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One other thing, the day two draftee has a contract that ends after 3 years and he cashes in bigtime.
You've made a lot of good points, though I don't think you can compare contracts before and after the new contract-length limits went into effect. (E.g., didn't Samuel sign a 4-year day two contract?)
I'm not really trying to slam Vince; the fact that he signed for 6 years is certainly an ameliorating factor. But on the flip side, he has to recognize the realities that his is under contract, that the Pats have the franchise tag (and maybe 2 of them) available, and that extending prior to a potential uncapped year is a whole different kettle of fish from past extentions. Which brings us to another comment you made...
But, that doesn't mean I would sign him this year. I would simply have a talk with him and tell him that the CBA issue is huge for future planning, and that if the CBA were not expiring, then they would certainly sign Vince this year. The fact is, the Patriots could be in the position of signing Vince at a much higher rate than other teams that will try to lure him.
They may well have told him this already, a hundred different ways. I can't imagine that Vince and his agent don't know the CBA situation. It doesn't change what they want, or why they want it...in fact, if your last sentence is true it should only make them dig in their heels with greater urgency.