Patriots Rumor All quiet on Hightower front or Dont'a-do-it FA tour

[Ring 6]

So much for the theory by some that Hightower would get PAID if Titans are balking at 10-13m.

You do realize that rumor is not fact right?

 

[Ring 6]

Given the money that's being thrown around, I think the Patriots wildly underestimated the market last summer. They could have wrapped these guys up for much less.

I'm shocked by $14m for Gilmore.

Why would you think they could have done that? The players have to be willing to sign and they weren't.

 

[JMC00]

You do realize that rumor is not fact right?

If he was gonna get paid like you have been continually claiming he was gonna he would have signed with a team already.

 

[BobDigital]

I really like Hightower as a player but he is better vs the run than pass. This year is about stopping the pass for the Pats with the QBs they will face.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

I really like Hightower as a player but he is better vs the run than pass. This year is about stopping the pass for the Pats with the QBs they will face.

I still want him here for the right price. Also i haven't heard a peep about alan branch

 

[BobDigital]

I still want him here for the right price. Also i haven't heard a peep about alan branch

I think Branch will be here. I don't have the tweet but is seems like he wants to come back and the Pats consider him a proirity. No team is paying Branch crazy money so the Pats can get him for 2-5M and they will do it I am sure.

 

[manxman2601]

I still want him here for the right price. Also i haven't heard a peep about alan branch

Older non pass rushing DTs tend to move in the second wave of FA if memory serves. May take a day or two.

 

[Ring 6]

If he was gonna get paid like you have been continually claiming he was gonna he would have signed with a team already.

Since he can't sign until 4pm that is a curious comment.
So you are telling me that if he isn't the first player to sign that is proof that he isn't getting paid? Yeah right.

 

[upstater1]

Why would you think they could have done that? The players have to be willing to sign and they weren't.

I'm just saying the money has become silly. If they were offered $12m, I bet they would have taken it, instead of $10m. Here we are and it's looking like Hightower is going to get $14 per.

 

[Ring 6]

I'm just saying the money has become silly. If they were offered $12m, I bet they would have taken it, instead of $10m. Here we are and it's looking like Hightower is going to get $14 per.

But why wouldn't Hightower know that the cap was going to increase and he would be one of the top FA in a year where teams have more money than they know what to do with?
He has an agent. Surely his agents job is know what FA is going to look like when you discuss an extension.

 

[patfanken]

Well despite all our well intentioned speculation. I'm pretty sure that Hightower and his agent already know the broad perameters of the offers that are out there, and I'm Pretty sure that the Pats know them too (as they have been in contact) The official offers will come in at 4pm sharp (again making a mockery of league rules that are s0 selectively followed ), and I'm also pretty sure Hightower will give the Pats a few hours to come up with a counter to the best one.

So I'm guess we should know where Donta' is heading by around midnight tonight. IIRC that is how it went with Devon.

 

[manxman2601]

Ugh.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Ugh.

High has the same agent as Tannehill

 

[Gronkowski123]

Ugh.

Why would he want to join those losers?

 

[manxman2601]

Why would he want to join those losers?

Obviously for money.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Obviously for money.

and miami is warm

 

[manxman2601]

and miami is warm

That did seem to be an issue for him.

 

[JMC00]

Titans beat writer

 

[manxman2601]

 

[AtomicDawg]

Good news.