How important is locking up Marty long term

[long distance]

It's not about being better than it's about the market and being a number 1 corner and being paid like one if you don't do it someone else will.

The Pats have no leverage (unless Butler wants his money 1 year earlier) you either pay him or he plays out his contract and someone else does, Cam Newton and Andrew Luck aren't better than Tom Brady but they had to get paid or they would leave and someone else would pay them, same with Derek Carr coming up, same with Butler.

The Patriots don't have to pay him but he doesn't have to take anything less than market value.

He's better than Revis for sure, Revis is a corpse out there, he's also better than Carr.

Pats have control of Butler through this season and then two more (2017 tender, 2018 tag).
Thats a lot of time. Many things can happen.

 

[long distance]

But this is about Marty .. just read this answer and you'll know how important ..



great great guy

 

[jah]

6-7m a year? is bennett a moron? garbage like charles clay are getting 10m a year. zach ertz gets around 9m a year...

Clay is making less than 8m per year.

 

[Snake Eyes]

I just wonder how much $ you allocate to a 30 year old TE. I honestly don't know the answer to that.

Bennett barely played in Dallas because of Witten so he probably has more tread on the tire than his age indicates.

 

[patsfan-1982]

This is the kind of thinking that has led most to believe that it was simply a formality in terms of locking up Collins, Jones, Butler, etc.

It sounds good in theory, but Belichick isn't likely to change much regarding his evaluation, method, offer, etc. We'll have to see what he offers Bennett. I hope he stays.

I agree 60 million or $60 under the cap BB wont change the way he works. Bennett is at a age that he just may take a 2 or 3 year contract and pats are paying him 5 million now so maybe 3 years 18 million brings him back we will see

 

[PatsFan2]

What are the odds of Gronk never getting injured??

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

I don't like people using the term "locking up" when it comes to Patriot players and TE's in particular.

Marty seems like a great fit and a team first kind of guy. I'd love seeing him stick around with the Patriots. hopefully the 2 sides can come together and make it happen.