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Gost gets tagged
According to Schefter
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According to Schefter
The chief problem is that the free agent crop of safeties is horrible, as is the draft class. If /anyone/ wants a safety, they're gonna be looking at DMac first.
And when the kicker blows a couple of games for you in a league where every single game counts? Cause I've watched an awful lot of teams run afoul of /that/ particular fate.
Not surprised at all. He had the lowest franchise tag. He takes the load off special teams by
kicking the ball thru the end zone. Don't want an unreliable kicker.
I just hope the Patriots don't wait up too long for Revis to decide and lose everyone else.
I guess we won't be taking a kicker with one of our 4th round picks
And I've watched far more teams replace kickers and have it be plenty worth it. How did you feel when the Pats let Vinatieri walk and picked Gost?
Everybody who wants the Pats to draft a guy and replace Gost... just sit tight, you'll get your wish. The franchise tag often starts the clock ticking on a 1 to 2 year end game. The franchise tag next year will be $4.9 million and that will be as far as the Pats want to go on that ride...
Not that great. And, in fact, it may have at least played a role in the loss of the SB in 2007. That said, Vinatieri had become a distinct liablity on kickoffs, to the point hey were messing with carrying two kickers to compensate. The point is, it's a complete crapshoot to replace kickers. You may get lucky. You can easily get unlucky, and one instance of bad luck can cost a season.And I've watched far more teams replace kickers and have it be plenty worth it. How did you feel when the Pats let Vinatieri walk and picked Gost?
(A) There's no reason for the Pats to let Gostkowski walk until it's into retirement.
(B) There's no reason the Pats need to keep Gostkowski on the franchise tag. They could easily give him a four-year contract averaging $4M a year that gives him about a $2.5M–$3M cap hit for 2015.
And I've watched far more teams replace kickers and have it be plenty worth it. How did you feel when the Pats let Vinatieri walk and picked Gost?
Well this is going to make the nest 8 days very interesting.
Edit: Also this might speak strongly for the Pats evaluation of McCourty.
They might be saying "You are not worth top market safety money". Maybe they view him under the top guys by a bit and want to pay him accordingly.
Unwonderful...I learn new things here every day. Thanx CT...I'll begin using that tomorrow...maybe I'll even get a you tube to go viral!