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re: Brian Waters turned down "significant" pay raise
I've often noted that I don't think the Patriots are cheap, and I don't. I do think that they play the hard-ass needlessly, all too often, though, and there's clearly a vindictiveness in BB that can be very unpleasant at times.
The Patriots felt they made a significant offer to Welker last fall. Most folks felt it was almost insulting. I remember one March when Jonathan was touting the significant offer they made to Adam, offering to make him the highest paid kicker in the league. Only the offer contained no signing bonus and zero guaranteed money meaning if he slipped on the soap before the first week of the upcoming season he'd be **** out of luck... The Colts on the other hand offered him a 5 year deal with a $3.5M signing bonus and $7.5M guaranteed. And he saw all of it and more. They were reportedly upset he didn't give them a chance to match that offer. Which many here spun into his being a traitor.
I've often noted that I don't think the Patriots are cheap, and I don't. I do think that they play the hard-ass needlessly, all too often, though, and there's clearly a vindictiveness in BB that can be very unpleasant at times.