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Pretty sane and well reasoned article in the Globe - not sure who penned it since on line it bears no author...
My only quibbles would be that citing agent comments that all it takes is a big enough signing bonus assumes everyone has access to that much cash. Other players get signed, too, and here Wilfork has already been handed $18M, Bodden got whatever he got, and Mankins money - which should be in the $15M+ range) is likely being held in escrow like account in case he regains his senses. NE is probably looking at close to $40M in signing bonus money paid in 2010 absent a Brady deal. Can it be paid out over time as opposed to up front...yeah, but unless the tradeoff is paying a little more than you otherwise would the player would be losing money on that deal by virtue of simply not having access to that money and whatever it can earn over a couple or three seasons so... It is the inability to efficiently spread the bonus money amortization farther via split signing and option bonuses and the inability to guarantee the option with salary (or guarantee additional salary going forward as part of a package) that is making a Brady deal more difficult to construct to work well enough to accommodate both sides needs.
Also, while Manning's tag number may exceed Brady's by virtue of the 120% rule if both are in fact tagged in 2011, we can't know by how much since neither will wear the standard non exclusive franchise tag based on top 5 paid in 2010 but rather the exclusive tag based on top 5 in 2011. And you can't assume because Manning will cost more tagged he would have increased leverage going forward because he's always cost more and Brady less because of cap model. The Colts have already lived through multiple years of $20M+ Manning cap hits, while the Pats have yet to crack the $15M threshold with Brady.
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/07/25/sweating_it_out/?page=1
My only quibbles would be that citing agent comments that all it takes is a big enough signing bonus assumes everyone has access to that much cash. Other players get signed, too, and here Wilfork has already been handed $18M, Bodden got whatever he got, and Mankins money - which should be in the $15M+ range) is likely being held in escrow like account in case he regains his senses. NE is probably looking at close to $40M in signing bonus money paid in 2010 absent a Brady deal. Can it be paid out over time as opposed to up front...yeah, but unless the tradeoff is paying a little more than you otherwise would the player would be losing money on that deal by virtue of simply not having access to that money and whatever it can earn over a couple or three seasons so... It is the inability to efficiently spread the bonus money amortization farther via split signing and option bonuses and the inability to guarantee the option with salary (or guarantee additional salary going forward as part of a package) that is making a Brady deal more difficult to construct to work well enough to accommodate both sides needs.
Also, while Manning's tag number may exceed Brady's by virtue of the 120% rule if both are in fact tagged in 2011, we can't know by how much since neither will wear the standard non exclusive franchise tag based on top 5 paid in 2010 but rather the exclusive tag based on top 5 in 2011. And you can't assume because Manning will cost more tagged he would have increased leverage going forward because he's always cost more and Brady less because of cap model. The Colts have already lived through multiple years of $20M+ Manning cap hits, while the Pats have yet to crack the $15M threshold with Brady.
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/07/25/sweating_it_out/?page=1
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