2015 Cap Space connected to the Revis option

Sure. We're paying the rest in next year's cap.

resdubwhite said:

So let me get this right. He's only costing 7 million against this years cap?

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JMC00 said:

Jones, Hightower, and Dennard will probably be getting extensions

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Jones and Hightower will both most likely have 5th yr option picked up for 2016. So they are under control till at least 2016. The option amount will be avg salary of the 3rd to 25th highest paid players at their position.

Patsrock said:

Jones and Hightower will both most likely have 5th yr option picked up for 2016. So they are under control till at least 2016. The option amount will be avg salary of the 3rd to 25th highest paid players at their position.

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Forgot they had the options.

Guess Revis isn't the greedy bastard we thought he was. Great that his cap hit is only 7mill but, would have been nice to be able to tag him. He's never been hesitant to hold out anyways. I'll take the extra cap room I guess.

I find it amazing that anyone can have any problem at all with this deal. They created a deal that cut Revis pay by 25% and gives them all year to get a longer term deal done with him. The Patriots are good at getting long term deals done when they really want the player and i think that will be the case here, they will find a way to keep Revis unless he decides he wants to go back out and get a ridiculous deal, and while that is possible it is also very possible that he loves playing here and signs a long term deal with the patriots, and the big increases in the cap make that more likely.

The details of this contract make it somewhat more probable that the Patriots and Revis negotiate an extension.

The Patriots pay a $5mm cap penalty if they do not agree to an extension. Thus, the cost of an alternative to Revis costs $5mm more against the cap.
It's in their best interests to reach an agreement.

As noted, no chance at using the franchise tag.
Also no compensatory pick if he is released.

mgteich said:

It is NOT AWESOME unless one believes that this is Brady's last year. It would have been much better for Revis to have signed for $12M with team able to franchise him for two more years.

Now, we simply have a one-year rental, show-me year.

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Not that it's likely, but what if Revis turns into AD 2.0, attitude-wise?

I think this is a wise course of action.

I didn't see anyone having problems with the deal. In any case, the team will have an OPPORTUNITY to work out a deal with Revis. That is the case with every player on the 53.

Ivan said:

I find it amazing that anyone can have any problem at all with this deal. They created a deal that cut Revis pay by 25% and gives them all year to get a longer term deal done with him. The Patriots are good at getting long term deals done when they really want the player and i think that will be the case here, they will find a way to keep Revis unless he decides he wants to go back out and get a ridiculous deal, and while that is possible it is also very possible that he loves playing here and signs a long term deal with the patriots, and the big increases in the cap make that more likely.

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Urgent said:

The details of this contract make it somewhat more probable that the Patriots and Revis negotiate an extension.

The Patriots pay a $5mm cap penalty if they do not agree to an extension. Thus, the cost of an alternative to Revis costs $5mm more against the cap.
It's in their best interests to reach an agreement.

As noted, no chance at using the franchise tag.
Also no compensatory pick if he is released.

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I thought it was a one year contract with an option for a year two. if you do not exercise an option you do not "cut" as he is not under contract. If he was under contract for next year his SB would need to be amoritized over both years and it is not. all the pats have is first dibs at paying him 20 mill for next year and for that they are giving him 5 mill dollars if they choose not to..

mgteich said:

It is NOT AWESOME unless one believes that this is Brady's last year. It would have been much better for Revis to have signed for $12M with team able to franchise him for two more years.

Now, we simply have a one-year rental, show-me year.

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I have no problem with a one year affordable show-me year - especially when it comes to Revis. It's smart of Belichick to give him a HUGE incentive to behave and produce.

The second year (IMO) is simply a way to give Revis what he was likely asking for - a "no franchise tag" agreement - without actually giving him one. Thus Belichick avoids setting that precedent and Revis knows he either re-negotiates or hits the market.

The bottom line is Revis' value is dependent on his play and behavior. Again, not a bad thing.

While some feel we should have spent $12 million to tag Talib, who has hip issues and has never played a full season, I'm fine with spending the same $12 million on Revis, a better player with a better track record of staying on the field.

It really comes down to what you'd rather have -

1.) The best CB in FA who has played 16 games 5 out of 7 years signed to a 1 year $12 million deal?

Or

2.) The 2nd best CB in FA who has played 16 games 0 out of 7 seasons for 6 years $57 million.

I know which Belichick prefers. I'm thinking Elway might be having second thoughts himself.

I am not sure what of what I posted you are arguing with. I would have paid Revis $15M a year for three years (with whatever he wanted on the fake years) if he would have taken it with lots more than $12M guaranteed.

I would not have paid Talib anywhere near what he got from Denver.

JoeSixPat said:

I have no problem with a one year affordable show-me year - especially when it comes to Revis. It's smart of Belichick to give him a HUGE incentive to behave and produce.

The second year (IMO) is simply a way to give Revis what he was likely asking for - a "no franchise tag" agreement - without actually giving him one. Thus Belichick avoids setting that precedent and Revis knows he either re-negotiates or hits the market.

The bottom line is Revis' value is dependent on his play and behavior. Again, not a bad thing.

