Will they play by the rules?

Better believe it.

This, as we like to say in this program, is Felger and Mass. Suck, suck, suck. On 985. I want to make that clear. The Sports Hub. No one wants to see him retire, right? We all think it would be a waste of talent, but no one knows what he's going through physically either. You know, and all the different stuff. But do you think he's as coolest as much of a lunkhead as Murray's letting on?

No, he's going through physically either, you know, and all the different stuff. But do you think he's as coolest as much of a lunkhead as Murray's letting on? No, he's not anywhere near like that. Now, I don't think he's the sharpest tool in the shed to say, but I think that a lot of it is kind of cultivated. I think he's branded himself a little bit. I think he sort of embraced that party boy frat boy image and it's worked for him.

I don't think that these two think he's branded himself a little bit. I think he sort of embraced that party boy, frat boy

image, and it's worked for him. I don't think that these two things necessarily related to

each other, you know, sort of a lack of awareness. I think this is a, this is the start of a contract

negotiation, if you ask me. I think he's going to be looking at those last two years. It's

eight and nine million, I think, base salaries. The incentives are, you know, he got those. They're not going to give those to him again. So why not? So that was a one-year deal, those incentives. It's not going to happen. I don't think it's going to happen. I think he's going to be looking for a new deal, and I think that's what, you know, it'll come down. I think this is the first step toward negotiation. You don't want to step up. You don't want to pay me? I'm prepared. I can make this amount of money not putting my body through this amount of punishment. I think that's what he's trying to do. I mean, the answer of why do it only one year would be because the base was so low, right? Wasn't the base four million this year? Right. So now you're talking about getting up

around 15 if he's going to hit him and then they become, if they offer those incentives again, Mike, you just earned them. So they become likely to be earned. That's on your cap, right, if that matters, but yes. Well, that, you know, this cap number this year, I think, I don't know exactly what the cap number is going to be.

But it's $8 million base.

There's workout bonuses and stuff.

Let's say it's $10 or $11 million, the cap hit. Well, you have to add those incentives that were not likely to be earned last year to that number. I got it. And again, I don't have it all in front of me. Miguel probably does, you know, on Pat's cap. But they're not going to be to risk, because

again, it would be likely to be earned

so you'd have to have that. You're talking about getting over, you know, somewhere between 16, 17, 20 million. They're not going to do that. He's worth it, though. He is. He's worth it. I mean, if he's on the field, he's absolutely worth it. The cap hit on him next year

is like almost 11, I think. Right. Right. So they're going to want to redo that, aren't they? Add in the 5.5. Add in the incentives. Right. Right. That's right. So the cap hit's going to be really big next year. There's incentive on both sides to redo the deal. Now, how much are they willing to do? How long term are they willing to go?

Gronk just, I mean, we year. There's incentive on both sides to redo the deal. Now, how much are they willing to do?

How long term are they willing to go? Gronk just, I mean, we all know what the story is with

Gronk. It's the if, right? We just saw him play more or less a 16-game season. He missed one

game with an injury and one game with a suspension, but he was fairly healthy all year.

He was back to being his normal dominant self, but do you run that risk if you're the Patriots? That's a big question. Okay, Paul Perilla, Patriots Football Weekly, Patriots.com, sunshine.com. A lot to get to. We haven't talked to you about the game, which we will hit on, but just the breaking news yesterday and what happened with Josh McDaniels? Your lead takeaway?

You don't even know where to start. And I found it interesting you guys were talking about the Butler thing and the social media post and how that's just, that didn't even

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