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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.That's spot on analysis from Reiss as usual. The most interesting part was seeing what would factor into the decision making:
Having seen three years of Sanders in the NFL probably gives the club more comfort in making this move, which reminds us of something Bill Belichick said at the NFL’s annual meeting in March: “As I’ve said many times before, I think the college passing game is a lot different than the (pro) passing game so that it involves, pass protection, pass rush, pass execution and pass defense. So, we all look at the same film. We’re all trying to evaluate the same players. But, it’s a lot easier to watch a guy in the NFL perform and translate his skills for your team than watch a guy in college perform because of the discrepancy in the passing game. It’s nobody’s fault. That’s just the way it is.’
Who were the others?
Sweet, only a year deal? 3rd round pick? Sounds really strange....
The Pats can franchise Sanders in 2014.
Franchise and extend or Franchise and trade.
So this all but guarantees the Pats trade out of the first round to accumulate more picks doesn't it?
Froob - I would wait until all of the deals regarding the offer are announced.
If it is a one-year deal then more work has to be done for obvious reasons.
Not necessarily. The pats still have the ryan mallett card to acquire more picks. With bb it's no telling what the pats will do. He always surprises us.
Not necessarily. The pats still have the ryan mallett card to acquire more picks. With bb it's no telling what the pats will do. He always surprises us.
Anyone who expects more then a third for mallet has not been paying attention this off season
So this all but guarantees the Pats trade out of the first round to accumulate more picks doesn't it?
Ed weirdner is saying he expects the steelers to match
Report: ‘Expect’ Steelers to keep Emmanuel Sanders | ProFootballTalk
What he doesn't say is how exactly they plan on doing that.Ed weirdner is saying he expects the steelers to match
Report: ‘Expect’ Steelers to keep Emmanuel Sanders | ProFootballTalk
Ed weirdner is saying he expects the steelers to match
Report: ‘Expect’ Steelers to keep Emmanuel Sanders | ProFootballTalk
What he doesn't say is how exactly they plan on doing that.
Right now the Steelers are reportedly $2.5MM under the cap. I've read where their rookie cap number is over $3.5MM, so they have work to do before the draft just to be able to sign their own draft picks let alone match the Pats offer.
IIRC the 3rd round tender was about $1.5MM, so if the Pats one year offer is around $3MM, they are going to have come up with about $3MM more in savings just to be able to match and sign their rookies, and then be left with NOTHING in reserve for the rest of the season.
However if they don't match, they gain that $1.5MM in cap room, and have enough to sign their rookies, Then can do a couple of restructures so they can add some players after June 1, and/or go into the season with a couple of Million in reserve.
If Ed Werter is saying they Steelers are going to match, I'm not seeing how they do it without hurting themselves down the road