wicktwosix

Its a shame that Gronk lasted that long in the draft, but his production should not have been a surprise. He was an absolute force at U of Arizona, and even the casual football observer could see that by watching a few games. The fact that he is from Buffalo should have brought more attention to the front office. Im not surprised at all by his production. Even without Brady throwing to him, he would still be a force, he just might not be on pace to break the recieving TD record.......

I got a great upgrade.......an extra $1760 in my pocket.......... by finally becoming smart enough to drop my 4 seats after paying to watch that BS for the last 12 years.

Ive seen a lot of stuff having Macklin going to OAK at #9, but what if he is there at 11???? Should we take him to have an immediate 1-2 punch at WR. He can pretty much do it all.

Most of these comments are valid one way or another. But, remember everyone this is pro sports the overpaid/underpaid argument can go on all day long. You can argue back and forth all day that he is underpaid for a current "pro bowl" LT, but he did get a pretty sweet deal from the Bills when he was not a "pro bowl" LT. I have worked in the pro sports industry for over 10 years, and contracts get paid according to preformance. Its unfortunate that rookies are getting these exaggerated contracts without proving anything, and guys who are "pro bowlers" with a few years experience are lagging behind on the pay scale. Remember that this guy was an undrafted free agent, who (i believe) left school early for the opportunity to make some money in the NFL. So where is he now compared to where he was 4 years ago...........making a hell of a lot of money and has the opportunity to make a lot more in the future as a solid LT. And remember, no one forced him to sign his current contract. He was probably the happiest guy around when that day came a few years ago. So, the only one he has to blame is himself or whoever his agent was at the time. I think he signed that deal before he was a FA, and if that was the case, maybe he should have waited another year so see how he progressed. But, at the time, he loved the fact that the Bills were throwing all that money at him. So, are the Bills getting a deal....... probably, is Peters underpaid.........probably, but its not the Bills fault and its not Peters fault. Its the nature of the game.......some guys get better, and some guys fade away and are never heard of again. The way for Peters to make the most money in his career is to perform well and to stay healthy. If he proves taht over the next couple years, he is sure to get paid a ridiculous amount for his services in his next contract. But until that point, he should honor what he signed in the past. Remember that Peters is bound by the contract that HE signed, if he wants to hold out and doesnt want to play.....fine......then he doesnt get paid. But you have to admit, he doesnt exactly say the right things when he speaks. And he comes off in the wrong way as being selfish and not having the right intentions about the game. He should not be given a new deal because he had a great year in 2007, or because he could get injured and never play football again. Injury is a reality in football, its a high risk/high reward job. If he wants a new deal from the Bills, he needs to show some sort of committment to the team and the organization as a whole.........and that would start with being prepared to perform at the highest level for his job. If he was working out last off season, and was in shape and ready to play after he ended his hold out, that would be a totally different situation. But we all know that was not the case, so its hard to have sympathy for him in that regard. If he performs at the level that he is supposed to, he will be rewarded, but if he slacks off he wont. If he is going to be a cancer around the rest of the guys on teh team who are committed to giving it their all, then give him to someone else. Im sure Dallas would like to have him, and im sure they could use more "me" guys around their team.......i mean look where it got them this year......and they gave up some good draft picks to the Lions for a very underperforming Roy Williams.......so one could only imagine what they would give up for a "pro bowl" LT ????????