I really hope they resign Talib.. The guy made a very clear and obvious difference and it was no coincidence that in the AFC championship Joe Flacco started going off once Talib pulled up with a bad hamstring.
Glad it looks like we'll keep Welker. He was not worth the numbers being tossed around last season but the new rumored numbers seem very fair. Also, I would like to see Lloyd restructure his contract as he is still very useful IMO
Brandon Lloyd's contract is 1.9 for this year. I doubt he's going to restructure, its pretty cheap for a guy who caught 74 catches. He's not the deep threat we thought he was but his contract is cheap. the problem the patriots have with it is he will be getting a 3 mil option bonus starting march 16th
Ohh thanks for that. I wasn't sure of the numbers but I'd hate to see him go
No problem. Next year his contract is 2.9.
But from what i am reading, it doesn't look like Lloyd will be back, rumors were saying that Brandon Lloyd's "erratic behavior in the locker room and on the practice field" bothered the Patriots last season. And other was Per beat writer Tom Curran, Lloyd isn't even listed on the organization's projected 2013 depth chart.
Who knows but we should know soon if he is kept past march 16 he will prob stay
My understanding is the pats would free up $2M by cutting him.
http://www.patscap.com/
I think it's likely he gets cut, but I don't think it has anything to do w the cooked up lockeroom stories.
The only reason I don't see him getting cut is because we would have to replace him and with the revolving door of WRs we've seen not work out with Brady the last few years, I just don't see us making that move on a guy who was fairly productive and with another year to build chemistry will probably be at least a bit better if not a lot better.
If the Pats do cut him they have to have someone set up to take his place. So unless they are working on a deal for Mike Wallace or a pre-draft trade with the Vikings for Percy Harvin, I don't know how we can replace him with someone better at a similar cost.
McDaniels is a big fan of Lloyd and I think that means a lot to Bill. I don't mind cutting him, but only if you are going to be bringing in a top of the line guy. Keep in mind he was playing hurt for a big part of the season and with Gronk and Hernandez having shaky health the last 2 seasons, a guy who you can plug into your lineup week in and week out is even more valuable than his numbers say he is.
