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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Not me - I would retire to Aruba, but keep a condo in Foxboro so as to not miss any home games!!
I would cry myself a river all the way to the bank!!
IF, he does not get hurt AND IF has a good / great season.
Thats two IF's versus security by taking the deal.
What would you do?
FWIW per PFT:
POSTED 10:55 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2007
SAMUEL, PATS NOT CLOSE
A league source tells us that, despite a Saturday report suggesting that the New England Patriots are making progress toward a long-term deal with franchise-tagged cornerback Asante Samuel, the two sides are not close on a multi-year contract, and no talks are occurring.
Per the source, the Patriots made Samuel a bottom-line offer "months" ago, and there has been no substantive dialogue since then.
The source also said that the Patriots currently plan to use the franchise tag again on Samuel in 2008.
Stay tuned. The deadline for finalizing a long-term contract is 4:00 p.m. EDT on Monday.
The source also said that the Patriots currently plan to use the franchise tag again on Samuel in 2008.
Not me - I would retire to Aruba, but keep a condo in Foxboro so as to not miss any home games!!
I would cry myself a river all the way to the bank!!
If you asked me last week, I would have said 15%. But there are news reports which seem to give us some reason for optimism... I figure...
25% - New Contract Sign Sealed and Delivered
50% - No new contract, Samuel signs franchise tender
25% - None of the above
So much for the optimism...it's always good to see optimism, BUT this quietly squelches that... I really do NOT believe he will sign long term..on the other hand, he should sign the tender..FWIW per PFT:
POSTED 10:55 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2007
SAMUEL, PATS NOT CLOSE
A league source tells us that, despite a Saturday report suggesting that the New England Patriots are making progress toward a long-term deal with franchise-tagged cornerback Asante Samuel, the two sides are not close on a multi-year contract, and no talks are occurring.
Per the source, the Patriots made Samuel a bottom-line offer "months" ago, and there has been no substantive dialogue since then.
The source also said that the Patriots currently plan to use the franchise tag again on Samuel in 2008.
Stay tuned. The deadline for finalizing a long-term contract is 4:00 p.m. EDT on Monday.
So much for the optimism...it's always good to see optimism, BUT this quietly squelches that... I really do NOT believe he will sign long term..on the other hand, he should sign the tender..
reiss says the same thing citing a source directly involvedNot so fast.
First, PFT cites a "league source". I'd put "league sources" near the bottom of the list for reliability when it comes to information on the Patriots. As we all know, they keep their cards very close and there is no reason why a "league source" would know what was going on.
Of course, in negotiations there are two parties and it may suit the player and his agent to let information spread more freely. This is what appears to have happened with the article in the South Coast Ledger. We may question why the agent was putting that information out there and how accurate it was, but I think that it's unlikely to have been a flat-out untruth. So, between the two, I would believe the Ledger story.
On the other hand, the fact that the agent (or, to be more accurate, a senior member of the agent's firm) makes optimistic public noises doesn't mean that a deal is about to be done, unfortunately.
I would like to believe that..but it just seems like they are far apart and that is the way it will be. It's hard to get to the truth through the BS...we really do NOT know what is happening..all guesses. The fact that it's been so quiet to me is the optimism in it all...we shall see if anything happens today..or if it turns into a stand off. Would I like to see a reasonable offer and signing?? Of course I would..but I just have a feeling it's NOT happening and hope I am completely and totally wrong. If we go back to the 2 cases in the past...Srymour and Branch...I think all can say in retrospect that given the sort of style and attitude and vibe that it was obvious to predict Seymour's negotiations would be positive with a deal done and Branch's negative and a trade. It seemed like things with Samuel leaned more to the latter for a long time, but I think it has changed and it has moved closer to the former. Hard to read really...I think at least at this point it's closer to a deal or at least a tender signing.Not so fast.
First, PFT cites a "league source". I'd put "league sources" near the bottom of the list for reliability when it comes to information on the Patriots. As we all know, they keep their cards very close and there is no reason why a "league source" would know what was going on.
Of course, in negotiations there are two parties and it may suit the player and his agent to let information spread more freely. This is what appears to have happened with the article in the South Coast Ledger. We may question why the agent was putting that information out there and how accurate it was, but I think that it's unlikely to have been a flat-out untruth. So, between the two, I would believe the Ledger story.
On the other hand, the fact that the agent (or, to be more accurate, a senior member of the agent's firm) makes optimistic public noises doesn't mean that a deal is about to be done, unfortunately.
todays globeI understand the pessimism and all, but it's kida of telling that 3 people in the know AS himself, Shavers and Toby all made very positive statements. You might expect the agent to try to spice things up as the deadline looms, but this seems to be a full-court press.
From a guy, who was pulling a Lance Briggs not to long ago, it seems a little much just to be angling. I'm hopeful, but not confident. I'd be happy for him the sign the tender and get to camp truthfully.
Link on the Reiss source please?
I understand the pessimism and all, but it's kida of telling that 3 people in the know AS himself, Shavers and Toby all made very positive statements. You might expect the agent to try to spice things up as the deadline looms, but this seems to be a full-court press.
From a guy, who was pulling a Lance Briggs not to long ago, it seems a little much just to be angling. I'm hopeful, but not confident. I'd be happy for him the sign the tender and get to camp truthfully.
Link on the Reiss source please?