Rapoport: Hightower expected to sign deal with NE, NYJ, or PITT TODAY

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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No ones talking about the East.

We're in the ring business. Hmm now who coined that again?

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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Did you mean AFC or are you legitmently worried about the division lol? I haven't sweat the division since 2011.

Spikes is a free agent

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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What

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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Again : stay calm bud. The dumpster fire that is the AFCE - with their underwhelming QBs - are going to be beat. NE has been playing for the big game, while those three throw parades if they win more than half their games.

We cool. Just stay patient.

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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Not in the slightest way, AFCE doesn't have a team that can contend with us. Miami would be the closest thing there is to a good team in our division and their QB is very meh.

Even without HT and Butler, our D should be, at worse, middle of the pack. O will be elite.

Pats1989 said:

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

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Who knows? Do we know who's replacing them?

If Jets offered 10m more over life of contract just up the signing bonus 4-5m

Another consideration in signing with the Jets is that there is a very strong likelihood of a coaching change--and therefore scheme change--on the D while HT is there. What would that do to his role? Would another DC value him in a different scheme?

Michael Silver‏Verified account @MikeSilver
According to source familiar with the negotiations, the Jets have been out of the Hightower market since he left the building @nflnetwork

On one hand, I want this to be true.



On the other hand, Silver is a first-class tool.

If this is true, the decision is between NE and Pittsburgh, not the Jets.

CheekyDave said:

Michael Silver‏Verified account @MikeSilver
According to source familiar with the negotiations, the Jets have been out of the Hightower market since he left the building @nflnetwork

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Does anyone know what they're talking about??

BelichickFan said:

Spikes is a free agent

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As long as he uses uber

Hammer of Thor said:

If this is true, the decision is between NE and Pittsburgh, not the Jets.

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No not the Steelers I hate that he could really help them.

It was already reported Pittsburgh " dropped out" of the HT sweepstakes.

DSting said:

Another consideration in signing with the Jets is that there is a very strong likelihood of a coaching change--and therefore scheme change--on the D while HT is there. What would that do to his role? Would another DC value him in a different scheme?

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Speaking of which, if I were Hightower I would ask for a clause which gives him the chance to void the deal if Belichick is no longer the coach for any reason.

Joey007 said:

Does anyone know what they're talking about??

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Reiss.

Can't speak to the veracity of these guys but :

If it's Pittburgh we're against: on one hand it's bad because they're actually a decent team.

On the other hand, they don't have the resources to go all Rod Tidwell on him.