AzPatsFan
Veteran Starter w/Big Long Term Deal
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People here are making a fundamental mistake. That is that it is impossible to resign all three Seymour, Wilfork and Mankins next season.
You haven't really thought about the reality.
First you have to give Seymour a Hayneworth type contract? Impossible? NO! In fact Seymour ALREADY makes more than Hayneworth does, so he re-ups for a essentially the same money he is making right now, or even a slight CUT,but probaly a minor raise.
Wilfork goes up from $2 million to $7 million a year, an increase of $5 million a year if he were to be franchised. It woould probably be less on a long contract. Unlike DEs and DTs here is only one franchise and transition tag for all Offensive linemen. Even though we know the big money goes to LOTs and Guards and Centers make a lot less.
So Mankins goes up from $2.5 million to say $5.5-6.0 million or a raise of about $3-4 million,and probably the top of the Gaurd class as he deserves. So the increase in cost to sign all these players together is only about plus $ 8-9 million a year.
Why is this an impossible increase to imagine?
You haven't really thought about the reality.
First you have to give Seymour a Hayneworth type contract? Impossible? NO! In fact Seymour ALREADY makes more than Hayneworth does, so he re-ups for a essentially the same money he is making right now, or even a slight CUT,but probaly a minor raise.
Wilfork goes up from $2 million to $7 million a year, an increase of $5 million a year if he were to be franchised. It woould probably be less on a long contract. Unlike DEs and DTs here is only one franchise and transition tag for all Offensive linemen. Even though we know the big money goes to LOTs and Guards and Centers make a lot less.
So Mankins goes up from $2.5 million to say $5.5-6.0 million or a raise of about $3-4 million,and probably the top of the Gaurd class as he deserves. So the increase in cost to sign all these players together is only about plus $ 8-9 million a year.
Why is this an impossible increase to imagine?