Interesting Reiss Sunday read

[maust]

Love Danny but the "Patriots don't pay" narrative is not true.
He seems to have forgotten how in 2013 an oft-injured WR from the Rams was paid $30m to come here.

Bet he hasn't forgotten the cold reality that the $17.5m he banked in 5 years of playing here fell just a 'bit' short of the $31m he signed for though. The reality is if your name is Danny Amendola the "Patriots don't pay narrative" is true, if you are Devon McCourty it is not. It's a case by case and position by position thing. The Pats obviously believe the WR market is ridiculously over inflated yet they had a part in driving the safety position to it's current level, which seems to be undergoing it's own market correction this offseason.

 

[RayClay]

10% rule though. The mods here may have a policy, but it's not copyright infringement if you only paste a bit of it. Otherwise, people would not be able to quote and critique what they've read.

"You aren't entitled to use any copyrighted material without permission."

This just isn't true. There are certain kinds of copyrighted material you need permission for. Like song lyrics or poetry. But when it comes to copyrighted prose, you are allowed to use it without permission (within limits).

I've been to two legal workshops on this issue in recent years, dealings with what is permissable and impermissable.

It's actually not a rule, it's a doctrine. There is no rule you can use 10% of anything, but that's good practice and likely defensible. If it's for educational purposes you might be able to use it all.

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[SammyBlueCat]

No, the commissioner has ruled that we will be penalized unless we go to the ESPN website. It was in today's paper.

Well darn it all. There goes more draft picks...

 

[RobertWeathers]

Bet he hasn't forgotten the cold reality that the $17.5m he banked in 5 years of playing here fell just a 'bit' short of the $31m he signed for though. The reality is if your name is Danny Amendola the "Patriots don't pay narrative" is true,

Depends on how you look at it.

Note: I am being a jerk on purpose as this is how I believe the NE FO thinks.

His original deal was $31m/5yr. Thats $6m AAV. In year 1 he received 8.3m. In year 2 he received $3.5m so in the first two years he netted an ave of $5.9m. You could say he underperformed in 2013 (injured) and 2014 (27 catches). Coming off a 27 catch season, he made $2.3m. In 2015, he had a 65 catch year but chose to stay in 2016 for $1.5m. Whos fault is that? In 2016 he had a 23 catch year and stayed for 2017 for $1.6m.

So it really rubs me the wrong way when players take shots at NEs cheapness when they have a chance to go out and get what they deserve in the market and don't when the know damn well teams will chip away at a contract if they are underperforming. Danny screwed himself after the 2015 season and smartened up this offseason.

Now with all that said, to me as a fan Danny in the playoffs was worth the cash and more.

if you are Devon McCourty it is not. It's a case by case and position by position thing. The Pats obviously believe the WR market is ridiculously over inflated yet they had a part in driving the safety position to it's current level, which seems to be undergoing it's own market correction this offseason.

Yes the Pats paid Devin but TN and the NYG were the ones that established the market and the Pats matched the offers.

 

[SEA_Pat]

> ON PATS AMAZING DRAFT RECORD UNDER BB (despite fans arguing otherwise..)
(note: .. all of the bellow with by far the lowest draft capital in the league over BB period)

The Patriots have 16 first-team All-Pro selections via the draft since 2000, which ranks behind the Panthers (18), Cowboys (17) and Seahawks (17).

The Patriots' 63 Pro Bowl selections via the draft since 2000 is a league-leading total, followed by the Cowboys (62) and Chargers (50).
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Oh, Danny boy, you and the Tommy-Julian-Danny trifecta will be the biggest Pats offseason loss for this long distance heart..

So Bill the GM is not actually killing Bill the Coach? Yeah, right. Next you're going to try telling me Ray Lewis never killed a man.

 

[Joker]

at this point, I'm old enough to say "go ahead...take me to court, ESPN..like I give a shyt about your copyrights...I'll countersue for malfeasance, misfeasance,nonfeasance and any other breach of duty I can dredge up while I'm taking my morning dump. At my trial I will testify "Ian Logue? Patsfans.com?.....never heard of them." Then I'll pull out Joe Kerr's "Article 4 billion and 6" and demand an immediate dismissal.

 

[1960Pats]

I was referring to cutting and pasting everything

I wasn't disputing that was I? If so it was an accident.

 

[rochrist]

10% rule though. The mods here may have a policy, but it's not copyright infringement if you only paste a bit of it. Otherwise, people would not be able to quote and critique what they've read.

"You aren't entitled to use any copyrighted material without permission."

This just isn't true. There are certain kinds of copyrighted material you need permission for. Like song lyrics or poetry. But when it comes to copyrighted prose, you are allowed to use it without permission (within limits).

I've been to two legal workshops on this issue in recent years, dealings with what is permissable and impermissable.

I'd be surprised if it wasn't substantially more than 10 percent. Certainly it was pushing the limits, no question. Particularly when the intent is clearly to avoid patronizing the people who paid for it.

 

[captain stone]

So Bill the GM is not actually killing Bill the Coach?

They're killing each other now.