Early Decisions - Bonuses and Franchise Tags

[mgteich]

He kicked one FG in three playoff games. BB has been trying to get less and less emphasis on kickers. If the role diminishes any further. 4M might be a luxury. We can fink a kick-off specialist somewhere. Hell, we usually go for it on 4th down in FG territory anyway. McCourty>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gostkowski when it comes to this team. He's a great special teams player in addition to being a very good safety. Not great. Just very good.

Belichick puts an emphasis on scoring touchdowns, so he is not willing to pay a lot for a kicker? NOT! Belichick is one of the very few GM's in the NFL willing to pay $4M for a kicker, or even $4.44M if he has to.

My guess is that Gostkowski all sign an extension, getting a bit more than he might since the team needs the franchise tag for McCourty.