I am just curious as to how much these guys should be worth. I think hightower's very important. Might they have to overpay a guy like butler. Are they willing to sign some other free agents besides resigning our own guys?
Malcolm Butler:
Butler isn't going anywhere as a RFA unless a team is willing to give up a 1st rounder for him.. in which case, we can still match the offer... but as much as I love Butler, I'd get over him going to another team if we were getting a 1st round pick as compensation.
Logan Ryan:
I think Ryan is going to get paid Vernon Davis type money at the least and will most likely be gone
$10+ mill a year range
Martellus Bennett:
They could franchise Bennett and secure him for another year, but I'd save the tag for either Collins/Hightower if we can't get them locked up.. TE's are more reasonably priced, so I think we could try to negotiate with Bennett after he's already stated how much he loves it here and how he feels at home here.. thats huge, hes been to a lot of sucky teams and now he's playing with Brady and potentially competing for Super Bowls
6-7 mill a year range
Donte Hightower:
If I'm the front office and I feel that strongly about Hightower to give him McGinest's/Mayo's old locker, hes been voted a captain, is a rare athlete as far as size/strength/speed combination and plays at a very high level.. Then I'm getting that deal done in 2016 and making him one of the top paid at his position so that I can use the franchise tag if I have to on having Collins around for 1 more year, or at least to buy more time to get a deal done. If you let him hit FA, Jerry Jones or some other owner is going to fly him out on a private jet and offer him a superstar contract.. he will not be back if he tests FA
$12-13 mill a year range
Jamie Collins:
You might have to franchise tag Collins to ensure he's around for another year, or to try and negotiate a deal or trade him for some high compensation.. I just don't think you can let him test free agency, the market will blow the doors off with an offer
$14-15+ mill a year range
Jabaal Sheard:
I'd try to get Sheard done in 2016, but I don't think the market will blow the doors off with an offer for him so you could sign him back as a FA
$7-9 mill a year range
Sebastian Vollmer:
He's been so injured that its hard to trust him at this point, but I'd like to have him around as a T on this team.. he owes the Pats one after gathering a nice check in the tub for a few years now.. Would like to see him come back for reasonable money and provide depth at Tackle, hopefully starting at RT if healthy.
$3-5 mill a year range
Rob Ninkovich:
I don't see him commanding big money in FA at his age.. it wouldn't shock me for him to be offered a little more by a team like the Texans who may want his veteran leadership.. but unless he's willing to play on a smaller contract, he's probably not going to be on the team anymore.. there are a lot of young guys at DE/OLB now that will provide cheaper options
Marcus Cannon:
Dante has him playing alright this year.. i'm so jaded by this guy that I can't make an unbias assessment of him
Alan Branch:
Would like to bring him back on another team friendly deal.. I don't think this guy is going to be getting offers all over the place. so give him another 1-2 year deal to help be a grizzly vet on this Dline
Mingo:
Who knows what this guy will do in FA.. it would be nice to sign him to a 2 year deal and allow the coaching staff to try and repair all the bad habits, etc he learned in Cleveland and give him more opportunities in this defense, but its a total mystery what he'll command in Free agency
Chris Long:
He's getting up there in age.. We could possibly get away with $7 million or so a year with him similar to Sheard's deal.. he made over $100+ million in his career on some horrid teams, so maybe winning will become contagious and he'll turn down absolute top dollar to continue being successful here..
Harmon:
unfortunately there are a lot of teams in need of a good Free Safety, so Harmon is going to be in demand and will be paid like a starting safety.. on this team he's more a special teams/sub-package type guy that backs up McCourty.. which has been a nice luxury to have, but he's going to want to be paid as he should
Bolden:
Unless they don't want to give him his usual $1.5-2 mill or so on a 2 year deal and call it a day.. I can't picture him not being on the team.. just a solid depth player that contributes on special teams.. strong middle class guy
Blount:
Same as Bolden, I can't see this being super hard to get done.. He fits in here, he doesn't command a lot of money for a veteran back.. hes a great bruiser to have in our stable of backs, so we should keep him here for like $1-2 mill a year
Develin:
I cant imagine another team giving him a huge contract, but you never know
From my fingers to your eyes... this was a fun way to waste 30 minutes lol