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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.Yeah, I could have done without thatDank Franklin said:That beefcake photo of Adam is one of the most putrid things I've seen in a while
Dank Franklin said:Great find!
That beefcake photo of Adam is one of the most putrid things I've seen in a while. Man does think rather highly of himself, no?
Well, allright then. And, no, I don't want to see Tommy with his shirt off either.Garbanza said:Adam is a good looking guy.
Cold Hard Football Facts said:
Vinatieri told New England to screw.
New England made several good-faith offers to Vinatieri over the years. He’s been one of the highest-paid kickers in the league for many seasons and would have remained one of the highest-paid kickers in the league had he stayed with New England.
In fact, the Patriots were already paying too much for him, considering a kicker’s infrequent contributions – 1 of every 35 plays – to team success. The Patriots had already upset their formula and essentially rewarded Vinatieri for his contributions to the birth of a dynasty. He was already paid far more than a kicker is generally worth.
New England, in other words, had already made exceptions to its formula to keep Vinatieri.
The kicker responded with a big, fat middle finger on his way out of town.
According to most reports, Indy will pay Vinatieri a $3.5 million signing bonus and $2.5 million per year. Considering the salary and endorsement deals Vinatieri had been getting in New England, the difference in pay will be negligible at best.
But being an extremely well-paid kicker on a rare NFL dynasty wasn’t good enough for Vinatieri. He wanted to be the highest-paid kicker in football. More power to him. We’re devout capitalists, too.
But it doesn’t change the fact that he told New England and its fans to shove it when he opted to sign for marginally more money with the team’s most hated rival.
sarge said:Finally,
So far everything I have been reading has been critical of the Pats and very sympathetic to Adam.
Finally, we get to hear the other side!
This part below pretty much somes up how I felt about it.
BelichickFan said:Well, allright then. And, no, I don't want to see Tommy with his shirt off either.
sarge said:Finally,
So far everything I have been reading has been critical of the Pats and very sympathetic to Adam.
Finally, we get to hear the other side!
This part below pretty much somes up how I felt about it.
mikegibbons said:What isn't addressed in that article is how many points an OL, DL, LB, S, or CB account for in a given game.
It's not all about how many snaps one can be in. That stat is kinda weak.
Disregarding PATs...a PK will account for 25-40 of the most important snaps of a team's season. I care about an OL's 60-80 snaps during a game, but I care more about the ones that can put 3 on the scoreboard.
The author is grasping at straws to belittle the kicker position just like Skip Bayless. Face it, he's an important player. It's time to move on, but not come up with dumb stats on why AV or any kicker doesn't really matter as much as we think.
Mooch said:Why is it a dumb stat? If a Great PK accounts for a certain amount of points vs. an Average PK, there's a pretty easy way to determine value at the position.
Remember: There's a BIG reason why we all laughed at the Jets for drafting Nugent so high last year and it had nothing to do with how good he might eventually become. Think about that for a second: If kicker is such a critical position in football, why don't teams scramble to draft them in the early rounds? Why are so many kickers walk-off-the-street free agents? Why is there only ONE kicker in the Hall of Fame?
mikegibbons said:Why?
Collusion. I thought that was assumed.
That's why, rarely, do teams draft high (or draft at all) or pay a lot for them. The teams don't want the kicker market to get out of control. Moreso with kickers, it's how much can you lowball them by. And it's become the standard. So it's shocking when people draft high for Janikowski or Nugent, or dole out a 3.5 SB for AV.
Miguel said:Someone please tell CHFF that
1.) it is far more likely that the cap hits for Manning, Harrison, Wayne, and Adam will total up be $26.5 million than $30 million.
2.) that the cap hits for Brady, Seymour, Colvin, and Dillon add up to $30 million.
Paraphrasing the site - "Therefore, the Patriots must be determined to destroy their roster. After all, the Patriots have now tied up more than 30 percent of their salary cap in just four players: a quarterback, a defensive lineman, a outside lineback and a running back. Given the fact that each dollar that goes into the pocket of a big-name player comes out of the pocket of a lesser-known player, it’s clear that Patriots management has done serious damage to its team. Four Patriots will gorge themselves on more than $30 million this year. Forty-nine players are then left to divide about $70 million in salary-cap scraps."
Please note that I do not believe the above paragraph. Just wanted to demonstrate the idiocy of it.
3.) the cap is $102 million,not $104 million.
4.) the Patriots' adjusted cap is a little less than around 100 million.
5.) the Colts's adjusted cap number is $102,250,000. Therefore, the Colts have 2,250,000 more to spend on their players than do the Pats.