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

[A Defiant Goose]

You couldn't.

Could works too. I could care less = I am capable of not giving a ****, that's how much I don't care

 

[slash83]

Time to withdraw the offer and focus on a replacement.

 

[50-yard-line]

This thread is as good as a game-day thread!

 

[long distance]

Time to withdraw the offer and focus on a replacement.

Relax. The market is waiting. You are blessed with the luxury of High being the top option and Pats being the top destination. You can be sure plans B, C.. are covered.

 

[long distance]

Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.

- Emily ****inson​

 

[qbno12]

Oh I feel strongly he will be back. My previous comments are not about that. If he leaves it is just cause he doesn't want to put in the same hard work anymore. Some guys just have had enough. That or the market didn't give him what he thought it would so he decides to take it out on the Patriots (a much more childish reason). Those things aside I don't see why he would turn down the Pats at this point. Clearly no one is offering him 13 or probably even 12M. If that is the case I would be very surprised as I have not got that impression once.

I would like him back but I am just saying I get a "Seymour" feeling from him. He is another great player who was key to our victories and did his job but I don't think ever bought into it all. It can work fine just I prefer guys who eat and breath it like McGinest, Bruschi, Edelman, Brady, ect... And not all of them take less to stay and some even move on but you know when they are here they are true believes. Just you feel that about them.

I agree with everything you said. He's already won two superbowl and made very critical plays in both of them. At this point, unless a team entices him with ridiculous amount of money, he'll be back. If he does re-sign, I want him to keep his down and play the best he can.

 

[jah]

Could works too. I could care less = I am capable of not giving a ****, that's how much I don't care

I dunno man

 

[PittPatriot]

Well i wish they had waited out on marty.

Has cook signed yet?

I'd have loved to have Marty...but reports are that he took a little less to sign with GB than what the Pats offered months ago.

 

[PittPatriot]

He is just comparing it to Boston, no offense likely meant. I was just in Philly and I could not help do the same thing. Every American city seems like a cesspool compared to Boston.

Having lived in many cities, I feel you need to spend a reasonable amount of time to compare it to "home." For instance, much of Philly kind of sucks, but there are some really nice suburbs and downtown neighborhoods.
Boston sucked through most the 80's and 90's but has had a makeover of sorts, too.
Pittsburgh has it's charm and neighborhoods and is much smaller to hold a candle to Boston/NYC/DC/Miami/Philly/Dallas, etc.

 

[BobDigital]

I was looking at Walter football's top 100 FAs. Just looking at who is left and for trends.

The guys left are mostly..

ILBs - all the top ones.
Centers - most of the top guys.
NTs
Questionable skill players - Gordon, Peterson,

It seems interesting how so many of the interior guys are still on the market. The only player left they have ranked above Hightower who is a skill player is Morris Claiborne who is this second apparently all but signed to the Ravens.

WalterFootball.com: 2017 NFL Free Agents - Top 100

So long story short. Everyone else is the same class of player is mostly done and Hightower just is being stubborn it seems. By all rights he should be signed by now one way or another probably.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

High is making a relatively bigger decision than you do when buying a home. Why shouldn't he check out the market and the location before signing a deal?

 

[Clonamery]

High is making a relatively bigger decision than you do when buying a home. Why shouldn't he check out the market and the location before signing a deal?

NJ is fabulous this time of year....maybe he could hang out for the blizzard tomorrow.

 

[upstater1]

Having lived in many cities, I feel you need to spend a reasonable amount of time to compare it to "home." For instance, much of Philly kind of sucks, but there are some really nice suburbs and downtown neighborhoods.
Boston sucked through most the 80's and 90's but has had a makeover of sorts, too.
Pittsburgh has it's charm and neighborhoods and is much smaller to hold a candle to Boston/NYC/DC/Miami/Philly/Dallas, etc.

Boston in the 1980s >>>>> Boston in the 2000s.

The idea of going down around Copley now makes me ill.

I remember when the Pour House was a biker's bar, not a pathetic yuppified neon glitz joint.

My favorite Saturday afternoon pitchers of margarita place on Newbury turned into a Tapas place, and then they wouldn't let me in for wearing jeans. When I am in town, I head over to Central Square, the last of the old Boston.

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

Got an alert he's visiting the steelers, didn't see it mentioned..

 

[Gronkowski123]

the steelers lost a LB and need a replacement.

if donta joins that garbage club, enjoy getting destroyed by tb12 and gronkowski!!!!

 

[slash83]

Relax. The market is waiting. You are blessed with the luxury of High being yhe top option and Pats being the top destination. You can be sure plans B, C.. are covered.

I am relaxed.

the steelers lost a LB and need a replacement.

if donta joins that garbage club, enjoy getting destroyed by tb12 and gronkowski!!!!

I'm sure he would enjoy them nice Pittsburgh winters.

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

the steelers lost a LB and need a replacement.

if donta joins that garbage club, enjoy getting destroyed by tb12 and gronkowski!!!!

Not sure about their cap situation but I could see them going hard for Hightower.. wouldn't like having to start hating him..

 

[pdangle]

If HT were to leave at 10M, 11M, 12M, or 13M per, what is the hypothetical projected comp round NE would receive a pick back at each of those numbers? Just wondering, as I'm sure this was factored into the NE offer.

 

[Joey007]

Sorry...he signed his big deal after the 2009 season after was slapped the franchise tag so he was never technically a FA.

Agh, I could've sworn he was on the market at one point around that time. And I don't mean after 2013 when he about left.

 

[Joey007]

If HT does end up leaving, which hopefully he doesn't... Then I say sign me up for Zach Brown. He intrigues the hell outta me.