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Great punter, wish we had tried to draft one though.
They did... In the 5th round of the 2019 draft. He turned out to be an All Pro punter.
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Ok, but what if he finds a 75% as good punter for 25% of the price????
at some point the cba prices him out of retainability. i think this year still works for an extension but next year
When the Pats actually need the money, they will give him an extension. They tend to do deals like that early in camp and not really before unless absolutely necessary.
I have yet to read through the rest of this thread but the way I understand it is that the Pats don't have enough money to sign the rest of the draft picks. I think I saw this on one of Miguel's tweets last week. I also mentioned Jake Bailey in a reply to his tweet but he didn't respond. He's good at answering questions but must not have seen mine.When the Pats actually need the money, they will give him an extension. They tend to do deals like that early in camp and not really before unless absolutely necessary.
I apologize for repeating. I seem to post this at least once a week.There are still a bunch of great free agents (ie: Tres Flowers) that could really help our team. To me this would be as good of a reason as any to create some cap room and snag him up before a better deal comes along.
I apologize for repeating. I seem to post this at least once a week.
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The patriots can sign Flowers or whoever they want. They can sign their rookies. They can have a season cushion for injuries.
THE CAP IS NOT, IS NOT, IS NOT STOPPING ANY TRANSACTION.
I think that we should all repeat this until the point is clear to us.
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There are many restructures ($25M+) that can happen on the same day as any transaction. Any money that is freed up and not used would automatically go into next season's cap. Judon, Henry and Smith are the most obvious.
There are many POSSIBLE extensions. Obviously, these take negotiations.
There are several possible trades that would produce significant cap money, Any of these should wait until late in camp, when we know that these players are not needed as injury replacements before the season starts.
If there were lots of players that Belichick wanted, he probably could free up $50M. Clearly, that is NOT his intention.
Yep. In fact, he probably knew about it since Bailey was elected to the Pro-Bowl in 2020.So you're saying Bill has known about this for months now.
They sort of do need the money. They are even unable to sign their draft picks.
He's not exorbitant @$4M for this year. Then he's a FA. He'll get signed to something a bit lower than that, for several years, and it will be a good contract for him and the team.
If not, he goes to free agency, he'll get $4M for a few years from a team that wants to instantly upgrade its punting and kickoffs. Then the Pats would be free to get a punter for $1M a year who averages 30 yards a kick and screws up a couple more kickoffs each year, as you suggest.
OK.i think you misunderstand me.
i like Bailey and his value to Team so even if not extended, the cap hit is payable this year.
but I fully expect him to make another probowl, so what happens to his 2023 or 2024 salary. If it takes another leap at some point (do those rules only apply to first contract or continue-i‘m not sure) even if he were the greatest punter in nfl history is still just a punter and can’t be valued at wr, CB , and qb prices.
I apologize for repeating. I seem to post this at least once a week.
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The patriots can sign Flowers or whoever they want. They can sign their rookies. They can have a season cushion for injuries.
THE CAP IS NOT, IS NOT, IS NOT STOPPING ANY TRANSACTION.
I think that we should all repeat this until the point is clear to us.
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There are many restructures ($25M+) that can happen on the same day as any transaction. Any money that is freed up and not used would automatically go into next season's cap. Judon, Henry and Smith are the most obvious; about $16M is freed up by these three restructures.
There are many POSSIBLE extensions. Obviously, these take negotiations. Bailey and Smith are the most obvious.
There are several possible trades that would produce significant cap money, Any of these should wait until late in
If there were lots of players that Belichick wanted, he probably could free up $50M. Clearly, that is NOT his intention.
I think what you are saying is technically true, but practically not something that ever happens. How often do the Pats get 3 star level players earning top dollar all getting restructured in the same year?I apologize for repeating. I seem to post this at least once a week.
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The patriots can sign Flowers or whoever they want. They can sign their rookies. They can have a season cushion for injuries.
THE CAP IS NOT, IS NOT, IS NOT STOPPING ANY TRANSACTION.
I think that we should all repeat this until the point is clear to us.
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There are many restructures ($25M+) that can happen on the same day as any transaction. Any money that is freed up and not used would automatically go into next season's cap. Judon, Henry and Smith are the most obvious; about $16M is freed up by these three restructures.
There are many POSSIBLE extensions. Obviously, these take negotiations. Bailey and Smith are the most obvious.
There are several possible trades that would produce significant cap money, Any of these should wait until late in camp, when we know that these players are not needed as injury replacements before the season starts.
If there were lots of players that Belichick wanted, he probably could free up $50M. Clearly, that is NOT his intention.
I meant there was a few great punters available and they'd be available for pennies.They did... In the 5th round of the 2019 draft. He turned out to be an All Pro punter.
I meant there was a few great punters available and they'd be available for pennies.
But a classic Patsfans idea!Cutting an All Pro player for a draft pick does not seem like a smart move to me.
all but three of the draft picks have signed already... Strange, Thornton and Zappe are the only ones who haven't signed their contracts...They sort of do need the money. They are even unable to sign their draft picks.