The Patriots traded QB Matt Cassel and veteran LB Mike Vrabel yesterday to the Kansas City Chiefs for … the 34th overall pick in the 2009 draft. That’s it. A lot of fans think the Patriots got robbed, and in a way they did. But this actually was a pretty decent trade which worked out well for everyone involved on the New England side of the fence.
Consider the following:
- If the Patriots hadn’t franchised Cassel they would have gotten nothing for him. He would have walked away as a free agent.
- Had they not franchised Cassel, his next team would have gotten him for a lot less than the franchise salary. So in the numbers game, this keeps his new team from getting their starting QB for cheap.
- Given that Cassel was a backup most of his career, and a late round pick when selected, the Patriots converted that into a high pick in the upcoming draft, plus
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