ilduce06410
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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who do you want to replace him?
the kicks in denver would have altered the game had they been made. so he hurt us, and may have cost the game.
last year he was franchised and was paid the average, 100% chargeable against the CAP, for the top 3 kickers in the nfl.
this year AV was franchised and was paid the average for the top 3 kickers in the nfl, something like $2.4 million (all chargeable against the CAP).
if franchised this year, AV would be paid the average of the top 3 kickers in the nfl. i've read that that figure would be $3.1 million (all against the CAP), and that that is the figure BB/SP don't want to pay. hence they haven't franchised him.
but they also don't seem to want to sign him long-term either.
IMO signing him to a multiyear contract would lower his CAP NUMBER and put an end to this little cat-and-mouse game that goes on every year.
maybe i have this wrong. somebody please tell me so i can understand this better.
yeah, there's a salary cap, whether they pay him or not.the difference beween what they want to pay him and the franchise figure is, say, $2.4m/$3.1m. that's $700,000 that the patriots aren't willing to swallow because of the cap hit?
i agree, those kicks are important.dryheat44 said:You are aware of the salary cap, right? What Kraft is willing to pay is irrelevant.
Don't forget that Adam missed two figgies from very makeable range in SB38, and two in the Denver playoff game.
Were those not important kicks? He's hardly automatic.
the kicks in denver would have altered the game had they been made. so he hurt us, and may have cost the game.
last year he was franchised and was paid the average, 100% chargeable against the CAP, for the top 3 kickers in the nfl.
this year AV was franchised and was paid the average for the top 3 kickers in the nfl, something like $2.4 million (all chargeable against the CAP).
if franchised this year, AV would be paid the average of the top 3 kickers in the nfl. i've read that that figure would be $3.1 million (all against the CAP), and that that is the figure BB/SP don't want to pay. hence they haven't franchised him.
but they also don't seem to want to sign him long-term either.
IMO signing him to a multiyear contract would lower his CAP NUMBER and put an end to this little cat-and-mouse game that goes on every year.
maybe i have this wrong. somebody please tell me so i can understand this better.
yeah, there's a salary cap, whether they pay him or not.the difference beween what they want to pay him and the franchise figure is, say, $2.4m/$3.1m. that's $700,000 that the patriots aren't willing to swallow because of the cap hit?