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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.:disagreement::disagreement:what part of that article is nonsense? seems every other team IS making deals to lock in their players. I don't see the patriots doing it. that may be their plan, but eventually they will lose good (and great) players because of it. I also think it affects players on the field. they can see and their attitude is affected.
:disagreement::disagreement:what part of that article is nonsense? seems every other team IS making deals to lock in their players. I don't see the patriots doing it. that may be their plan, but eventually they will lose good (and great) players because of it. I also think it affects players on the field. they can see and their attitude is affected.
:disagreement::disagreement:what part of that article is nonsense? seems every other team IS making deals to lock in their players. I don't see the patriots doing it. that may be their plan, but eventually they will lose good (and great) players because of it. I also think it affects players on the field. they can see and their attitude is affected.
:disagreement::disagreement:what part of that article is nonsense? seems every other team IS making deals to lock in their players. I don't see the patriots doing it. that may be their plan, but eventually they will lose good (and great) players because of it. I also think it affects players on the field. they can see and their attitude is affected.
Obviously the box didn’t get bigger, it got smaller, and so Wilfork sits and waits for a contract extension that likely isn’t coming.
:disagreement::disagreement:what part of that article is nonsense? seems every other team IS making deals to lock in their players. I don't see the patriots doing it. that may be their plan, but eventually they will lose good (and great) players because of it. I also think it affects players on the field. they can see and their attitude is affected.
Not sure which thread you are referring to; perhaps one of these?Could someone who knows the forum really well (mods) find and bump that killer thread explaining why Kraft may look forward to an uncapped year? This may help shed some light on this situation to people who haven't a clue.
Unless I'm missing something (and please point it out to me if I am), the article basically says that the Krafts are evaluating their options in an uncertain environment and are making the deals that they think will be in their long term best interests and holding off on others. The only noteworthy thing about the article is that it tries to make that a big deal, but we expect nothing else from Borges and the Horrald. So, what's the point?
Nice link. The more people that click on Borges articles, the better his rep with the Herald, and the more articles they have him write. Why not synopsize what he said for those of use who are so stuck in the past we don't click on Herald links?
Ok, so Wilfork doesn't buy Kraft's reasoning for being leary of making long-term, big dollar commitments. lets look at the tale of the tape.
-Wilfork is an outstanding NT and by all accounts a great father, husband and person. I'd love to have him as my neighbor. He has no business traingin whatsoever.
-Borges is a sportswriter/columnist who speaks his mind. That is his right and what he is paid to do. By all accounts, he has not experience running an NFL front-office, high-finance or any business training whatsoever.
-Bob Kraft is a multi-billionaire, Columbia grad w/ an MBA in finance who negotiated a $17 billion dollar tv deal for the NFL. In addition, he has a complete understanding of the CBA and what an uncapped year means as it relates to supply vs demand for players, salaries and risk to his business in an uncertain economic climate.
These sportswriters (including Reiss who seemed to be carrying Vince's water today by saying that the Pats should not franchise Vince) need to step back and look at the big picture and truly quantify who is really right in this scenario.
IMO I'd love to see the Pats lock up Vince, Mankins and Seymour. We all would. But if someone told me that you can't do that or that if you wait, you would pay them either 20% less that what you would pay now or receive draft picks if you franchise them, and the long term result would be greater profitability, mitigated risk to my business AND still fielding a SB-caliber team, as CEO the direction I would take seems to be a no-brainer.
My .02$.
Thank you, Robert. Great summation.
Anyone have any issues with that?
Nice link. The more people that click on Borges articles, the better his rep with the Herald, and the more articles they have him write. Why not synopsize what he said for those of use who are so stuck in the past we don't click on Herald links?
For the future. I have all I need to know about this one by the comments of guys who did add to Borges growing influence with the Herald.
Nice link. The more people that click on Borges articles, the better his rep with the Herald, and the more articles they have him write. Why not synopsize what he said for those of use who are so stuck in the past we don't click on Herald links?
In all fairness, if you want to read a Borges article, you should give Borges credit for writing something that you want to read. Borges makes money by being a contrarian, and getting people to disagree with him.
I remember a quote from the Howard Stern movie (I'm paraphrasing here...)
"Youre average radio listener listens to a station for 20 minutes. Your average Howard lover listens to him for 2 hours. Reason: Just to see what he'll say next. Your average Howard hater listens to him for 2.5 hours. Reason: Just to see what he'll say next.". When you do entertainment, you want to be loved or hated. The middle will get you fired.
Regardless if Borges is popular or not, he generates page views and revenue. Mostly because you disagree with his points of view so vehemently that you MUST read his pieces to formulate arguments against them.