He's incorrect. team gives up their own pick. In this case it would be 31.
Funny thing is his own tweet shows he is wrong. The Pats "own" pick is the 31st.
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Funny thing is his own tweet shows he is wrong. The Pats "own" pick is the 31st.
If we arent willing to pay welker then why should we trade for Wallace who will want over 10 mil a year!
"...their own or better"
ie 27
From what I've read or recall in the past, its not better.. Its always your pick.. I'm willing to put some dough
Only local guy I listen to is Bedard.. Had a few emails with him and he's great.. Personally and professionally
Yeah the 1st option is the team's own pick. If they do not have their own pick, then they can give up a better 1st round pick. If they have neither then they cannot make an offer.
It's worded the way it is to prevent a team with, say, the 5th pick, trading down to 32 and then making an offer.
Own or better. We go with "own", not better. Yeah, it's off the document, you're misinterpreting what it means. If we traded 31, we could give them 27 (better). But we don't have to give better.
It's clear that WW was wise not to accept the 2yr/8m per/$16 guaranteed deal as the market has dictated such. We sill don't know what exactly WW asked for or how high the Pats will go. What we do know is the Pats, like every organization are openly cautious about paying/having a substantial cap hit IF WW can't produce 100+ catches at 34 years old. With the exception of Jerry Rice, almost every WR's production at 34 is not worth a $9m cap hit. WW is an against the odds, over-achieving athlete no question. But history is not on his side. All the restructuring, converting likely to be earned $$ into a bonus, salary, etc. does not change his contract unless WW accepts a pay cut to stay which the team has shown it will move players at the bat of an eye (see Vrable, Willie Mac, etc.)
If Wes can't prodduce 100+ catches at 34 years old you cut him with a $4-5M dead cap hit you can spread over 2 years if you want to under a cap that will be in the $140M range by then.
Brady never needed to squeeze the org because he never needed to. He knows that his situation here is great and going to another team is a risky proposition. He would never want to be known as the Qb who left a 3 time SB champion for money. The only time things seemed to get dicey was in 2006 when the up-front cash needed to be divided into separate installments. No question he was PO'ed with the Branch debacle (which turned out to be the right decision) but TB has matured and understands that it's a business.
Branch wanted more than he was worth at the time based on his measurables. However based on his intangibles it's likely we threepeat had they found a way to retain him. They chose instead to invest big money short term in Seymour and roll the dice on Reche Caldwell as Tom's new favorite target...
Meh. There is a long line of players that have been taken care of by this organization financially. Players know that things get dicey when they hit 31 or 32 years old and they have a big salary. WW knows this which is why he wants the up-front cash now.
Clearly the Pats aren't quite sure as you are. I think we'd agree that if WW hadn't blown out his knee in 2009, he'd likely be entering year 3 of a 4 year deal that would have paid him $9m annually. He got hurt and its 3 seasons later....
I think it's safe to say this isn't going to happen.....
I think it's safe to say this isn't going to happen.....
I'm curious if he'll end up signing anywhere, not just here.
Mike Wallace's agent is also Calvin Johnson's agent, which makes me think Wallace is more likely to play out the year and then try and hit it big next year. Of course then the Steelers could probably just franchise him.
This seems like the probable scenario at this point. Given the way WR salaries have exploded it seems questionable that any team would give up a cap-friendly 1st rounder plus make a front-loaded offer in the $10-12 million per year range.
So Wallace's options are likely to take a lesser long-term deal from the Steelers, or play for his $2.7 million this year and likely get the franchise tag next year.
apparently Denver will look to soon Mike Wallace if they get Peyton.
I think its safe to say that you're being impatient. If a few weeks pass and we hear nothing thats one thing but free agency is a little over 2 days old.
I agree. Making an offer early in free agency only freezes a good chunk of salary cap space for a full week, precluding a team from being active early in free agency.
By waiting the market settles down and teams that have spent or over spent on free agent WRs will be out of the mix.for Wallace.
AsL a young productive deep threat WR, Wallace certainly isnt going to be cheap... But nor is he going to get what he would command as a UFA next season. He surely understands that he would be taking a risk playing this season for $2.7 million and has an incentive to take less than market value by signing a long term big bonus deal one year early rather than risk injury and the loss of that big payday next year.
Wallace's draft compensation is also going to lower the price tag.
As long as the Patriots haven't yet addressed their WR needs and have cap space, I wouldnt rule them out for Wallace or any available player for that matter.
They (the Patriots and others) have money. They have cap room. They have needs. Most important, they have time.
I agree. Making an offer early in free agency only freezes a good chunk of salary cap space for a full week, precluding a team from being active early in free agency.
By waiting the market settles down and teams that have spent or over spent on free agent WRs will be out of the mix.for Wallace.