Patriots Rumor Butler & Saints working towards finalizing a deal (Thread now UFC Pats Fans Event)

[patsinthesnow]

Looking as if this will speed up quick.

EDIT: (3/19/17) Or not.

 

[FourierSeries]

Malcolm Butler

Who?

 

[Froob]

Boooooooooooooooo. Please match.

 

[Marqui]

I'll do cartwheels if the Pats just don't get fleeced and at least get their #1 pick back. Probably no chance of that happening though.

 

[signbabybrady]

Does this mean there signing an offer sheet?

 

[Bradyking12]

Wtf I hope not, Gilmore and Butler would have been a deadly secondary c'mon BB make something happen wth

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Just curious, if I put the over/under on his average salary (first few years, not those fake years at the end) at $11M, are you taking the over or the under. Personally I think he is worth $10M max and $8-9M considering he is an RFA with little leverage. I love Butler as a player, but I'm just trying to be objective. Logan Ryan was lucky, as he wasn't worth close to $10M, but it was a very weak CB market and he had multiple bidders.

 

[neuronet]

I'll do cartwheels if the Pats just don't get fleeced and at least get their #1 pick back. Probably no chance of that happening though.

They can't get fleeced, technically right? Don't the Patriots have the leverage here because of the tender?

 

[Marqui]

Does this mean there signing an offer sheet?

Hahaha, no.

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

Who?

This guy....

 

[Marqui]

They can't get fleeced, technically right? They have all the leverage here don't they?

They can and will get fleeced if Belichick wants to do Payton a favor.

 

[BobDigital]

Well I am curious what will happen. I know the 11th is the RFA price but there could be a trade worked out.

My thoughts on their picks.

11th - For 1 year of Butler you almost have to do it.
32nd - I am not a huge fan of it but I will understand. A first for giving up 1 year of a top CB is a good deal no matter how low the first is.
42nd - I would rather just hang on to Butler but not horrible if you don't think you can get him back.
76th - Not even worth doing a deal for. Keep him and get the comp pick.
103rd - So trade him for nothing except getting the pick faster? Insane

No point going lower.

Personally if they get anything besides the 11th for this I will not be happy. The 11th pick is great value for a 1 year player. I hate to lose him. I think with him the Pats are a near lock for title 6.

 

[neuronet]

They can and will get fleeced if Belichick wants to do Payton a favor.

Yeah because that's how Belichick operates.

 

[FourierSeries]

This guy....

Oh, you mean the faceless/nameless guy who was given the opportunity of a life time to win 2 SBs with the greatest franchise in NFL history.

 

[primetime]

If he signs an offer sheet, the Patriots would get the Saints' 1st rounder, right? So it would end up as essentially Cooks, #11, and a 4th for Butler, #32, and a 3rd?

I mean, that's absurd.

 

[signbabybrady]

Hahaha, no.

I wouldn't be shocked if BB and SP already have set some terms for a deal. But if I'm BB and they hammer out a contract I don't answer the phone when they call for a trade. What then they can submit the offer sheet or they wasted their and Butlers time.

 

[WinstonSmith]

This guy....

Oh, the unmarried immoral short guy?

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

Oh, you mean the faceless/nameless guy who was given the opportunity of a life time to win 2 SBs with the greatest franchise in NFL history.

Stopped reading right there. Its like you're going out of your way to be a moron.

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

It's very vague what Rapopport means by "deal."



We need to know more

 

[neuronet]

People freaking out, here is what it means to have a first round tender:

The first-round tender means New England will pay Butler $3.91 million for the 2017 season.

It also means that Butler is free to negotiate with other teams, too. If one of those teams makes a better offer to Butler, he can sign an offer sheet. The Patriots would have an opportunity to match that contract and keep Butler.

If New England declined to match the contract, Butler would change teams, but, because of the tender used on Tuesday, the Patriots would get a first-round draft pick from the team that signs him. That usually is a deal-breaker.

What does the New England Patriots' first-round tender mean for Malcolm Butler?

We still have the leverage. BB is not stupid. Chill people WTF. We'll be fine.