Franchise Tag

by screamin_delta_demon on Feb 14, 2009 2:45 PM CST Comment 23 comments

Does someone mind clearing up what exactly a franchise tag entails. Is it considered a liability for the player being franchised? We gave it to fat Al last year but I never fully understood what it meant.

Also, the press release mentioned giving it to Rob "My Bironas" Bironas. What's the thinking there?

Thanks much.

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it means

the player is offered a 1 year deal where he makes at least the average of the top 5 paid players at his position. if a team makes him exclusive, then there is no way the guy can leave for another team. he either signs it or he doesn’t play in the nfl. if they say non-exclusive, a player may negotiate with other teams once the original team makes him the qualifying offer. if he strikes a deal with another team, the original team can either match it and keep the player anyway, or let him go and receive 2 1st round picks for him.

it’s bad for a team because it is all guaranteed and can’t be spread around for cap purposes like a signing bonus on a multi year deal. it’s bad for a player because it gives them no job security if they suffer a really bad injury. they only have a one year contract and could be SOL if the injury is career threatening.

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by hal41605 on Feb 14, 2009 3:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

nice..

so a team gets one franchise tag (if it wants it) a year? or did i dream that..

by screamin_delta_demon on Feb 14, 2009 3:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That is correct

by TitanBlue on Feb 14, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Much appreciated

by screamin_delta_demon on Feb 15, 2009 1:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

We should franchise Bironas

and let scaife walk if he wants to

by Titansfan_559 on Feb 15, 2009 3:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather franchise a Mickey D's than a kicker. You must be out of your mind.

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by BigW on Feb 16, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHA!

Good one – thanks for the Monday morning laugh.

by LovinBlue on Feb 16, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You must be out of your mind

by Big Bad Bulluck on Feb 16, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I think Scaife gets the tag -

Anyone think differently – who do you think gets the franchise tag?

by TrenchantTitan on Feb 16, 2009 12:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Is Scaife really worth top 5 money, though?

by SuperHorn on Feb 16, 2009 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

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by Jimmy on Feb 16, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not really, but neither is Brandon Jacobs -

Our only options are Bironas, & Collins. I’m not even sure that we should franchise Collins -

From Fanhouse -

Mike Reinfeldt told the Tennessean that the Titans are considering franchising either Scaife or Bironas. The franchise tag for either of them would not be that expensive—only $4.46 million for Scaife or $2.48 million for Bironas. In comparison, it would cost $14.65 million to franchise Collins.

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/02/14/titans-play-waiting-game-on-franchise-tag/

by TrenchantTitan on Feb 16, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs