Thanks for cheating inside on 3rd and 10, EricEric Berry released from KC per Garofolo. That should have been expected.
And he is designated a post June 1st cut to spread the hit over two years.Eric Berry released from KC per Garofolo. That should have been expected.
Sorry on 3 vs 4; but my understanding is it was cash spending vs cap. I could be wrong there just as easily. NFL cap shit is a friggin quagmire.It's 89% and it's over 4 years. That wasn't an issue for them given my back of the envelope math. They were close to the cap in 2014 and 2015 - 99% and 95.5% respectively. they were at 86% and 88% in 16 and 17 before going about $22M over what the league cap in 2018 was.
I happened to have NFLN on when Aditi Kinkhabwala, who has been like a beat reporter for the Steelers for a few years, reported on that and also said AB had a habit of being late over the years. One time he caused the TEAM PLANE to be late taking off by a half hour. Apparently, Big Ben said something like we don’t hold the team plane for just anybody. AB didn’t like that and it helped cause the rift between the two. Aditi didn’t try to sugar coat this at all. The jury is in, he’s an A-hole.Daylights savings time gets another one.
He’s probably getting good money with Buffalo.Dammit, I wanted Roberts on the Pats.
Yeah, but I also called Marcedes Lewis to the Pats. So, only 50 percent – a failing grade.Jared Cook visiting the Saints. Someone in the Pats roster thread called this.
Contract would likely be the minimum, offset from Jags is almost $7M, and I doubt anybody is beating that this offseasonJags releasing Blake Bortles. (1) Do you guys think anyone will pick him up? (2) If so, what might the contract look like? And (3) might it make sense for the Patriots to snag him?
I ask the third question for two reasons: First, because I think it's entirely possible that he's better than Hoyer, and second, because unlike Hoyer, Bortles might at least have a *chance* to be a good QB in the future. Hoyer is what he is, and it's not very good, and he's too old to be in any sense the QB of the future. Bortles hasn't been very good but he'll be just 27 next year, and still has some potential.
If they can get him for pretty cheap, worth taking a chance?
I don’t especially want Bortles, but all the upside benefits of Hoyer (save “knows the system”) you describe are equally provided by making him a coach.Hoyer has value to the Pats beyond mere insurance (i.e. beyond his familiarity with the Pats' system). Even with him carrying a clipboard, his knowledge of other systems and tendencies from years in the league, his general QB intelligence, let him contribute to the defense's prep for e.g. the Rams SB. I think Belichick values that. Taking a flyer on a QB who plays kinda stupid (witness large INT totals, even after his league-leading 2015 number), but might have upside, seems unlikely. If he can't find any deal at all through which he might see his way to starting again, then maybe Belichick considers him a camp body to compete with Hoyer, but I find it unlikely that he's viewed as fitting the Patriots' profile. Especially at that position.
Is this Colt's banner hanging territory?Bridgewater decided to meet with Dolphins after all.
I understand the narrative, but the Patriots don't really have much of a choice. Their cap space is limited.Well Bristol has learned something, it seems. ESPN has the Pats as one of the "winners" of free agency. Years ago losing a bunch of guys with top-dollar contracts would have landed them on the losers list.
Sometimes you win for the moves you don't make.
The Patriots were more than happy to sit back and allow left tackle Trent Brown to be squired away by the richest contract for a lineman in NFL history, much as they were last year when they bid farewell to Nate Solder. The same goes for their best pass-rusher, defensive end Trey Flowers, who agreed on a five-year, $90 million deal with the Detroit Lions.
It takes incredible discipline to sit tight while players at those positions walk away, but the upside is that it prevents overpayment that eats into other priorities across the roster. It would be a questionable strategy if the Patriots hadn't shown, multiple times over the years, that they're capable of identifying and developing cheaper replacement players.
Sure, but I think this is more an acknowledgement of how they've always operated. This year more because of straight numbers, but in the past they've had cash and not splurged. I think ESPN is finally saying "Maybe branding them as FA losers when guys leave isn't really the way to go. They're different."I understand the narrative, but the Patriots don't really have much of a choice. Their cap space is limited.
