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Will New 'Rules' Lead to a New Deal For Mankins?
By: Ian Logue

Now that the new guidelines for a new CBA are close to being in place, it's going to be interesting to see if something can once again be worked out in order to keep Logan Mankins here in New England....

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spacecrime

Nice article. I love Bauer's repeated use of the word travesty to describe the patriots only paying him $10 million dollars this year.

ten million dollars is a travesty? Are these guys out of touch with reality or what?

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“When we look at the board, based on everything we want in a football player at that particular time, we evaluate them and take the player that fits best for our football team. That’s what we always do, and I think the last nine years we’ve put a pretty competitive team out there on the field every year. I think that’s how you do it – you get good football players. Sometimes they are not always at the No. 1 position, but I don’t think you pass up good football players to get the guys who aren’t as good just because they’re at a position that somebody feels you need.”
BB on his draft philosophy, April 2010

Joker

Its a travesty that the Patriots aren't giving ME free tickets for life...for being such a loyal fan all these years...a TRAVESTY I say!!!

supafly

Your point is even more credible when you consider the Pats long-term offer last year, of what? Approximately 8 million per? Since that would have likely made him the 2nd highest paid guard in the NFL, I certainly agree that 'travesty' is a very deep stretch.

We all appreciate the hard work and punishment that Logan takes, and I certainly hope that he stays, but when you turn down 500k per game, and are currently "undecided" on the 625k per game (approx.franchise numbers), you are not being treated that unfairly.

I just wish that they'd just actually cave a little bit this time, as it seemed that last yr they were reasonably close to what he wanted. I don't know if it's more per yr, another added yr to the deal, or a larger guaranteed amount, but at this point I hope it gets done. I'm tired of hearing about his 'travesty.'

Joker

Hi!!!....I'm an agent and ...uh....hey!! what are you doing???why are all of you chasing me with axes and lighter fluid????....help!!! the whole world wants to run me over in the street!!!!....



The agent...a neccessary evil they say...I say, just pure evil

strngplyr

I would sure as hell find a $625,000/week acceptable income. Even if it is only for 1/3 of the year. It takes most people 6-7 years to make what these guys pull in a week.

supafly

When I consider the fact that I will have at least 5-6 years of college education by the springtime, and my salary "ceiling" will be 50-60k per year (minus obvious college loans that have been gaining interest, and will continue to do so for the next 15 yrs), I realize that I should NOT have gone to school. I should have spent all day with a tackling dummy, swilling down protein shakes, and hitting the weights.

It will take me a minimum of 12-15 years (basically TWICE as long as your projection) to make what he is slated to make in one lousy game...Now THAT'S a travesty..

jeffbiologist

Geez dude, not sure what you went to college for but I know lawn mowers that make that kind of money. No loans needed. If you "followed your heart" into a low-paying job go punch your guidance councilor in the head please! Sooner or later you will hate it, you might as well get paid well. Mankins is an elite athlete, chances are you werent picked first in gym class so its time you get over it.

supafly

Actually I did just fine in multiple sports, including football--as irrelevant as that is.

And if you know 'lawn mowers' that make 60k a year (what my fiancee's base salary is who is a doctor--before bonuses, which takes her to 90k) you know some pretty serious lawn care specialists.

And I have 3 degrees, a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice (Crime Scene specialtist) paired with 2 Associate's in Computer Forensics, and another in Computer Networking and small systems technology. It has nothing to do with my 'guidance counselor,' that is what the average salaries are in those fields....I had interviews with the CIA, it's not my field that is the problem, it's that college educated people like myself who can actually solve problems that help the world go 'round won't see money like that in 10 yrs time, let alone the 'week' that is such a TRAVESTY.

I have nothing to 'get over,' most people feel the same way, as you can see by the comments...It's you who is living in a fantasy world.

supafly

And if 'lawn mowers' are grossing 1500 a week (the amount needed to net 60k a year), that means they are making 300 a day, which amounts to almost 40 dollars an hour.

Last time I checked, when you make 40 dollars an hour, you are doing pretty well for yourself. I'm not sure what world you're living in, but I don't know too many uneducated people who are lucky enough to see 40 dollars an hour.

Especially when the annual average family income is around 30--35,000, or roughly 1/2 of that. Having a college education allows you to make 2x the average American income, that seems like it's still the right choice to me. Just the thought that you would consider blaming someone else for a 40 dollar an hour career, by "punching the guidance counselor in the face" shows your overall intelligence.

Median household income - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oh, and by the way, I decided to look up 'lawn care/lawn mower' and the average yearly and hourly salary.

For the record, it's about 25,430 a year, and 12.23 an hour---definitely a far cry from the "60,000" a year that you are speaking of, which makes a lot of sense. Your argument is one of the biggest ultimate fails I have seen from you, since most of your actual football related posts.

http://www.mymajors.com/careers-and-jobs/Lawn-Mower