The #Steelers signed QB Ben Roethlisberger to a 5-year deal worth $99M that can escalate to $108M, source said. Big-time deal.
Maybe it has a 'no rape' clause where the contract is voided if he fails to keep his dick in his pants.Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt said:Gotta wait for the pesky details, as always, but doesn't that seem like massive contract for a 33-year old rapist?
I'm more optimistic than others and think they'll get at least a swap of a 4th for Revis, as well. This is more egregious than what KC did and they got 5ths swapped. Probably not as bad as Briggs, which was 3rds. I say 4ths, unless they were dumb enough to do more.mpx42 said:Pats now have picks 32, 64, 97, 98, and 101, I believe. Not bad.
Ed Hillel said:I'm more optimistic than others and think they'll get at least a swap of a 4th for Revis, as well. This is more egregious than what KC did and they got 5ths swapped. Probably not as bad as Briggs, which was 3rds. I say 4ths, unless they were dumb enough to do more.
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2015/03/24/adam-schefter-on-dc-expects-stiff-and-stern-punishments-if-wrongdoing-found-in-current-nfl-investigations/There are all these investigations going on simultaneously — the Browns texting, the Jets tampering [Darrelle] Revis or Falcons piping in crowd noise. I think we’re going to see a couple of these situations, some of these teams, losing draft picks. I don’t know how it will shake out, but I do think NFL will be stiff and stern in its punishment if it finds wrongdoing was done.
I don’t believe it involves Drew Brees, because I think the Saints are committed to at least one more season of Brees at quarterback. But I hear New Orleans wants to be even more active before the draft, and that could mean dealing stalwart guard Jahri Evans for a third- or fourth-round pick. Or it could mean signing or dealing defensive end Cam Jordan
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 9s9 seconds ago
NFL expected to suspend Falcons president Rich McKay from comp committee and take draft pick from ATL for piping in crowd noise, per sources
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Browns GM Ray Farmer also expected to be suspended for Text-gate role but Cleveland is not expected to lose a draft pick, per sources.
E5 Yaz said:PK in MMQB mentions this:
Evans for the Pats third-rounder (now that NE has the comp pick that follows) would be worth thinking about.
http://mmqb.si.com/2015/03/30/extra-points-pat-rule-change-nfl-draft/
Ed Hillel said:
Evans had a bad season last year, and may be starting a steep decline. I wouldn't touch him at that contract, let alone adding in something as valuable as a third rounder.
Browns not losing any draft pick seems ridiculous.
Maybe they're guaranteeing Johnny Football's contract instead?Shelterdog said:If an NFL source really did leak that the punishment would be "severe" and the Browns didn't lose a pick the NFL really is stupider than we had thought.
Ed Hillel said:Evans had a bad season last year, and may be starting a steep decline. I wouldn't touch him at that contract, let alone adding in something as valuable as a third rounder.
Browns not losing any draft pick seems ridiculous.
mpx42 said:Jerod Mayo contract re-structure leverage.
jsinger121 said:
Field Yates @FieldYates 19s20 seconds ago
From @toddarcher & me: free agent LB Rolando McClain is visiting the Patriots today.
nattysez said:BB has made lemonade out of similar lemons in the past, but relying on this guy at all would be a serious mistake.
SeoulSoxFan said:
For McClain, leverage for a return to Dallas on better terms. Backs are scratched, but for the Pats they already have the upper hand in negotiating with Mayo.
Edit: McClain faces a 4 game suspension. Similar to a certain CB we had...
I assume you mean off the field? He was an absolute monster last year for Dallas.nattysez said:
BB has made lemonade out of similar lemons in the past, but relying on this guy at all would be a serious mistake.
But with the 4-game suspension he is not available when Hightower might not be ready for the sstart of the season.SeoulSoxFan said:
True, but with uncertainty(?) with Mayo and Hightower's injury, you could do much worse for an inside backer.
It's a fine, not a suspension:JohnnyK said:But with the 4-game suspension he is not available when Hightower might not be ready for the sstart of the season.
