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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Now that we got the extra pick and have an extra 15 million to spend what's the pats next move?
Use the aquired picks and make a move for peppers?
Up the offer for Leigh bodden, and even bring in springs?
Extend big vince?
I'm excited to see the pats next move I no there's more to come.
I like all those, but I have a feeling peppers will cost more than he's worth. I'd say signing a CB and extending Wilfork are probably top priorities now.Things I would like to see (in no particular order):
- Plug holes in the secondary: sign one CB (preferably Lee Bodden) and at least on S (preferably Sean Jones).
- Go after Peppers with one or more of our picks - #23, or #34 and 89, for example.
- Extend Wilfork.
- Add WR depth (least priority) behind Moss and Welker.
Otherwise we're in phenomenal shape. I've posted a mock offseason/draft with some of these thoughts under the draft page.
Pepper will want a contract close to haynesworth and i think once you do that wilfork will want something similar.
i do not see how you can offer 2 100 million contract no matter the cap.
I like all those, but I have a feeling peppers will cost more than he's worth. I'd say signing a CB and extending Wilfork are probably top priorities now.
We have to extend Vince first. If he wants too much money, he's gone. We all know that.
As for Peppers, he's dictated his own market by limiting his trade options to four teams and wanting to switch positions. He can't even get close to Haynesworth money. That deal is like the D. Hall deal. Most GM's will ignore any agents who cite those deals. They happened, yes, but they won't become common, especially after Haynesworth busts (compared to the level of the deal).
We have to extend Vince first. If he wants too much money, he's gone. We all know that.
Wilfork can be franchised for at least two years.
Think of this, you can set yourself up for a 5 year Super Bowl run if you sign people in their FA years NEXT year. The teams that make the playoffs WILL NOT be able to go after FAs from other teams. They will sign their own.
Things I would like to see (in no particular order):
- Plug holes in the secondary: sign one CB (preferably Lee Bodden) and at least on S (preferably Sean Jones).
- Go after Peppers with one or more of our picks - #23, or #34 and 89, for example.
- Extend Wilfork.
- Add WR depth (least priority) behind Moss and Welker.
Otherwise we're in phenomenal shape. I've posted a mock offseason/draft with some of these thoughts under the draft page.
I don't see the point at all in extending Vince.
If next year is an uncapped year, you will have handcuffed yourself by extending your own guys prematurely.
Think of this, you can set yourself up for a 5 year Super Bowl run if you sign people in their FA years NEXT year. The teams that make the playoffs WILL NOT be able to go after FAs from other teams. They will sign their own.
Let's just assume that Wilfork is worthy of a $10 million average a year contract (that number is arbitrary, I picked it because it's a round number). Furthermore, let's assume he's looking for say 4 years at $10 million per, and a $20 million signing bonus.
Now, in an uncapped year, you can structure it like so: $15 million in salary for 1st year. $5 million in signing bonus. Then, in future years (assuming they are capped) a $ 5 million roster bonus at the start of year 2. Effectively, that's $25 million before he begins year 2. You only have to pay him $15 million for the last 3 years of the contract. In those capped years, he will only count for $5.5 million the first year, $6.5 million the second, $7.5 million the last year. That's cheap i the average is $10 million a year. Why? Because you took a $20 million hit in the first year when there was no cap. If the Patriots do this with Seymour, Gostkowski and Mankins, loading up the boat for these players, shelling out $75 million for their FAs in that first year, they can set themselves up for an incredible Super Bowl run.
Here's the best part. The fact that so many of our best players' contracts are expiring next year tells me that the Patriots have already been planning for this day for a good while.
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Wilfork can be franchised for at least two years. He would be well worth the money. I agree that we should extend him if we can. The team is already in talks with him, but the deal is far from essential.
If you want to consider extensions, consider: Mankins, Hobbs, Seymour and Green. And while you're at it add Light, Faulk and Kaczur. I think that Hobbs and Seymour are likely to be the most difficult, but we would stabilize the future by extending any of the players named.
We have to extend Vince first. If he wants too much money, he's gone. We all know that.
Really just how many of our 2009 FA does BB want to retain? I would hope Mankins, Light and Kazcur are resigned. On defense I am hopeful about Hobbs and Green, but now we are talking about a ton of money if we add Seymour and Wilfork.
Hmmmm surely the uncapped year is occuring as a one off, because if it became uncapped for good youd see yankee(scum) esque buying power.
Ben