cloverleaf wrote:bucknersrevenge wrote:Thinking about Fall. He's done everything we've asked him to. The team loves him. The fans LOVE him. All of New England loves him. By the end of this season he's gonna be light years better than he was at the end of his college career. Going into FA, if I'm his representation, I'm leveraging all of that into a full time guaranteed roster spot with a chance for minutes or he walks. And if I'm Danny and we sunk all of this training and development into Tacko, to see any other team reap those benefits would be unfathomable. Plus the town burns if he's allowed to walk away. I think unless he falls (no pun intended) flat, He's our 3rd Center next year. I'd have to think next season we sign an FA big as well. And maybe Theis stays and/or TimeLord depending on how/when he comes back from injury.
Where do you think Rob is going? Also with a $5M team option, why do you think Theis might be leaving? Kanter, if anyone, is who may be up in the air with a $5M player option. Still a long way off, however. This postseason will affect the motivations of those with options.
Keep in mind that I'm to a large degree, admittedly spitballing here. So take this all with a huge grain of salt. That said, here's my thinking:
In Rob's case, I'll be interested to see how the rest of this year turns out for him. I don't like hip problems. They make me nervous about a player's long term viability. If it's sore once this bad, how do we do know it won't be chronic? I'm hoping it won't because I like him. But now I'm keeping one eye on that issue. As for Theis, he's non-guaranteed after this year. He makes a pittance but unlike Poirier and Kanter, he's not guaranteed. Those guys I suppose could always be traded but we'll see. Also, I just have it in my mind that we're gonna pick up a big this season on the waiver wire. And whomever that is (hopefully Favors or Thompson) could be in line to be resigned. Or we could sign some other FA big to the MLE next year.
All this to say that I really have no idea what's gonna happen but there's a scenario where every other big save Grant Williams maybe doesn't come back. I suppose Rob is more likely to be back even if he loses this year to injury but I'm hoping this isn't a thing and I'm just making something out of nothing.