While some feel we should have spent $12 million to tag Talib, who has hip issues and has never played a full season, I'm fine with spending the same $12 million on Revis, a better player with a better track record of staying on the field.

It really comes down to what you'd rather have -

1.) The best CB in FA who has played 16 games 5 out of 7 years signed to a 1 year $12 million deal?

Or

2.) The 2nd best CB in FA who has played 16 games 0 out of 7 seasons for 6 years $57 million.

I know which Belichick prefers. I'm thinking Elway might be having second thoughts himself.

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yopats said:

Was just looking at Miguels 2015 page.

We are projected to have about appx $90,000,000 of total Cap Spend

Miguel's UNOFFICIAL 2015 Patriots Salary Cap Information Page

This does not take into account these guys being cut.

Mankins $7m cap hit
Arrington at $1.5m
A. Wilson $1.5m

With the cap projected to be above $140m next year. That leaves a TON {$50m} of flexibility for Bill to work on an extension with Revis.

Interested in your thoughts.

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man, we just cut Wilfork and now we're already thinking about cutting Mankins as well. If we cut Brady in 2017, we save 9 million as well.

Cutting Mankins was always an option before the 2015 season. That is the way the contract is structured. Either Mankins is worth $7M a year for his play or he isn't. It is simply about business. Most of us don't have a problem in paying Mankins $7M a year in 2015 if he is one of the best guards in the league (and a solid backup LT as well).

dex13 said:

man, we just cut Wilfork and now we're already thinking about cutting Mankins as well. If we cut Brady in 2017, we save 9 million as well.

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mgteich said:

Cutting Mankins was always an option before the 2015 season. That is the way the contract is structured. Either Mankins is worth $7M a year for his play or he isn't. It is simply about business. Most of us don't have a problem in paying Mankins $7M a year in 2015 if he is one of the best guards in the league (and a solid backup LT as well).

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i think you missed the flavor of my post.

mgteich said:

It is NOT AWESOME unless one believes that this is Brady's last year. It would have been much better for Revis to have signed for $12M with team able to franchise him for two more years.

Now, we simply have a one-year rental, show-me year.

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It's actually our choice.

1 year at $12m, spread out 7 the first year, 5 the second.

2 years at 16 per (what he was making), with 7 the first year, 25 the second.

You can franchise him after that for 2 more years, I would expect. I don't know what the CB market will look like at the end of next year, but if the cap does escalate another 10-15 next year, it's going to be huge, I think, since Richard Sherman is likely setting it.

Shutdown corners in today's NFL are second only to QBs.

sort of

I would have been our choice if we chose the 2 year over the 1 year. I suspect that this was NOT the case.

You are right on the contract.

The patriots have the option of having Revis for $20M for his 2015 services. At that point it really doesn't matter what we paid him for his 2014 services ($12M).

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To put it another way, if I thought that Revis were worth $16M and no more, I would fine with paying him $12M for 2014. When 2015 came around, I would not then decide to pay $20M because I got a bargain in 2014.

50-yard-line said:

It's actually our choice.

1 year at $12m, spread out 7 the first year, 5 the second.

2 years at 16 per (what he was making), with 7 the first year, 25 the second.

You can franchise him after that for 2 more years, I would expect. I don't know what the CB market will look like at the end of next year, but if the cap does escalate another 10-15 years, it's going to be huge, I think, since Richard Sherman is likely setting it.

Shutdown corners in today's NFL are second only to QBs.

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If there is one FO I have no problem with their cap management it's the Patriots. They know what they are doing. Let them go about their business.

If Revis plays well and likes it in New England, he'll stay. He has his chance to cement himself as one of the modern day greats under BB. That's got to be appealing.

mgteich said:

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I would have been our choice if we chose the 2 year over the 1 year. I suspect that this was NOT the case.

You are right on the contract.

The patriots have the option of having Revis for $20M for his 2015 services. At that point it really doesn't matter what we paid him for his 2014 services ($12M).

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To put it another way, if I thought that Revis were worth $16M and no more, I would fine with paying him $12M for 2014. When 2015 came around, I would not then decide to pay $20M because I got a bargain in 2014.

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Think of it as if we're getting his previous deal for two years and can put 11 of his 16 million into next year's cap hit.

Oh, and then we can franchise him for two more years if we want.

It gives the Pats flexibility. If the cap goes up as expected, it's probably worth it. If not, we got him for a year at THIS year's franchise price. That doesn't suck.

Good deal for both parties, I think.

What are the odds this ends up being a one year deal and he plays elsewhere after 1 season?

Urgent said:

The details of this contract make it somewhat more probable that the Patriots and Revis negotiate an extension.

The Patriots pay a $5mm cap penalty if they do not agree to an extension. Thus, the cost of an alternative to Revis costs $5mm more against the cap.
It's in their best interests to reach an agreement.

As noted, no chance at using the franchise tag.
Also no compensatory pick if he is released.

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Is it certain that they will not receive a comp pick? They will not be cutting Revis, only declining to pick up his option. It may seem like a trivial point, but didn't this come up a few years back with Donte Stallworth? Pats didn't pick up his option and he counted in the comp picks. At least that is how I remember it anyway...