Charles Robinson says Patten is most likey to be cut

[SanFranSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by BrudLee

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.

Right, we should keep Patten as 3rd or 4th WR....but if we can score a big WR after June 1 then we could cut him. I don't like his attitude that much, especially after he complained about being put on IR when we needed that roster spot for teamers so we could make that surreal playoff run. But to give up on him after playing hurt all last year could really backfire, since the dude still runs 4.4 when he's healthy and has led the Pats in TDs a few years, keep Thrash for teams and please cut T Jacobs Joe!