KDPPatsfan85

Will Mankins and the Patriots be able to work out a new contract? Will the Patriots trade Mankins and what player or picks do you think we will get for him? Let the fun begin!

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slash83

I think he is either signed to a long term contract, or traded.

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Tunescribe

If Mankins is smart, he'll cheerfully play under the franchise tag and enjoy being a rich man.

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Sciz

I think he'll get a long term contract.

Dufflebagz

This....

But I'm not so sure he'll be smart about it.

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sbpatfan

I think (and hope) that Mankins and the organization will somehow be able to workout a long term contract. However, if they can't work something out and he demands a trade it better be for players. I can't see any draft picks making up for the loss of Mankins, we have enough already.

PATRIOTSFANINPA

IMO The longer the lockout goes on....which is likely,then the longer shot that Mankins gets a long term deal,if they arent able to get together in a short time from now,its likely to drag on.

I don't see a trade happening unless Mankins goes wild and opens his mouth about Kraft in a negative light to the media.

patman52

I see him being traded, I belive the cap will going down when the dust clears and the pats not willing to pay 8% of the cap to a guard.

I love the guy, but that does not sound like a BB move to pay him at the Mangold/Evans level. Maybe a trade to Dallas for their 2nd is how it will play out.

Hutch will probably be cut in Minny if the cap goes down, I can see him or Faneca coming in for one year while they brink a couple of rookies along behind Kazcur and our back up kickoff returner.

MoLewisrocks

Guess where Mankins came from? A draft pick, #32 to be exact and said to be a reach at the time as he himself was expecting to be drafted in the late second or even third round. And he started out of the gate.

There is a reason you see almost no trades of players for players. Last time we did it it was change of scenery bust for bust with NO. It has to do with the salary cap. Players under contract have had chunks of their existing contracts amortized (spread over the life of their contract) and once amortized money remains where it was placed including with the team who amortized it (dead cap in the event of a trade or cut). And why would a team be interested in trading any proven player for the opportunity to acquire another player now looking for a top of the market deal unless the player they are willing to part with is himself overpriced or underperforming...or aging out. Far better to trade for picks and use them to replace your player, whether via the draft or in compensation (for signing for instance an RFA) or in trade.

You can never have enough draft picks because of the many ways in which they can be used including as collateral to move up in the draft or banked for added value at a later date via trading out of a draft for a higher round pick in the next draft or traded for veteran players you are specifically targeting.

Triumph

There will be a long term agreement or Mankins will be traded.

I believe Mankins understands that there cannot be a long term deal until a new CBA is in place. If NE didnt apply the Tag, theres still no where to go to shop your resume if the 3/4 lockout comes to fruition.

NE applied the non exclusive Tag and I find it hard to fathom that the Pats are going to make Mankins the 2nd highest paid player behind Brady for the 2011 season. And, I believe that Mankins doesnt want a 1 year deal either when he could get more money with a signing bonus and salary in the first year of a new contract.