Keep in mind it seems the Pat's cap hit is lower than $12 mill b/c of the 2 year team option.
Keep in mind it seems the Pat's cap hit is lower than $12 mill b/c of the 2 year team option.
Spotrac show Revis getting a $10 mil signing bonus, so that money is spread over two years. If Pats don't exercise 2nd yr option, they will have $5 mil in dead money and a hole to fill on their roster.
I look forward to the Patriots losing in the playoffs this season...the meltdown in the Boston will likely be slightly less exaggerated but awesome nonetheless.
I'm stilll waiting for someone to show me a contract structure, for even say a $12 mil / yr deal that would have made Reviseither cutable or tradeable in year two of the deal with no harm to our cap. Unless Revis was willing to take $12 mil / yr unguaranteed, I say it it can't be done. No big money deal is done with the intention of parting with said player after one year. Dom should be applauded for making it painless to our cap for cutting him after one year.
Dom should be vilified for making the deal in the first place. Who cares about the cap? He gave up two picks and overpaid the guy. Congrats to Dom. He took it both ways.
Dom gave up what he did mainly because the GM of the Jets held out for the best possible offer, even paying Revis $3 mln in bonus money (it had been speculated he would be released before those bonus payments). The Jets paid them however, and held out until they got the offer they wanted. Because they knew there was value there.The Bucs could've done the same exact thing - paid $1.5 million yes, but then held out until we got the offer we felt we deserved. Revis' number didn't need to be cleared off the cap to make room for MONTHS yet we made this deadline to preserve a 3rd rounder and $1.5 million. When we likely could've had at least a 2nd rounder and 4th rounder had we played the hand different.It was a failure by Dom in the first place, but Licht didn't show much either. NE signed him for only 4 mln less per year and you're saying that waiting couldn't hold out a bit longer and at least get some type of compensation? Cmon now. Just dumb.
I don't believe holding out longer makes a team jump at the chance to trade for Revis' contract. Dom got wrapped up in thinking it was imperative that the Bucs acquire Revis and paid out of both ends for the thought.
Ian Rapoport ?@RapSheet 41mIn the end, Revis’ Pats deal turns out to be a two-year deal worth $32M with a team option for $20M in 2015… which means no franchise tag================So, he essentially got a $16M / yr without a guarantee?
Exactly - basically same thing he had here. Lower cap hit on NE this year, but higher next year, which is almost identical to what we could've done with the bonus payout now. Not saying we should've kept him, but the fact we couldn't trade that is embarrassing.
Looks like a $12mil one year deal with a cap hit spread out over two years. The only thing embarrassing in this sequence is the fact that Dominik agreed to pay a guy $16mil to rehab his knee and give the guy's former team a 1st and 4th for the privilege.
Per a league source, the Broncos tried after giving up on Rodgers-Cromartie but before considering Talib to acquire Revis.As the source explains it, DRC declined to accept a deal believed to be worth $54 million over six years. So the team decided to contact Camp Revis, offering roughly the same package that Talib ultimately accepted. Revis declined, holding firm to his demand for $12 million per year.
DRC is a fool
