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The "What abilities make a good lawn mower" section is a riot
So you are from Quincy. You have three months a year to make your $60,000 from mowing lawns.Geez dude, not sure what you went to college for but I know lawn mowers that make that kind of money. No loans needed. If you "followed your heart" into a low-paying job go punch your guidance councilor in the head please! Sooner or later you will hate it, you might as well get paid well. Mankins is an elite athlete, chances are you werent picked first in gym class so its time you get over it.
Not to mention the insulting and demeaning manner in which he communicated his "thought".We could all get along very easily if some guys like that poster didn't always have such negative things to say about the team, anything he doesn't agree with, and life in general.
Arguing the point that my choosing a college education and a comfortable career, instead of just choosing no education-- so that I could 'mow lawns' and exceed a 60,000 salary by doing so, is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
Who not half as good as Mankins is making $14 mill a year?on the other hand, if you are making $625,000/week, and the guy in the next cubicle, who is not half as good as you, is making $900,000/week, you would be wondering what the hell happened.
we need to sign Mankins.
You owe me twenty bucks for the keyboard I just spit a mouthful of coffee ontoCan"t we all just get a lawn?
Nice article. I love Bauer's repeated use of the word travesty to describe the patriots only paying him $10 million dollars this year.
ten million dollars is a travesty? Are these guys out of touch with reality or what?
I hope they can come to terms but I'm not holding my breath. The cap is going down, not up, as it has been reset at less than what the adjusted cap was two years ago in the last capped season. The team was offering him a deal that averaged closer to $6.5M per his agent, $7M+ in new money. He seemed to be dug in on averages and wanted something that topped $8M. They do genuinely seem to want him but not at any cost. They will have 30 days or so to get a long term deal done with him under the tag before that window closes (to sign tagged players to long term deals). The next time it opens he will have turned 30. The LT he's played his pro career to date with has one foot out the door here and possibly career wise at 33.
Two key factors that will impact negotiations are whether or not as a named plaintiff he gets an exemption from the tag in future and whether or not the tag itself will be recalculated if as reported the owners pushed for and got a split of OL by position for tender purposes into OT/OG/C under the new CBA. Knowing how Logan over reacts to perceived insults I could imagine recalculation of his tag leading to another ego driven public temper tantrum... And when you frame your demands as he has that ultimately reflects not principle but ego.
No matter how special you are saying we want to sign you and keep you here doesn't mean we promise to give you whatever it is you think you deserve even if you are the very best player at your position. Just ask Brady. The most recent deal he signed averaged out to be a few dollars more than the incomparable Eli Manning...and is one that Eli's brother will trump shortly by all measures and Drew Brees may also trump. When anyone in their right mind knows Brady should lead the pack at this juncture. And here Logan isn't merely competing with other LG's, he's competing with a future LT and a RT and a NT and an ILB at equally if not historically more significant positions who are his teamates. So his status amongst LG's league wide isn't the only pecking order he needs to be slotted into.
That other teams will overpay or pay a premium has never meant this team will. They are in fine shape cap and cash and roster wise even amid chaos for a reason. Their adherence to a disciplined, rational approach to teambuilding and the persuit of value. The other being Brady's continued willingness to work within their system...including financially.
Your point is even more credible when you consider the Pats long-term offer last year, of what? Approximately 8 million per? Since that would have likely made him the 2nd highest paid guard in the NFL, I certainly agree that 'travesty' is a very deep stretch.
We all appreciate the hard work and punishment that Logan takes, and I certainly hope that he stays, but when you turn down 500k per game, and are currently "undecided" on the 625k per game (approx.franchise numbers), you are not being treated that unfairly.
I just wish that they'd just actually cave a little bit this time, as it seemed that last yr they were reasonably close to what he wanted. I don't know if it's more per yr, another added yr to the deal, or a larger guaranteed amount, but at this point I hope it gets done. I'm tired of hearing about his 'travesty.'
The article says 6.5 million annual offer was made:
Bauer said that he and Mankins were looking for a deal commensurate with New Orleans’ Jahri Evans, which pays him $8.1 million per season. Instead, the Pats final offer to Mankins reportedly came in at $6.5 million annually.
That is admittedly a big difference from 8m per year. But I'm still not sure I feel that Mankins is worth Evans money or is as good as him. I think a 7/50m deal with a sizable signing bonus, say 20m, would be more than fair. Obviously I'm not in Mankins head so I don't know what he sees as fair, but I think some deal in that neighborhood should get it done. It would be nice to solidify the line by signing Mankins longterm without breaking the bank.
Mankins is a very principled person, its not about the money
It's always about the money. The dispute arises because the uncapped year in 2010 made Mankins an RFA when he would have otherwise been a FA free to test out the market. It was really the CBA expiring that screwed Mankins, not necessarily Pats management.
When I consider the fact that I will have at least 5-6 years of college education by the springtime, and my salary "ceiling" will be 50-60k per year (minus obvious college loans that have been gaining interest, and will continue to do so for the next 15 yrs), I realize that I should NOT have gone to school. I should have spent all day with a tackling dummy, swilling down protein shakes, and hitting the weights.
It will take me a minimum of 12-15 years (basically TWICE as long as your projection) to make what he is slated to make in one lousy game...Now THAT'S a travesty..