Solder watch / EDIT: Solder to NYG

[JackBauer]

d%#*!@t!
You have 24 hours to solve the Patriots LT problem.

It's cool, I'm already kidnapping player WAGs for leverage in contract negotiations.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

Nothing they can do about that. Solder is a good player but he’s not even close to being the best OL in football, and that’s what the Giants paid him as. I could see going to 12.5-13 when pushed to it, but 15.5 is way too much.

Best of luck to him and his family.

Idk if there was even an offer on the table for that type of money. Either way he got paid. Good luck to him and his family. Now I can see tackle being addressed in the first round again when this team has some needs on defense. Maybe they can address the defense with whateva money they have.

 

[IllegalContact]

Congrats to Solder on that contract. Knowing that the Patriots were not going to match that no matter what makes this pill a bit easier to swallow.

Nick Kaczur's not walking in through that door!!!!

 

[BlueThunder]

Another big hole to fill for the Pats....Let's go Bill....What's the contingency plan?

 

[Kontradiction]

Nick Kaczur's not walking in through that door!!!!

Thank God.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Nice little payday to send him into retirement in 3/4 years.

 

[neuronet]

It's always painful to lose players but is anyone arguing the team should've retained Butler and Solder at a level commensurate to the $$ they received elsewhere (ignoring, of course, the fact that Butler was highly unlikely to return regardless of what the Patriots offered)?

Yes, I totally agree, but it sucks nonetheless. Amendola to the Phins in particular.

 

[Wilfork#75]

While it sucks to lose Solder, good on him for getting paid. He has been a great player for the Pats and a class act, I can't blame anyone for taking that kind of money. That contract is just way out of our price range.

Good luck Nate.

 

[Jimke]

The asking price for Waddle and Fleming is only 10 million per year.

 

[IllegalContact]

Thank God.

how's this for perspective? over the last 30 years, the Pats have had Armstrong, Light, and Solder as their starting LT and Berry, Rust, Macpherson, Parcells, Carroll and Belichik as coaches

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Highest paid OT in the NFL!?!? Yet another GM who doesn’t understand economics.

 

[juny]

Highest paid OT in the NFL!?!? Yet another GM who doesn’t understand economics.

they only had 18M in cap space before the signing, have to expect big moves coming on their part to free up more

 

[Sicilian]

Yeah, we were never matching that. Good for Nate and his family, I wish them all the best again.

Going forward now, at the moment, I view Cannon as our starting LT. It may not be where he's best suited, but I believe he's good enough to not be a liability. Right tackle is an open competition. Of course, I'm also expecting more moves and additions to be made, so I doubt Cannon is plan A there going into Free Agency, but if every other plan falls through, I think that's where we're at.

 

[102 Pat]

This is a little dramatic, no?

Please don't question da pimp of hot takes!

d%#*!@t!
You have 24 hours to solve the Patriots LT problem.

Jack Bauer as a football player would be pretty fun to watch.

 

[farn]

Solder was a very good pick, by all accounts both a good teammate & person. I’m glad he was on this team and contributed to many wins.

Having said all that, while I am concerned w LT, those dollar figures don’t make a lot of sense to me.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I think what makes this so scary is that basically the Pats now have zero OTs who (A) are under contract and (B) ended last season healthy. Weddle and Fleming are FAs, and Cannon and Garcia were on reserve lists (IR, NFI).

With Solder gone, I will be surprised if they don't draft an OT.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Looks like Plan B is down the toilet too.....

 

[Adam Seward]

10 years later the Giants are still finding ways to get pressure on Brady.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

I think what makes this so scary is that basically the Pats now have zero OTs who (A) are under contract and (B) ended last season healthy. Weddle and Fleming are FAs, and Cannon and Garcia were on reserve lists (IR, NFI).

With Solder gone, I will be surprised if they don't draft an OT.

Likely at 31.

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

Teams seem to be overspending like crazy on good but not elite players this year. When the frenzy dust settles, hopefully the Pats will make some sensible pickups