Pete Prisco in pro-Pats article shocker!

[hardwork]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

despite being bit by the injury bug the last 2 years, frontloading his contract would be the way to go. they can afford it and he doesnt seem like the type who would forget a HUGE (y.t.b.d.) signing bonus and start whining about more $$$$ if 3 years down the road his yearly salary wasnt in the top 5 or 10. this saves the trouble of re-negotiating or re structuring in the future.

Yup. Well that's all she wrote. They have Brady on one side of the ball, and Seymour on the other. The rest will have to fight for the left overs because they aren't going to pay anyone else that kind of money.

[Livinginthe past]

Originally Posted by hardwork

Yup. Well that's all she wrote. They have Brady on one side of the ball, and Seymour on the other. The rest will have to fight for the left overs because they aren't going to pay anyone else that kind of money.

If it all works out then you have to love what the F.O. has achieved.

The motto seems simple : Only pay the irreplaceable the big bucks.

The loss of Givens I think may hurt us this season (unless we pull an FA signing out of thin air, or go WR 1-3 in the draft) - but locking Big Sey up for 5/6 years is huge - he makes the rest of the D-Line and the LB corps better with his presense.

I also agree that Branch will be gone if he tried to elevate his price beyond what the Pats think its reasonable for a WR that operates in their spread-it-around system.

NM

[hardwork]

"If it all works out then you have to love what the F.O. has achieved."

I think it will, and I agree, they played it just right.

[tony hipchest]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

"If you're seeking a player who is moving up the draft boards, take a look at Florida State receiver Willie Reid. He ran a 4.34 at the combine and that speed, coupled with his ability to return kicks, has brought on some interest.

Reid returned seven punts for 180 yards in the Seminoles' Orange Bowl loss to Penn State, earning game MVP honors. He returned one punt 87 yards for a touchdown. He also had 210 all-purpose yards in the ACC title game upset of Virginia Tech.

The knock on Reid is that he is small at 5-feet-10 and 188 pounds, but with that speed, he's worth a look. He also caught 50 passes for 634 yards last year."
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this could be a decent replacement for randel el in the return game. a late round pick who could also yield a project #2 or #3 wr.

ill take credit for pointing him out but i had no idea hed be a 3rd round pick.