bills44 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 John Clayton said that Samuel and the Pats are not at all close to agreeing on a long-term deal. He went on to wy that perhaps the only way for the Pats to retain Samuel would be to franchise him. Clayton also noted that if Samuel's "Get Paid" tatoo was any indication, he wouldn't be giving NE any sort of hometown discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koufax Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Very very true. Paying players more than they are worth and following "have to" ideas and overpaying are things that will keep this franchise from succeeding. Samuel will cost more than Nate with zero chance of a hometown discount, and I don't think this team should have one of the top-5 highest paid corners...it will make us a worse team when we have less money to fill other places. I don't think we should look for a glamour off season, so it is up to Marv to find solid guys who are values and draft well, and not necessarily try to get big names that will make the fans happy in the spring. We want a balance of aquisitions that makes us happy in September-January, even if they don't have the glitz that would make people happy in February-June. That is a big no. The facts are in: Buffalo is becoming the Oakland A's of the NFL, in a money sense...again, not completely at that level yet, but becoming. Success will have to come from the draft and good, solid, low budget moves, plus good coaching. Success can happen for Buffalo, but it will be tough, and it will get tougher as the new CBA rewards the big boys more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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