So you're saying he's an improvement?SeoulSoxFan said:
Yeah PFF numbers are taken with a grain of salt but..
Literally the worst 2 guards in pass protection in 2014.
Worse yet, Evans gave up the most number of QB hurries with 34, as opposed to middle-of-the-road 15 for Connolly.
Kenny F'ing Powers said:How?
JohnnyK said:But with the 4-game suspension he is not available when Hightower might not be ready for the start of the season.
dcdrew10 said:
MarcSullivaFan said:I'd think they'd stay far away from him given his off the field issues and the AH situation. But maybe not.
http://deadspin.com/5864346/rolando-mcclain-is-accused-of-putting-a-gun-to-a-mans-head-pointing-it-in-another-direction-and-firing
SeoulSoxFan said:
More comfortable releasing Mayo after him passing his physical. Mayo has a choice of restructuring or trying to sign on with another team for (more or less likely) less money than his what his current contract calls for anyway.
Super Nomario said:It's probably worth kicking the tires on McClain to see if he'll come cheap enough, but I don't really see the fit. They already have three linebackers for two spots unless they're planning to cut Mayo after he passes his physical. And McClain doesn't play special teams (just 9 snaps last year). Depth is good; this would just strike me as a strange allocation of resources.
Kenny F'ing Powers said:
His dead cap hit would also be $6 million dollars. It makes more sense to pay him the $10 million than it does to pay him $6 million to play for someone else and fill his roster spot with a lesser player. I'm sure his agent is aware of this.
@jeffphowe Rolando McClain is like a big brother to Dont'a Hightower. Taught him the defense at 'Bama. Would seemingly pick up Pats' playbook quickly.
That's all fine, but I don't think that gives the Patrioys any leverage over Jerod Mayo. If the Patriots want to cut him because he won't restructure, it's going to cost them a big chunk of change.SeoulSoxFan said:
But RM is much younger (only 25) and has even less wear on the tires given his time off from football (intentionally and unintentionally).
I don't think BB's planning on paying Mayo $10m (turned 29 in February) even if it means eating $6m in cap. They've been aggressive in getting younger at all spots (except K and QB) and who's to say RM does not outplay Mayo next year?
Given the Saben connection, age, opportunity, and production, it'll make sense to get him in for an incentive-laden 1- or 2-year deal.
Plus Jeff Howe:
There's a decent chance McClain is better than Mayo last year (though it's not a foregone conclusion - there's a tendency in football to assume players are going to be as good or bad as they were in their most recent season and ignore their prior body of work, with in McClain's case wasn't good even on-the-field), but is he going to be better than Hightower or Collins? The Patriots played nickel 70% of the time last year, which means starting two off-the-ball LBs. McClain seems like a better fit for a team that needs a starting LB.SeoulSoxFan said:
But RM is much younger (only 25) and has even less wear on the tires given his time off from football (intentionally and unintentionally).
I don't think BB's planning on paying Mayo $10m (turned 29 in February) even if it means eating $6m in cap. They've been aggressive in getting younger at all spots (except K and QB) and who's to say RM does not outplay Mayo next year?
Given the Saben connection, age, opportunity, and production, it'll make sense to get him in for an incentive-laden 1- or 2-year deal.
Plus Jeff Howe:
McClain has come a long, long way since then. That report is from 2011
MarcSullivaFan said:
He's been arrested twice since that incident.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/former_alabama_star_rolando_mc.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/rolando-mcclain-arrests-retire-2013-5
Not once Mayo passes a physical. Then the Pats will save about 6.5.Kenny F'ing Powers said:That's all fine, but I don't think that gives the Patrioys any leverage over Jerod Mayo. If the Patriots want to cut him because he won't restructure, it's going to cost them a big chunk of change.
I was going off of your post which said he'd be suspended for 4 games, which would probably coincide with HT still getting in shape. Seeing that it's not a suspension, yeah he makes sense football-wiseSeoulSoxFan said:
You have HT coming off of a serious injury and the possibility of Mayo being gone (who's also coming off of a major injury). Not sure if he'd be such a surplus after all.