EEI reporting Vinateri wants 3.5 mill a year - Page 4 - New England Patriots Forums

AzPatsFan · 03-15-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tailgater

If the ceiling for a kicker was established at 2.5MM last year (Adams franchise value), then, under the new CBA / cap, I don't see his demand as too excessive. With the cap increased by 20 - 25%, why accept the status quo untill he's forced to?

It's all a mindset. Teams are now throwing big money at safety when 3 years ago they did not. Same with Tight Ends. Now, only kickers, punters and long snappers are in the same ballpark.

All it will take is one team to break the ice and there goes the salary structure for any of these positions.

Regarding Longwell setting the market, I thought Jureviscios did that when he signed with the Browns (5yrs 25 M), yet then Randall El and Givens hit the mother-lode.

Adam is doing the right thing - establish his own benchmark, not let someone else do so.

Randall El will never see the big bucks from Snyder. See my other post about Snyder's methods to stay out of cap hell, and his phoney deals as revealed by the WaPo.

The real values for #2 WRs were Jurevicious and Finneran. The Titans are gambling that DG can step up to #1 WR status and have even protected themselves if he can't, because he won't collect all his dough unless he does...

JoeSixPat · 03-15-2006, 03:01 PM

It depends on how long he signs for and how much of that is guranteed.

Overpaying a kicker isn't the same as overpaying a QB where they might be a few million over market value each season if they don't perform.

I can stomach overpaying Adam V. by $500,000 for a short period of time - If it is effectively a 2 year deal I would be happy to (over)pay Adam for that length of time. I think Adam wants more security and guranteed money than that however.