NFL: 2025 Franchise Tags

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[Halladay]

They already have the highest paid offensive line in the league. Their tackles got wrecked by the Texans and Eagles. That money would be more wisely put to a left tackle.

 

[StreetHawk]

They already have the highest paid offensive line in the league. Their tackles got wrecked by the Texans and Eagles. That money would be more wisely put to a left tackle.

OT Taylor's contract is guaranteed for 2025. So, they are stuck with him or eating a boatload of dead cap to move off from him. Thuney, they need to basically convert most of the base salary into a bonus to lower the high $20 something mill cap charge to something closer to $20 mill or under.

 

[Romang67]

Wild. Not often you see a 2nd tag.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

They could have just traded him a while ago and invested the compensation into badly-needed help in the trenches but that would require actually investing in proper management.

 

[StreetHawk]

They could have just traded him a while ago and invested the compensation into badly-needed help in the trenches but that would require actually investing in proper management.

Might just be to hold his rights to trade him. But, I personally don't like a team doing business this way. Tagging Higgins means Hendrickson their DE is going to hit free agency. A 2nd tag comes with 20% bump on the last one which was what like low $20's? So, this is a $25/26 mill contract?

Either pay the man on a long term deal or let the guy hit the market.

 

[GKJ]

I think it’s more likely they get him signed

 

[StreetHawk]

I think it’s more likely they get him signed

Banking everything on burrow and 2WR. Lose Hendrickson and the DL has limited pass rush. Think this ends up like KC and Snead where the hope is to deal him for a pick.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Wild. Not often you see a 2nd tag.

The franchise tag is such a BS rule to begin with but allowing players to be tagged a 2nd time is borderline criminal.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Might just be to hold his rights to trade him. But, I personally don't like a team doing business this way. Tagging Higgins means Hendrickson their DE is going to hit free agency. A 2nd tag comes with 20% bump on the last one which was what like low $20's? So, this is a $25/26 mill contract?

Either pay the man on a long term deal or let the guy hit the market.

They had their window to go back to the Super Bowl. They blew it by being cheap, indifferent and not serious.

I'll never see a Lombardi in my life unless Brown croaks, the heirs sell the team, and we get serious owners for the first time since Joe Montana ripped my childhood heart out in Super Bowl XXIII.

The only thing that is a positive (kind of?) Is knowing there are others on this board whose teams are handcuffed by ownership issues so at least I'm not alone I guess?

 

[StreetHawk]

They had their window to go back to the Super Bowl. They blew it by being cheap, indifferent and not serious.

I'll never see a Lombardi in my life unless Brown croaks, the heirs sell the team, and we get serious owners for the first time since Joe Montana ripped my childhood heart out in Super Bowl XXIII.

The only thing that is a positive (kind of?) Is knowing there are others on this board whose teams are handcuffed by ownership issues so at least I'm not alone I guess?

Brown could sell some of the team to private equity to get money and partners to cover the SB for the signings and upgrades to facilitate.
No reason to hold onto that much of the team. Like mark Davis, he’s down to maybe 20% interest in the raiders but he controls football operations.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Brown could sell some of the team to private equity to get money and partners to cover the SB for the signings and upgrades to facilitate.
No reason to hold onto that much of the team. Like mark Davis, he’s down to maybe 20% interest in the raiders but he controls football operations.

He can't even control his f***ing bowel movements at this point so he should have zero equity.

Sorry about Mark Davis my dude. Hopefully the GOAT can talk some sense into him. I have nothing against the Raiders other than the fact they belong in California and no one will ever change my mind on that.

 

[Tony Romo]

Cowboys are going to tag DT Osa while they work on a long term contract

 

[Romang67]

The franchise tag is such BS rule to begin with but allowing players to be tagged a 2nd time is borderline criminal.

As @StreetHawk said, the way they're trying to deal with that is to make it incredibly unattractive for the team by making the second tag equal either the average of the 5 (10?) highest paid players on that position, or their current salary + 20%, whichever is higher. Feels like poor financial decisions from the Bengals. If they had any inkling this would be an option, they could have saved money throwing an actual contract at him (guaranteed for 3 years), and not be in a position where they surely HAVE to let him walk next season.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

As @StreetHawk said, the way they're trying to deal with that is to make it incredibly unattractive for the team by making the second tag equal either the average of the 5 (10?) highest paid players on that position, or their current salary + 20%, whichever is higher. Feels like poor financial decisions from the Bengals. If they had any inkling this would be an option, they could have saved money throwing an actual contract at him (guaranteed for 3 years), and not be in a position where they surely HAVE to let him walk next season.

That is basically a Ctrl-C Ctrl-V of this team from 1990 onwards.

 

[GKJ]

Second tags usually lead to long-term deals.

 

[StreetHawk]

Second tags usually lead to long-term deals.

I just find it difficult to see the Bengals committing like $55-60 mill annually (in real money) to 2 WR while also paying Burrow. OL/DL/Secondary need help too. Feels like a KC Snead tag and trade.