1. Signing bonuses have already been paid
Yes... and the portion that is prorated for 2010 is signing bonus paid for 2010 performance. To ignore the fact that $2 million of Welker's signing bonus is allocated for 2010 is to ignore a full 50% of the picture to suit your asinine argument. It makes no sense. In terms of time-value of money, that $2M is actually MORE valuable because it was paid back in 2007, but for the sake of simplifying things let's ignore that.
2. All of three players have roster bonuses due (Brady, Koppon, Welker)
Yes, and since we're talking about Welker, that is a pretty important point.
How in the world could you possibly call an argument backed up with facts meaningless while at the same time using Imaginary Land as the basis for yours?
Your argument is based on
some facts. Wherever possible, you have selectively omitted every relevant fact that you could to suit your argument, and in the process you've destroyed its credibility, because you're making inept comparisons that don't show anything comparisons. By your awesome logic, Tom Brady is due to make $3.7 million this year, and Jerod Mayo is making $550K. These numbers are all irrelevant, compared to Woods' figure, because they're all half (or less) of the real picture.
How do you know Wilfork or Faulk or TBC will be re-signed or who their replacements will be or what they'll be paid? Here' the answer - you don't.
I know that someone will be starting at NT, 3DRB, and OLB for us next year. I'm also certain that we're not going to go into the season with less than a full roster's worth of players under contract, and that we're going to use the money that we have on hand to secure the services of football players. When that is all said and done, I am absolutely, 100% positive that Woods will not be the 13th highest-paid New England Patriot. If I have said anything that is even remotely questionable in this paragraph, feel free to point it out.
Maybe they will decide that Brace will be Wilfork's replacement or that Weatley and Wilhite will replace Bodden because he wants too much money . I would rather overpay Wilfork or Bodden or even TBC than see them pay a pure special teamer that kind of money.
Maybe they will. And in that case, they'll put the money to use somewhere else, attracting premium talent for some other portion of the roster. Unless you think they're going to let Wilfork walk rather than tag him, only to not use that money to upgrade anywhere else either.
$2million being spent on Woods could be better spent on just about anyone else and is a serious misappropriation of funds.
$2 million for a backup linebacker and ST ace is slight overpayment normally. Given the current state of our OLBs, I'd say that it's prudent. FWIW, Belichick seems to agree with my assessment.
