That the Franchise and Transtion tag are hurting the nfl and free agency.
This year saw the most Tagged players that i can remember, i beleive around 12, an could of been more had Asomugha not re-signed with oakland.
And next yr, if theres a cap, your looking at a bunch more.
CAR Peppers
BAL Suggs
SD Merriman or Rivers
HOU Robinson or Daniels
i just think the tagging process is hurting FA and the nfl, now without a cap, you can designate 2 players tagged, 1 franchise and 1 transition.
Whch means, we(SF) could be looking at a think FA crop.
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Jun 20, 2009 at 7:40 PM
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Jun 21, 2009 at 7:54 AM
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At the same time, what if Frank Gore and Patrick Willis were UFAs and had an itch to test the FA market, would you want the 49ers to lose that Franchise/Transition power in order to retain superstars?
The franchise tag is the last resort for teams that are unable to agree to a contract extension with a highly valuable player. If a team had to give up so much to get that player originally, I'd do everything in my power to keep em on the team if he's producing.
This is exactly why it's very important to develop talent through the draft, and not rely in free agency - like some of our Nolan offseasons.
The franchise tag is the last resort for teams that are unable to agree to a contract extension with a highly valuable player. If a team had to give up so much to get that player originally, I'd do everything in my power to keep em on the team if he's producing.
This is exactly why it's very important to develop talent through the draft, and not rely in free agency - like some of our Nolan offseasons.
Jun 21, 2009 at 11:14 PM
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i think the tag is misused now. esp when punters and non"franchise" type players get the tag. i think the tag should give the player 2x the average of the top 5 at their position. If the club truly was trying to keep the player they should try to get an extension done b4 the contract expires...Having it cost more would also ensure the franchise player gets paid so that if by some stroke of badluck he got injured and never got to cash in on FA.
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[ Edited by Sinsation on Jun 21, 2009 at 23:16:27 ]
Jun 22, 2009 at 7:10 AM
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Just puts more emphasis on drafting the right guys and paying your own talent that you developed. Just imagine if the Niners couldn't tag willis and he just went to the highest bidder. got to look at it both ways.
Jun 22, 2009 at 8:07 AM
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I agree with the tag rules. When they put free agency in they needed something to ensure a team is compensated for the loss of a good player.
Just because a player is tagged doesn’t mean he can’t sign with another team the other team just has to pay a lot to get them. More than the one year tag deal plus two first round picks if the current team doesn’t match.
Just because a player is tagged doesn’t mean he can’t sign with another team the other team just has to pay a lot to get them. More than the one year tag deal plus two first round picks if the current team doesn’t match.