"I think that the thinking in NE was that he was too much of a hit against the salary cap. He was making a lot of money, and I think the prevailing thought--true or not--is that kickers are a dime a dozen."
The Pats offered him the highest contract ever for a kicker, despite him being the 20th ranked kicker in the NFL last year...The Dolts exceeded that by $500K a year.
Good luck with Shaky Peyton come playoff time Adam!!!
So the Patriots didn't bring enough money to the table. Like I said--seems like they didn't think he was worth the salary cap hit.
Sorry for 'em.