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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.Waiting to get this Hightower contract is going to blow up in the Patriots face, he has no reason to sign a discounted contract especially if the Patriots win it all again he'll have 2 rings and can go max out his contract elsewhere.
Why has this taken so long?
Linebacker franchise tag is gonna be around 15 million.
this is why you don't mess around with guys you want to keep and get deals done earlier rather than later......no need to put Hightower off.......unless they don't want to keep him that much......at some point, you have to pay someone on the defense
I agree with what you're saying but I don't know that's what happened with The Hightower negotiation. there has to be a good faith effort on the part of the player and his agent too. For all we know free agency could be Hightower's end game all along.this is why you don't mess around with guys you want to keep and get deals done earlier rather than later......no need to put Hightower off.......unless they don't want to keep him that much......at some point, you have to pay someone on the defense
If the 12.5m a year rumors are true, someone will be bringing it up at some point. I'd be happy to have Hightower at 11m, although now I'm a bit skeptical as to whether enough money will be on the table.I don't think Hightower will use the guy they gave away as his comparison in contract talks.
No I am saying Hightower will want A LOT more than what Collins gets.If the 12.5m a year rumors are true, someone will be bringing it up at some point. I'd be happy to have Hightower at 11m, although now I'm a bit skeptical as to whether enough money will be on the table.
"Cashing in" isn't how I would exactly phrase it considering how he would've been a multi-millionaire regardless of whether it was here or in Cleveland. It just comes down to greed over legacy. Granted, he is more than likely getting more in Cleveland, but he was handed a golden opportunity to establish himself as a great player in an all-time organization where the sky was the limit. We all have different priorities and his was apparent.
I will be very concerned if it's going to take 13m plus to lock up Hightower.No I am saying Hightower will want A LOT more than what Collins gets.
I meant not use him as an anywhere near equal comparison.
They gave Collins away, Hightower has a pretty easy argument he is a better player. If they want him they should pay him more than the guy they gave away for peanuts got.
Let's not forget that even McCourty almost left. He was extremely close to signing with the Eagles.maybe hightower wants to test free agency. a lot of people wonder why the patriots don't just sign players early. it's a two-way street--the player also has to want to sign an early contract (at a presumable discount).
Cleveland paying Collins more than Kuechly shows bad judgement on their part, at least in my opinion.
Let's not forget that even McCourty almost left. He was extremely close to signing with the Eagles.
Let's not forget that even McCourty almost left. He was extremely close to signing with the Eagles.
I will be very concerned if it's going to take 13m plus to lock up Hightower.
Cleveland paying Collins more than Kuechly shows bad judgement on their part, at least in my opinion.
No, that doesn't relate to NE. They're spending to the cap in most years. Also, a projection around 50/60 percent of your "100 million under" is a much more realistic number. They are nowhere near 100 million dollars under the cap. That's a case of people here exaggerating (greatly).Isn't there some part of the CBA where a team is required to spend some 90%+ of the salary over a 5 time period?
Since they are 100m+ under the cap for next year maybe they have to throw silly money around?
They just finished the 2013-2016 period with all teams in compliance, so now the only concern is not falling completely behind on the 2017-2020 period. It sounds like many in the media made a bigger deal of this cap floor than it deserved to be.Isn't there some part of the CBA where a team is required to spend some 90%+ of the salary over a 5 time period?
Since they are 100m+ under the cap for next year maybe they have to throw silly money around?
Everything we experience changes us. We are never the same from one moment to the next.Clearly he doesn't have the mental makeup for it. People can't change their brain type any more than they can their physical make up. You can get your brain "in shape", and shore up some of the weaknesses, but you can't become someone you aren't.