Note the key component here:
"More often than not, when a coach retires amidst success and his replacement is found within the staff, many of the other assistants will remain in place. [Jim] Caldwell has only partially stuck to that formula of continuity, with defensive coordinator Ron Meeks and special teams coach Russ Purnell having left the staff. Purnell wasn’t a surprise, but Meeks’ departure was interesting. With an overwhelming amount of money invested in the offense, Meeks’ units were typically pretty good as long as they remained healthy. Injuries to the defensive line and Bob Sanders hurt the Colts now and then over the last few years, but that also speaks to the lack of financial investment in defensive depth. Now, Meeks is replaced by Larry Coyer, an intriguing veteran coach who had a very respectable run as the Broncos defensive coordinator from 2003-06. But Coyer also had a wealth of highly paid defensive stars on those teams. With Peyton Manning eating up an absurd $21.2 million of the Colts’ salary cap, there won’t be any major defensive additions this offseason." This is from a Yahoo article about the AFC off-season generally.
So Tom Brady's salary is $14M (he and Matt Cassel together are taking up $28.5M of the Patriots' salary cap combined...yes, due to weird franchising logic, Matt Cassel is technically worth $0.5M more than Tom Brady right now. Don't think too hard about it). Apparently, Peyton Manning is worth 1.5 Tom Bradys. The irony being, of course, that Tom has 2 more Superbowls than Peyton.
In case you're wondering, Colts fans, that extra $7.2M could buy you some nice defensive players, which would pay off when Peyton is in the middle of his traditional playoff choke.
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