Speculation: Mankins may ask for the biggest contract for a guard in league history - New England Patriots Forums

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 05-17-2010, 11:43 AM

What do you think?

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Smash-MouthD · 05-17-2010, 12:03 PM

I doubt he will expect to paid the most in history he may ask but I am sure he dose not expect that much. My guess is he will end up some where around top five money.The pats better pay up with light nearing the end they need to keep him around as a veteran leader, besides they just signed Burgess I know for substantially less but it would send a bad message if they didn't pay one of your top performers but payed an under performing DE.

***BelichickFan*** · 05-17-2010, 12:10 PM

They said it's conceivable that he could, that is an order of magnitude less significant that "speculation than he may". It's not speculation that he might do it, it's just some guy saying he could.

PatsChamp88 · 05-17-2010, 12:48 PM

He could (anythings possible) but if he wishes to remain on this team I doubt he will.

patriotscpfc · 05-17-2010, 01:21 PM

I'll let him walk.

He's not a top 5 Guard in this league. If Stephen Neal was fully healthy, Mankins wouldn't be the best Guard on this team.

patsfan-1982 · 05-17-2010, 01:31 PM

6 or 7 million a year is with he will ask for IMO and he is worth it he is the only O line men that has not missed a game in the last 3 years for the pats

he is still young and will be a all pro for the next 5 or 6 years he is one of the best G's in the NFL

Criptonite · 05-17-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by patriotscpfc

I'll let him walk.

He's not a top 5 Guard in this league. If Stephen Neal was fully healthy, Mankins wouldn't be the best Guard on this team.

Mankins is clearly a top 5 guard in the league. He's the best lineman on the team. He's only 28. He's started 89 straight games. I'd love for him to take a Brady/Bruschi type discount, but Mankins has earned the big pay day.

patriotscpfc · 05-17-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Criptonite

Mankins is clearly a top 5 guard in the league. He's the best lineman on the team. He's only 28. He's started 89 straight games. I'd love for him to take a Brady/Bruschi type discount, but Mankins has earned the big pay day.

Jahri Evans.
Steve Hutchinson.
Chris Snee.
Carl Nicks.
Stephen Neal.

When Healthy, all are better than Mankins.

signbabybrady · 05-17-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Criptonite

Mankins is clearly a top 5 guard in the league. He's the best lineman on the team. He's only 28. He's started 89 straight games. I'd love for him to take a Brady/Bruschi type discount, but Mankins has earned the big pay day.

I have to agree with patriotscpfc.....When healthy Neal is better than Mankins. I think Mankins came out of College and developed into a really good pro bowl caliber O-linemen almost immediately but I have not seen much improvement since not to say he has gotten worse and I think he has been a little overated due to this. He is certainly one of the best guards in the league and deserves a big day and deserves more than Neal because of age and health.

***KontradictioN*** · 05-17-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by patriotscpfc

I'll let him walk.

He's not a top 5 Guard in this league. If Stephen Neal was fully healthy, Mankins wouldn't be the best Guard on this team.

Neal's body has shown pretty clear signs of breaking down due to injury and/or age. The O-Line is hurt when he is not in, however we cannot be sure of the impact of the loss of Mankins because he has never been hurt. He has been about as dependable as it gets for us.

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Originally Posted by patsfan-1982

6 or 7 million a year is with he will ask for IMO and he is worth it he is the only O line men that has not missed a game in the last 3 years for the pats

he is still young and will be a all pro for the next 5 or 6 years he is one of the best G's in the NFL

This is pretty much dead on. He's still in the prime of his career and has played out his rookie contract without even so much as missing a practice. I don't see why $6M - $7M per year (for about 5 years) would make the FO's buttholes pucker up. Anything more than that, though, and we should definitely start looking for his replacement.