Bolden is Back

[jboston19]

Per Field Yates, RB Bolden has resigned for $880k with $170k guaranteed for 1 year. Guess it was to be expected. They love him on special teams.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Typical offseason approach, sign the easy ones early to fill possible holes, then move on to more expensive key pieces.

 

[maineman209]

A bargain.

BTW - only a net of $323k of Bolden's $880k counts against the off-season cap, due to the "Rule of 51".

 

[patriot1136]

Fine with me. I like Bolden and am glad he re-signed. Seems like a good deal for a player like him too.

 

[luuked]

Nice and expected. Hope we can get Ebner back on the cheap as well.

 

[Kontradiction]

WTF!? BB the GM is already killing BB the coach and we're only 55 days into the 2018 season. SMFH.

 

[signbabybrady]

19-0

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

So now they can cut Gillisle, and let Burkhead and lewis go, as they are all set at RB

 

[jah]

Nice

 

[neckroll#14]

So now they can cut Gillisle, and let Burkhead and lewis go, as they are all set at RB

i read that as "cut Giselle" and wondered WTF?

 

[mihap]

it would be better to extend him for life

 

[TinhWoodhead]

of course Bill is going to keep BB

 

[Ross12]

Glad to hear it. Bolden is very underrated, he’s generally very good on special teams and does a serviceable job as both a “between-the-tackles” back and a “passing” back. You can’t really get any better depth player than that, and it’s a steal at sub-$1m.

 

[Off The Grid]

i read that as "cut Giselle" and wondered WTF?

No way that Mad Bill'd cut such a savvy Scout...After all, she was the one with the inside scoop that Tom Brady can't "catch the phucking football".

What do you do with a football player who can't "catch the phucking football."??

Make'm QuarterBack, of course.

 

[Off The Grid]

Honestly, I'm crazy about Bolden, and I'm absolutely thrilled that he's back.

Brandon Bolden is to PowerBacks what James White is to SpeedBacks:

Talent: Average. Incredibly, spectacularly average.

Intelligence: Phenomenal.

Motor: Awesome.

Value as an actual FootBall Player who consistently blocks effectively, and especially when it's crucial that he do so, has remarkably reliable hands as a Receiver and as a Runner, who sacrifices everything for Team Success on every Snap, and who always reliably, routinely, and rapidly reads the Defense, responds instantaneously and effectively in every aspect of the Game, and maximizes every Opportunity?

Priceless.

And while he's 28, his Miles are light.

He could be effective for another 5 Years.

 

[Chris Stevenson]

bb is a big meanie! he is hurting brady’s legacy!

 

[Miguel]

A bargain.

BTW - only a net of $323k of Bolden's $880k counts against the off-season cap, due to the "Rule of 51".

Because Bolden's deal qualifies for the Minimum Salary Benefit treatment the Patriots lost only $165K in cap space. 720K (Bolden's cap number) minus 555K (the salary of the player he displaced from the Top 51 list).

 

[Jimke]

A good special teams player who is a decent running back in a pinch. One
less free agent to worry about.

 

[Joey007]

880K is fair.

Brandon Bolden: we just can’t quit you, baby.

 

[maineman209]

Because Bolden's deal qualifies for the Minimum Salary Benefit treatment the Patriots lost only $165K in cap space. 720K (Bolden's cap number) minus 555K (the salary of the player he displaced from the Top 51 list).

Even better!