Re: REPORT: Mankins' Contract Reduced
Didnt take long for the crowd to turn in him huh? I agree the 7 mil/yr seems pretty damn reasonable (top 5 an insult, really?), but business is business and he's looking to max out his contract. Unfortunately he has 0 leverage aside from sitting out a season, or most of one. Hate on him for being a dumb ass with negotiations, but he was still probably the best lineman out there for us last year.
Yeah, but the guy really ought to look at a little tape. He committed A SH!T TON of costly penalties over his time here. Seriously, I like him and all, but the Pats are in the right............. They made this guy a very fair offer, and he's telling them to screw, like he's being disrespected.
Let's face it. He wasn't offered "Jahri Evans" money because, quite frankly, he ain't as good as Jahri Evans. A lot of us may not watch Saint's ball, so it may come as a surprise, but the fact remains, they both have great skills but Evans less baggage (i.e. Penalty issues).
Don't get me wrong. Mankins is a beast, but he's prone to over-aggressivless that has cost us at big spots. Plus, if he was really the "elite" gaurd everyone say's he is, we might has a 19-0 season under our belt. Let's face facts, he (and the rest of the line), got STEAMROLLED in the biggest spot of their careers. Yeah, I still remember.
7M for 5... yeah, I'm okay with that cuz he is solid Gaurd and one of the better in the league, but 8M over the same time, no effing way.