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At the time of the deal, the thought was that the Patriots took a short-term hit dealing Seymour but gained more in the long-term. That holds true four years later, although one thing I didn’t realize at the time of the trade was how things were brewing behind the scenes with Seymour and the Patriots. After a great run together, I don’t think either side was happy with the other. After learning that, the trade made a lot more sense than it did at the time, and all but eliminates any chance of Seymour returning to New England in 2013.

Quick-hit thoughts around NFL & Pats – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Welker, Vollmer will be big decisions in 2013 – Sports – The Boston Globe

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Welker, Vollmer will be big decisions in 2013 – Sports – The Boston Globe

Good Sunday notes from Bedard on the upcoming offseason situations the Pats will face.

What will complicate these negotiations is the fact that Welker (David Dunn) and Vollmer (Ben Dogra) are represented by two of the best agents in the business. They will be looking for top dollar and will not be pushed around by the Patriots, as some other agents are. The Patriots can retain both. One can get the franchise tag ($11.4 million for Welker because he was franchised last season, $9.66 million for Vollmer), but they’d have to overpay the other to keep him from testing the waters. It’s very unlikely that either will stay for a hometown discount. The Patriots likely can’t justify spending more than half their remaining cap money on Welker, especially since if they gave him the $22 million last offseason, he’d be here for another three years and would have saved them about $14 million in cap money in ’12 and ’13 alone.

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I hope so…

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How do you feel about Gronk coming back? Do you think it’s worth it?

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Yes, the Pats are probably going to have to play next weekend so they might as well knock some rust off of him now. I think the smart thing to do is to limit him to mostly passing situations, especially on third down and in the red zone. There’s no need to put him in to block, that will be the diciest part of his recovery. But this was about the time frame that was expected so I’m all for getting his feet wet a little bit before things get real in the next week or two.

The Best of the Week in PatsPropaganda

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Hope you’re all going to enjoy the final regular season game tomorrow! It’s the last low stress day of football we’ll have until next September.

Here’s the best of the week:

PatsPropaganda Analysis

New England Patriots’ 10 Biggest Offseason Decisions

Breaking Down Patriots’ Problems and Progression Without Rob Gronkowski

Local/National Analysis:

New England Patriots Aim for NFL Record: Most Plays From Scrimmage – WSJ.com

Tom Brady was right to call out the Patriots offense after Jacksonville game – Patriots – Boston.com

What went right and wrong last time vs. Phins via ESPNBoston.com

Patriots could be any of top four seeds – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston