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06-08-2012, 12:19 PM | #16 |
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Don't think so. He really wasn't even contributing all that much. He was just a decoy. He's a very young, extraordinary player. BB isn't about short term -- if they thought they might wreck a 24 year old (or whatever) superstud that they could have for years, I don't see them doing it.
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06-08-2012, 12:20 PM | #17 |
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I didn't say it was guaranteed, did I? Whatever the signing bonus is, it's not peanuts.
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Only an $8MM signing bonus. Relatively speaking, that's peanuts.
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06-08-2012, 12:29 PM | #20 |
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Personally I think teams will game plan against Gronk and he won't put up near the stats as last year... although that will leave other weapons like Welker open to pick up the touches.
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06-08-2012, 12:34 PM | #21 |
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Ok, he got his payday. Time to lay down and take it easy./DanWilliams
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06-08-2012, 12:36 PM | #22 |
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You can't win with a tight end. We had Tony Gonzalez for years and never won squat. You have to have a quarter - uh....oh, never mind.
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He's a 6'7" beast with the wingspan of a giant condor. Faster than linebackers and far bigger than CBs, he's just very, very hard to deal with. You can say "game plan" for him, and sure, you can do some of that, but I don't think anyone was surprised by him last year after his absurd rookie season, and he still put up absurd numbers. Besides, if they overcommit to stopping him, I'm sure Lloyd, Welker and Hernandez will be glad to get targetted. If Ridley can fix the slight fumble problem, he represents a significant upgrade at RB over the steady but plodding BenJarvus Green-Ellis. And Brady is the trigger man. Let's just say I'm not really worried about the Patriots performing well enough offensively, if the key parts stay healthy.
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I was wrong. It's a deal that takes him six years PAST the end of his current deal. He's basically udner the Patriots control through 2019. I LOVE BILL BELICHICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 GIGGITY! http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-e...gronk-deal-now Quote:
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Yes, it is. I didn't know that part when I posted. Suffice to say that the deal seems to be one that reflects potential risks and rewards for both sides, per my prior post quoting one of the Pats beat writers who analyzed it under that approach. I think it captures it well. That's an $8MM gamble you have to take. Hell, the Pats spent $7MM on Ocho/Haynesworth, so...
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In reading the details, it appears that Gronkowski has an escape clause from Year Three on. If the number of porn actresses in the New England states drops below a ratio of 1:400 women, he can cancel the remainder of the contract and be traded to Miami or any new NFL teams in West Hollywood.
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Deal also includes an extended stay vacation at Mike Shannahan's home in Denver
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06-08-2012, 02:54 PM | #30 |
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I read (on my phone) that there is only $18.17M guaranteed. That is a lot of other money on the table that he has to be able to play to earn.
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