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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.They can and will get fleeced if Belichick wants to do Payton a favor.
BB is not stupid but he is oftentimes impetuous and dumps people for less thanPeople freaking out, here is what it means to have a first round tender:
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.
he made a deal. Not getting fleeced.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.
Butler + Amendola for their 2nd and 3rd
This. If the Saints are close to signing Butler then a trade has been already been worked out between the teams. We just don't know the terms but will know soon. If no deal is reached then Butler will play here for 2017. I'm definitely fine with that.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.
So if you are BB, you say, if you want him, sweeten the pot, i.e. add say a 2nd and 3rd, or have Butler sign the offer sheet. Seems to me that BB is holding the cards (doesn't mean he will play them).I believe the sequence would have to be (and please someone correct me if I am wrong):
There's no way that NO signs him to an offer sheet and looses their #11 but I can easily see this going back to the original deal of Butler for Cooks. Which is what that would net out to be.
- Butler/Saints work out a salary agreement that is technically non-binding (becuase this would totally hinge on the Pats being on-board and willing to follow along)
- Butler signs his tender offer
- Patriots trade Butler to Saints and get 32nd pick back
Butler newest Patriot to tantrum his way out of town.
And yet, without that play or the heads up play before that to push him out of bounds after outstanding coverage on a circus catch, they may only have one in the last three.I'm not bashing anyone. I asked who he was, as I have no recollection of anyone by that name playing for the team that's been led by Tom and Bill to two SBs in the last 3 years.
he made a deal. Not getting fleeced.
Leverage doesn't matter if Belichick is sick of a guy and wants him gone. He'll dump him as fast as he can for whatever, see Easley/Collins.
Payton isn't even the GM.They can and will get fleeced if Belichick wants to do Payton a favor.
This cake was baked days ago. The chefs are just deciding what kind of icing.
In BB's mind:
He's replaced his #1 CB
And if NE gets their #1 pick back, the Pats will now have cost control over a premium asset for up to 5 years compared to Butler's 1 year
Butler the newest former Patriot to be slandered on the way out for no reason.
Most of the leaks so far are coming from the Butler camp... the side with the LEAST leverage and say
Example
5 Days if they give him an offer sheet.If NOLA makes an offer, how long do the Pats have to match it?
Makes you wonder if he has other plans in mind for the franchise tag next season...This cake was baked days ago. The chefs are just deciding what kind of icing.
In BB's mind:
He's replaced his #1 CB
And if NE gets their #1 pick back, the Pats will now have cost control over a premium asset for up to 5 years compared to Butler's 1 year