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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.FWIW I read this at a Browns board :
"Additionally, there's some talk in the agent community that the contracts signed by the draft picks of the New England Patriots are below market. That could play a role in extended and tougher-than-expected negotiations not only for the Browns, but for teams all across the league."
I should have mentioned that this was from an "insider" who isn't prone to making stuff up, not a regular poster. Not that it's true for sure by any means, but based on who wrote it I tend to put some credence behind it.IF this is really the case (I'm skeptical) then kudos to BB for finding a way to screw the rest of the teams, delaying the arrival of their higher paid draft picks to training camp thus giving the Pats a jump and an edge.
"Additionally, there's some talk in the agent community that the contracts signed by the draft picks of the New England Patriots are below market. That could play a role in extended and tougher-than-expected negotiations not only for the Browns, but for teams all across the league."
FWIW I read this at a Browns board :
"Additionally, there's some talk in the agent community that the contracts signed by the draft picks of the New England Patriots are below market. That could play a role in extended and tougher-than-expected negotiations not only for the Browns, but for teams all across the league."
Which might be why Chung has been a little slower than the others, although his timeframe for signing seems to be coming along fine.
Obviously there is an expected market.Tough to be "below market" when there isn't a market yet.
Tough to be "below market" when there isn't a market yet.
I don't know, but we do seem to be more ahead of the game so far than before. So far it seems like Pioli is the one more into running the closed ship than Belichick but maybe that's because he's just starting the operation over there. Also it was interesting that the Patriots continued their trading ways on draft day whereas the Chiefs made just one, inconsequential trade. One year means little but it is interesting to watch the two trends.If it's true, do you think it points to a slight shift in strategy with the new personnel regime? Sign 'em fast before comps are available, so that you set the market?
Obviously there is an expected market.
Four second round picks have signed, three of them are Patriots. Make of it what you will.
I have no doubt there is a market now, it's just a negotiations market not a signed market. If the #2 picks around our picks were negotiating for something higher than we signed our guys for, it's below market. But I'm not going to quibble about the definition of "market".I'm sure that there was an expected market for buying really crappy mortgages, too. Nonetheless, you can't be below market if you are the one setting the market price in the absence of a market.
The Pats do not have a problem with their rookie pool.
http://www.patscap.com/2009draftpicks.jpg
If a team has less than $310,000 (the minimum salary now for a rookie) left in their rookie pool and still has one unsigned player, they can not sign that player at all. The Eagles ran into that situation a while back with Raheem Brock (IIRC).
FWIW I read this at a Browns board :
"Additionally, there's some talk in the agent community that the contracts signed by the draft picks of the New England Patriots are below market. That could play a role in extended and tougher-than-expected negotiations not only for the Browns, but for teams all across the league."