When Bob Kraft got tired of all the lawyers gunking things up during the great NFL lockout of 2011, he intervened, sent all of the lawyers away and dealt with the matter mano-a-mano with the NFL and the player's union, setting in motion a series of events that was certain to benefit both sides if they did things they way they were supposed to be done.
For the teams, that meant keeping to a flat cap for the ensueing three seasons, at which time the new television contract kicks in and the cap would rise incrimentally and accordingly.
Some teams did, some teams kinda did, and some flat out dismissed fiscal responsibility...and those teams can be readily identified by their personnel actions this offseason.
Now if Welker doesn't play ball, not only will he be playing for another team, but also he will become the scourge of New England, the guy that dropped the ball - not once in the Super Bowl, not twice in last season's AFC title game, but a third time when his friend resturctured his own contract to give the team room to negotiate with him.
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