Yeah, there's been plenty of talk about HIghtower's injuries and how it should affect his contract, but it seems like the same could be said about Bennett. He was pretty banged up this year with ankle and shoulder injuries, and was also put on IR for part of the previous year. He also had some pretty bad locker room issues in Chicago. I love how he adapted here and upped his blocking as well, but just saying, he does come with baggage
I'd like to see him back too, but I think it'd be foolish to give him the tag or the equivalent on a longer term deal. It's off thread, so I won't get too far in detail and derail, but I think we've probably seen our one season of the Black Unicorn.
He has changed the location on his Twitter account from Foxborough to Tennessee ... although he just might do that every offseason
or potentially Malcolm Butler. The discussion used to be about which 2/3 to keep of the 4. It really is crazy that they might all be gone.
Reporter from Tennessean says weighing offers nothing imminent like 10 mins ago FWIW.
I think I agree to a point. I think he's shopping for the best deal, then will given NE a chance to match or come close.
I would imagine the shopping part is done.
I interpret this as him having a slightly higher offer from the Titans than the Pats, and is trying to figure out what matters more to him
A baseball example in a football thread? Bah ... you're trying to correct a previous inequality
Not necessarily. After the first wave of signings, teams re-evaluate ... and perhaps someone new jumps in based on changes to their roster
A pessimist might say that a team that missed yesterday might jump in on him now. The longer he is out in the cold the riskier it is.
Patriots/Jets vis a vis revis redux? Angst on that one was huge, turned out for naught. This one? Hard to not be disappointed if he moves on.
I was confessing... If you see yourself in the pessimist mirror as well I'll move over. There's more than enough room for everyone.
You know the tinfoil hatters are cooking up a Belichick conspiracy that there's a wink-wink addendum to the Cook trade and future Butler deal, promises to lay off Hightower and the Pats sweeten the deal.
I think the longer he remains unsigned the more this theory seems likely.
I think teams see the same things we see. He's a really good player but his durability is an issue. The older he gets, the more of a problem that could be.
Depends on the teams interested and their cap space. Pats have 38 million left, while the Titans have over 40, I believe. He's got at least a few more days before it becomes an issue, I think.
I think the teams eager to get guys at whatever cost, determined to be the high bidder, have all put their chips in the pot. They aren't waiting around until Day 4 to overpay. These guys will go closer to their true market value, where some of the guys on Thursday got paid at a premium. I don't think it has as much to do with available cap space as timing. Teams strike quick during the legal tampering period sometimes without even letting the player compare the offer.
