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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.This seems generally right. Hopefully they take this year as reason to pick up the negotiations hard before free agency.Knowing how this team operates they have tried locking him up and he declined. Because the NEP do not negotiate against themselves he will test the market.
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Knowing how this team operates they have tried locking him up and he declined. Because the NEP do not negotiate against themselves he will test the market.
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when can they do that?This seems generally right. Hopefully they take this year as reason to pick up the negotiations hard before free agency.
Between the end of the year and the start of the new league year.when can they do that?
As well he should. It’s a brutal game.I think he will be looking to get paid.
We don’t know what he’s thinking. Maybe he wants to move closer to his hometown? Maybe he wants to play in a different scheme?Is the difference between Pats offering 5 years at $60 Mil and a less successful team offering 5 at $75 Mil worth suffering through 3-13 seasons like Chandler Jones does? Seriously what does that extra 15 million buy that you couldn't afford with $60 million.
The questions that needs to be asked are:
Who was the Pats best D-lineman in the BB era? That’s easy. Seymour, Wilfork, Warren and Chandler Jones (didn’t get 2nd contract), Flowers.
How much did he get paid and where did he rank among others at his position at that time?
Where does Flowers rank among the D-lineman during the BB regime?
This could give us an idea of whether or not the Pats will make a push to resign him.
I think Flowers signs to the highest bidder and plays in a scheme where he can get more favorable matchups to get sacks which will set him up for one more contract. I think he could be a 10+ sack guy. It’s hard for him to do that in NE. I could see the 49ers making a hard push for him. They need defensive help and he would pair up nicely with Buckner. Solomon Thomas is a mega bust.
I fully understand your position and I suspect most here would agree with you.As well he should. It’s a brutal game.
Indeed. I don’t fault any of these guys for trying to maximize every potential dollar. Many of them don’t even get the one bite of the apple.As well he should. It’s a brutal game.
Knowing how this team operates they have tried locking him up and he declined. Because the NEP do not negotiate against themselves he will test the market.
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