Well, that's crap. Nobody would give them that. Besides, I thought that story came out on Tuesday or Weds? Is he repeating that today? That's basically other words for 'he isn't available'.
I'd only give two #1's for Randy Moss or Larry Fitzgerald... I mean, Branch is good. But Michael Smith could of saved himself some humiliation and not report that, no team in the league will do that.
Two #1s is just posturing. Translation: "We have Branch by the short hairs. You want him? Fine.. Be prepared to blow us away with your compensation offer."
But I thought you said a Boston station already reported the deal good as done since the offer was too good to pass up? Right...
Obviously... I can easily say WFAN said it was McCareins and a 3rd rounder... He's just trying to work us up saying "the deal was too good to pass up"
No, he's saying what the Pats said publically about two #1s isn't the same as their reaction to the actual offer, which they seem to like. I think.
You're shooting the messenger. I'm just relaying what was being discussed on Boston radio. They have since moved on to talk about David Wells. Boston fans are baseball masochists.
Boston Sports Radio: (Michael Holley - the guy who wrote the insider Patriots' book with Belichick's permission): There are two offers - Jets and Shehawks. Shehawks are the higher of the two - somewhere around $39 million. The problem is, the Patriots aren't interest in a second round pick and a player. They aren't interested in a first round pick and a player. The Patriots are holding out for TWO FIRST ROUND PICKS.
Wow... there is no way I would want us to pay anywhere near that for him. We can take our picks and play in some other sandbox.
If that's an actual quote it sounds to me like someone making his own conjecture based on limited information. My headfairies tell me he's wrong.
