HIGHTOWER'S BACK!!! (UPDATE: his contract is less than originally reported)

[AtomicDawg]

This is good for DH.

 

[Uptown]

 

[SEA_Pat]

Man...having trouble getting rid of that annoying cap space. Maybe we'll just keep Danny at 6 million so it doesn't burn a hole in our pockets...just loving what this must look like to non-Pats fans. There they are, most loaded team in the league, getting guys for bargains and signing premier players that fit their system whenever they like. And they STILL have more cap space than we do! Just loving it.

 

[PatsBoy12]

Man...having trouble getting rid of that annoying cap space. Maybe we'll just keep Danny at 6 million so it doesn't burn a hole in our pockets...just loving what this must look like to non-Pats fans. There they are, most loaded team in the league, getting guys for bargains and signing premier players that fit their system whenever they like. And they STILL have more cap space than we do! Just loving it.

It's great to be a Patriot.

 

[JMC00]

if it's 4/35m and 8m in incentives it's still kind of a 4/43m deal as of right now, doesn't stop being a 4/43m deal until the first time he doesn't hit an incentive.

 

[Simpelton]

Man...having trouble getting rid of that annoying cap space. Maybe we'll just keep Danny at 6 million so it doesn't burn a hole in our pockets...just loving what this must look like to non-Pats fans. There they are, most loaded team in the league, getting guys for bargains and signing premier players that fit their system whenever they like. And they STILL have more cap space than we do! Just loving it.

well, when you're presistently the best run franchise in football these things happen

 

[jah]

if it's 4/35m and 8m in incentives it's still kind of a 4/43m deal as of right now, doesn't stop being a 4/43m deal until the first time he doesn't hit an incentive.

Depends how you look at it. I think LTBE incentives count toward the total (specifically, the guarantees), whereas NLTBE incentives don't.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Man...having trouble getting rid of that annoying cap space. Maybe we'll just keep Danny at 6 million so it doesn't burn a hole in our pockets...just loving what this must look like to non-Pats fans. There they are, most loaded team in the league, getting guys for bargains and signing premier players that fit their system whenever they like. And they STILL have more cap space than we do! Just loving it.

No kidding. Its like have a $5k gift card for Best Buy when you already have everything and refuse to pay their high prices.

 

[GodBrady]

Man...having trouble getting rid of that annoying cap space. Maybe we'll just keep Danny at 6 million so it doesn't burn a hole in our pockets...just loving what this must look like to non-Pats fans. There they are, most loaded team in the league, getting guys for bargains and signing premier players that fit their system whenever they like. And they STILL have more cap space than we do! Just loving it.

In all seriousness though, cap space is more for just signing free agents. It can be used to frontload contracts (like a TB extension), unused cap space can be rolled over into the next year, etc...

 

[PatsBoy12]

No kidding. Its like have a $5k gift card for Best Buy when you already have everything and refuse to pay their high prices.

Good analogy... though I could argue there's no such thing as having everything from Best Buy. I can always think of something.

 

[Le Numéro Douze]

In all seriousness though, cap space is more for just signing free agents. It can be used to frontload contracts (like a TB extension), unused cap space can be rolled over into the next year, etc...

Actually, that would be something very important to do in order to nullify most of the dead money for next year if the unthinkable were to happen (Brady having to retire/that would also make him tradeable, but I refuse to entertain that idea) OR if we indeed plan on franchising JG.

 

[DaBruinz]

Yup. We know that a LB group of Hightower, Roberts, Van Noy, McCellin may not be ideal but it works. Roberts will likely improve too. Still have the draft to improve depth as well.

edit: Also Freeny returns

Don't many people feel that Freeney is subtraction by addition?

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

 

[patfanken]

I'm suprised that anyone is suprised by this. NONE of these deals, especially the big ones, ever end up being what they are originally reported they were. Have we ever seen a tweet about a contract number that we later found was actually higher? I don't THINK so.

At any rate, he's back, he's happy, and the Pats are a better team for the transaction.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Aside from free agency I would love to see them do extensions for James White, Deion Lewis, Nate Solder, and Trey Flowers.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I'm suprised that anyone is suprised by this. NONE of these deals, especially the big ones, ever end up being what they are originally reported they were. Have we ever seen a tweet about a contract number that we later found was actually higher? I don't THINK so.

At any rate, he's back, he's happy, and the Pats are a better team for the transaction.

Because the agent puts them out.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Aside from free agency I would love to see them do extensions for James White, Deion Lewis, Nate Solder, and Trey Flowers.

Flowers needs to have another good year. With that said they might try to get him cheap now.

Need to see of Dion can stay healthy for more than 7 games

Its worth taking a shot with White but history tells us passing backs tend to leave here.

Maybe they can get Solder locked up on a 3yr or 4yr (at end he'll be 32) for $10m AAV

 

[AzPatsFan]

Play for a team poised to go to another superbowl for 10.85 million.

Or play for a team that is oised to win 3 games next year for an additional 125k or so

Tough choice!

Win or lose the Playoff bonuses make up the difference Not to mention the rediculous tax rates that make Taxachusetts seem semi-sane.

 

[AzPatsFan]

I saw this earlier and had to go to sleep for a while...lol





I like how it said he never considered the jets...the man is wise

I always remember the ex-Steeler coach saying about being interviewed by the Jesters, " I want an Opportunity NOT a Sentence."

 

[PatsBoy12]

Aside from free agency I would love to see them do extensions for James White, Deion Lewis, Nate Solder, and Trey Flowers.

Definitely White and Flowers. I think Flowers has the makings of something special.