Miguel

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020302680.html

I can say one thing about Reggie Wayne, and it's he won't be a Redskin," Polian said. "We'll either sign him to a long-term deal or we'll franchise him, but he's not going anywhere."

which means that Givens will be the best available UFA wideout on the market.

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tombonneau

I assume you mean UFA WR? Which even still is debatable. I think Brandon Lloyd and ARE could be seen as better FA WR prospects.

Miguel

I have yet to see one ranking of free agents wideouts that did not have Givens rated 1 or 2, most of them 2.

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Miguel

Yes. I corrected my original post.

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BelichickFan

I actually like Antonio Bryant as the best UFA WR but the point remains that Givens will be one of the top ones. I know you guys think I'm nuts but I'd create the cap space, franchise Givens, and trade him to a team wanting to sign him long term. Like we did we Tebucky. Worst case no-one wants him and we're stuck overpaying him for one year. But someone would give us a 3rd or 4th round pick for him IMO.

tombonneau

No slight to Givens, but this isn't exactly a "hot" FA year for WRs. But that's just all the more reason for the Pats to work on getting a deal done.

Of course, odds are with such crap WRs on the market, some owner is going to offer Givens waaaay too much $$ and he'll likely take it. Which, good for him, he should. Its not often a 7th rounder gets a chance to get a big contract in FA, so I for one will certainly not fault him.

BelichickFan

All the more reason to Franchise him, baby

JoeSixPat

What would Givens be due as a Transition player?

I don't think he'd be worth the price as a franchise player (assuming it were available) - but even then, its only for one year until there's a better crop of UFAs (and we know what the CBA is going to be)

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Pujo

Does anyone actually use the transition tag? I don't think I've ever seen anyone slapped with it.

Miguel

Wide receiver
Franchise $6,172,000
Transition $5,160,000

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