BradyManny

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

pats1

What would you have paid?

Consider two things:

(A) Welker's production last season

(B) The CURRENT market value of that production. Not the market value in 2002. Not 2004. Not even 2006.

shirtsleeve

Ahhhh, as another has already said. Same deal, no pill, no dead money.

So his cap hit, figuring 10 mill is bonus, .75 salary this year, is under 3 mill this year. The details will show the true structure and hit, but thats a safe assumption for now. Thats what I figured. Cap hit around 3 mil a year, with the 5th a little higher.

hwc

If it follows the recent trends for Pats contracts, it's probably a split bonus. Perhaps $6 million signing bonus and another $4.75 million next year.

Who knows? Just guessing out loud.

DefenseRules

I like it, and IMO, it makes more sense than the contract we would have had to give him if we didn't trade for him.

Box_O_Rocks

Shefter is reporting Bob Kraft put a hold on the poison pill and went one on one with Wayne H. owner to owner to settle this before it could turn crappy. That is why the seventh was tossed in.

Now Solman can restart his ranting.

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zippo59

You don't want to make enemies in this league. You don't know who could end up havinf the opportunity to screw you over when you are in a vulnerable situation.

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signbabybrady

Dog eat dog league. they didnt do this to avoid pissing off the dolphins.

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Isaac

At first I didn't like this, but, perhaps it is sound business in the long-term. If nothing else anybody that wants Blue Gay would look like a real low-life if they used the poison pill. I imagine a lot of owners wouldn't be willing to go down that road. Hell, this could end poison pills all together if none of the other owners is willing to openly declare "I'm scum in comparison to Bob Kraft!".

salty

No, but they did do it so as to not get mired down in a border skirmish while the rest of the war was fought around them.

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