was still going to pout for us this year like he did last year? Or did we just assume he would.
I didn't see anything. I read that he was in much better shape (which he appears to be if you see photos of him as a Patriot). I think there's a decent chance he was planning to come this year and at least partially move on.
I think the transition from malcontent to player who's finally falling in line was happening faster that we all think. There's no evidence to suggest that wasn't the case, just a bunch of assumptions.
But hey like I said, in the end if Shanahan puts together a good defense and we improve, then Albert's cap space will have been put to good use, and you can't fault the decision. So you're right, to be fair I can't declare myself right on this. Shanahan can render the argument moot with a successful season, and I definitely hope that happens.
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There wasn't much of an indication last year he was going to pull the crap he did. He took the $21M bonus on the premise he would show up and play, and all he did was show up and suck his thumb. So I think based on last year it was a safe assumption things weren't going to get better.
Funny, based on that photo in his NE uniform he looks heavier than last year to me, and I thought I read some tweets about reporters saying he was looking bigger. I can't imagine during a lockout he did much to stay in good shape. He's just not that kind of guy.