Free Agents Discussion

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by natagu23

You dont SBs in March, but with Tom Brady, you can punch your ticket.

Yeah, nobody in the AFC is going to stop them. I doubt that DA is going to complain about his role anymore. He moved on up.

[natagu23]

Originally Posted by rcubed

they are really going for it with only a few years of brady left

He'll probably win 1 more when its all said and done.

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

@AdamSchefter 8s8 seconds ago
Patriots are giving LB Dont'a Hightower a 4-year, $43.5M deal that includes $19M guaranteed, per @_sportstrust.

$11m a year. There is the standard.

Watch the rest of the ILBs start inking deals over the next 24 hours.

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On another note, I was talking to my friend who is a Cheats fan (yeah, I have one of those) and he used the term "going all in" to describe what he feels like Bellicheat is doing this year.

Bellicheat is famous for stockpiling draft picks for future years and to keep developing low priced talent. You either take the NE contract discount or you walk.

However, this season, he has:

A. Traded away many of his early round draft picks. His top pick currently is 3rd round #72 overall with only three picks in the top four rounds total.

B. Signed "big ticket" contracts for folks other than Brady.

Gilmore at $13.000m a year average
Hightower at $10.875m a year average
Solder at $10.016m a year average
Allen at $7.350m a year average (trade but....)

That is 4 of their top 8 contract averages (not Brady, McCourty, Gronkowski, Cannon) signed in 2017.

And that is with Brady, McCourty and Cannon all signing their contracts in 2016. Gronk signed his current contract in 2014.



If the cheats win the SB for 2017, then they will be tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers in SB franchise wins (6) and HC SB wins (6 with Chuck Noll).



If the cheats win the SB for the 2018 season, they will set the new franchise SB win record with 7, HC SB win record with 7 and be the first team in NFL history to "3-peat" SB victories.



Brady has already won the "QB with most SB victories" record with 5 wins.



We could be looking at the end of the Bellicheat/Tommy Cheater era in the next year or two if they are pushing for short-term gain and long-term ruin.

Cheers,

[natagu23]

Originally Posted by sherck

$11m a year. There is the standard.

Watch the rest of the ILBs start inking deals over the next 24 hours.

===============

On another note, I was talking to my friend who is a Cheats fan (yeah, I have one of those) and he used the term "going all in" to describe what he feels like Bellicheat is doing this year.

Bellicheat is famous for stockpiling draft picks for future years and to keep developing low priced talent. You either take the NE contract discount or you walk.

However, this season, he has:

A. Traded away many of his early round draft picks. His top pick currently is 3rd round #72 overall with only three picks in the top four rounds total.

B. Signed "big ticket" contracts for folks other than Brady.

Gilmore at $13.000m a year average
Hightower at $10.875m a year average
Solder at $10.016m a year average
Allen at $7.350m a year average (trade but....)

That is 4 of their top 8 contract averages (not Brady, McCourty, Gronkowski, Cannon) signed in 2017.

And that is with Brady, McCourty and Cannon all signing their contracts in 2016. Gronk signed his current contract in 2014.



If the cheats win the SB for 2017, then they will be tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers in SB franchise wins (6) and HC SB wins (6 with Chuck Noll).



If the cheats win the SB for the 2018 season, they will set the new franchise SB win record with 7, HC SB win record with 7 and be the first team in NFL history to "3-peat" SB victories.



Brady has already won the "QB with most SB victories" record with 5 wins.



We could be looking at the end of the Bellicheat/Tommy Cheater era in the next year or two if they are pushing for short-term gain and long-term ruin.

Cheers,

Its like the Jordan effect. You're not winning a championship until the guy retires.

The only team in the AFC that poses a threat to Patsies are the Raiders imo, but they have to really sure up that run defense if they have a legit shot.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by sherck

If the cheats win the SB for 2017, then they will be tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers in SB franchise wins (6) and HC SB wins (6 with Chuck Noll).
Cheers,

Noll has only 4 HC SB wins.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by sherck

$11m a year. There is the standard.

Watch the rest of the ILBs start inking deals over the next 24 hours.

===============

On another note, I was talking to my friend who is a Cheats fan (yeah, I have one of those) and he used the term "going all in" to describe what he feels like Bellicheat is doing this year.

Bellicheat is famous for stockpiling draft picks for future years and to keep developing low priced talent. You either take the NE contract discount or you walk.

However, this season, he has:

A. Traded away many of his early round draft picks. His top pick currently is 3rd round #72 overall with only three picks in the top four rounds total.

B. Signed "big ticket" contracts for folks other than Brady.

Gilmore at $13.000m a year average
Hightower at $10.875m a year average
Solder at $10.016m a year average
Allen at $7.350m a year average (trade but....)

That is 4 of their top 8 contract averages (not Brady, McCourty, Gronkowski, Cannon) signed in 2017.

And that is with Brady, McCourty and Cannon all signing their contracts in 2016. Gronk signed his current contract in 2014.



If the cheats win the SB for 2017, then they will be tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers in SB franchise wins (6) and HC SB wins (6 with Chuck Noll).



If the cheats win the SB for the 2018 season, they will set the new franchise SB win record with 7, HC SB win record with 7 and be the first team in NFL history to "3-peat" SB victories.



Brady has already won the "QB with most SB victories" record with 5 wins.



We could be looking at the end of the Bellicheat/Tommy Cheater era in the next year or two if they are pushing for short-term gain and long-term ruin.

Cheers,

Always remember that a 40 year old All Pro QB is just one hit away from being a below average QB.

[rcubed]

hey ballard, go sign zach brown already

[rcubed]

Originally Posted by natagu23

Its solely about the money.

I understand the low shelf life of the average NFL player and trying to maximize profit, but going to a non-contender for a few extra million is something that I just dont understand.

4 year/56 million with Bortles

Or

4 year/50 million with Luck. Id go with Luck.

Maybe its the lifestyle i guess.

You give a lot hard working people out there 50 million dollars, most of them will have more money than started off with in 5 years.

I know i would.

prime example:

calais campbell grew up in the denver area and was offered a contract by the broncos. here is a quote from him in regards to playing with a top D player on a team that has been in the thick of things the past few years

Campbell had a pretty high-profile choice to make between the Jaguars and the Broncos. Jacksonville offered the most money, but Denver had the track record and one of the best defensive players in football in Von Miller. Without some of those players in place, could we have seen Campbell change his mind?

"Playing with Von Miller was a big temptation," he said. "He's going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Playing next to a guy like that is a positive, because you feed off a guy like that. That would have been cool. Also, being home would have been a good situation.

He chose to go to JAX. Furthermore, the article states he signed with them without even talking to head coach Doug Marrone or executive vice president Tom Coughlin.

JAX offered more money.

To be fair he spouts some stuff about leaving his mark on a young team, blah blah blah.

Did I mention JAX offered more money?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...e-jags-signing

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Any updates on Poe?

Sounds like a good fit for the Ravens to me.

[smitty46953]

Rather have Johnathan Hankins DT than Poe along with Zack Brown LB, Kevin Minter LB, & Darius Butler S/CB back ... Do something Grigs (Anyone remember that line?) ...