They have a choice. They have a ton of space in 2020 and If they really wanted to sign someone, they could. Could they sign a ton of guys? No. But they could make major moves if they wanted to. There are extensions/restructures/cuts that could be done if necessary.Flowers is 5/90 and the Detroit 2019 cap hit is 6.4 and could have been much less if necessary. Landon Collins is 6/84 with a 4m 2019 cap hit. The list goes on and on.I understand the narrative, but the Patriots don't really have much of a choice. Their cap space is limited.
Next year we need a primer on the cap before silly season. Collins’ number is low because he agreed to a small signing bonus but Flowers wasn’t going to. It could not have been done for “much less”.They have a choice. They have a ton of space in 2020 and If they really wanted to sign someone, they could. Could they sign a ton of guys? No. But they could make major moves if they wanted to. There are extensions/restructures/cuts that could be done if necessary.Flowers is 5/90 and the Detroit 2019 cap hit is 6.4 and could have been much less if necessary. Landon Collins is 6/84 with a 4m 2019 cap hit. The list goes on and on.
The Raiders got Tyrell Williams for 4/44 with half of it guaranteed, all in the first two years. Nice partner for AB and allows Jordy Nelson to rotate in the slot with Brown. Probably means the end of Seth Roberts in Oakland.
Yeah this is how I took itSure, but I think this is more an acknowledgement of how they've always operated. This year more because of straight numbers, but in the past they've had cash and not splurged. I think ESPN is finally saying "Maybe branding them as FA losers when guys leave isn't really the way to go. They're different."
Longer deal, they could have lowered the first year cap hit. Plus, Brady is gonna restructure and they’ll probably cut 94. They have some money to work with.If the Pats are so cap-constrained, how were they offering Humphries something north of 4/$30?
This seems like it fits the whole idea of GFIN. $40 million cap hit in 2020? They’ll keep doing this I think, effectively punting the first year after he retires.Saints re-structure Brees' contract to free up $10.8M. He now has a 2020 cap hit of over $40M (lol). Wouldn't be surprised if this is his last year and they are stuck with a monster dead cap number next year.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001022586/article/saints-restructure-brees-contract-to-open-cap-space
probably trying to take one last shot to win Brees a Super Bowl, no?Saints re-structure Brees' contract to free up $10.8M. He now has a 2020 cap hit of over $40M (lol). Wouldn't be surprised if this is his last year and they are stuck with a monster dead cap number next year.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001022586/article/saints-restructure-brees-contract-to-open-cap-space
It's just about priorities. They had room yesterday to do a deal like this if they were willing to forego other stuff and maybe they still do, but not much more without something radical.If the Pats are so cap-constrained, how were they offering Humphries something north of 4/$30?
Rumor is Jordy Nelson will be cut.
Do you think Roberts is worth his contract? Given what receivers are being paid, I'm wondering whether a 1 year deal for 4.5 million might be something a team spends a 7th rounder on. There's no rush to cut him, I wouldn't think, given Oakland's current cap space even after the signings.Mike Silver is full of shit on that one, I think. Raiders beat writers Vic Tafur and Jimmy Durkin said as much on their podcast yesterday afternoon.
Yeah, it's a great point. I think this is likely to be a minor cap correction for the Patriots but they've done a great job at never mortgaging their future so that when the day(s) of reckoning come they are going to be mild.Ironically, it is the very nature of a team that plays in or for the Super Bowl EVERY SINGLE YEAR that there will be holes (or at least soft spots). It is nearly impossible to build a team that is really good and really deep in all areas AND compete year after year, without at least one salary cap correction year. That's why the patriots always seem to have one area that worries people. And perhaps why they the dont have many AFCCG or SB blowouts.
Allison was undrafted so it wouldn't even cost compensation. But GB would get a chance to match any contract offer.Geronimo Allison, a UDFA, tendered at original level by GB.
Was having a strong season in GB before injury last year.
Only 25 and a good size/speed combo. Would love to see NE get involved with him.