Schefter: Asante got conditional guarantee he won't be franchised - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

SeanBruschi54 · 08-28-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by drakesta101

That was most certainly a typo after watching the Adam report it on the NFL Network's Around the League....the video appears on the right side of the link....Its a combination of the Patriots winning a certain amount of games and playing time and hes gone.

LOL i was being sarcastic. Sorry it didnt come out to well.

jbb9s · 08-28-2007, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by T-ShirtDynasty

Wha?

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Originally Posted by SeanBruschi54

Simple.

Samuel if we start winning your ass ain't going nowhere.

But what happens if we start winning and he plays the percentage of plays? You have two contradictions in that scenario based on that report.

drakesta101 · 08-28-2007, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanBruschi54

LOL i was being sarcastic. Sorry it didnt come out to well.

haha my bad

***QuiGon*** · 08-28-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NE39

According to Adam Schefter, Asante got a guarantee he won't be franchised if the Pats win a certain number of games or he plays a certain number of plays (didn't say how much). This is similar to the deal Lance Briggs got.

If this is true, I am disappointed to here it. Personally, I don't think they will franchise Samuel again next year because of the expense, but I would have liked for them to stick to their guns on principle. As history has shown us, you cave to one guy and the next guy is going to want/expect/demand the same thing.

***T-ShirtDynasty*** · 08-28-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanBruschi54

LOL i was being sarcastic. Sorry it didnt come out to well.

I got it.

If the Patriots made any concession beyond the standard franchise tag, I'll be disappointed. Happy that Asante is back, but the front office shouldn't have budged an inch (if they did).

drakesta101 · 08-28-2007, 08:45 PM

True - but its not like this sort of precedent wasn't already set by other teams around the league.

In any event, it will be be worth it if we win the super bowl.

Jimke · 08-28-2007, 08:46 PM

If the Pats were going to concede this to Asante, why the hell couldn't

they do this a month ago and get him to training camp in time?

SeanBruschi54 · 08-28-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by QuiGon

If this is true, I am disappointed to here it. Personally, I don't think they will franchise Samuel again next year because of the expense, but I would have liked for them to stick to their guns on principle. As history has shown us, you cave to one guy and the next guy is going to want/expect/demand the same thing.

If you dont believe they will anyway then whats the difference that they made him happy after he signed.