No tag on Moss [mergedx2]

[bruinator]

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/02/no_tag_on_moss.html

No tag on Moss
Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
February 21, 2008 04:26 PM

The deadline for placing franchise tags on players has passed, and the Patriots have not tagged WR Randy Moss.

That could mean that the sides have agreed to a multi-year contract. Yet a multi-year contract can not be announced until the 2008 league year begins Feb. 29, because players can not extend/restructure more than once in a league year. Moss had restructured his deal in April to consummate his trade to New England.

The Patriots did not place the franchise tag on any player.

 

[mike100915]

Re: No tag on Moss

Ugh...I'm nervous. I hope this is a good sign

 

[Crazyeechrispats1]

Re: No tag on Moss

Is this effin official?
Seriously no frickin way
This can't be happening.
Brady must want to break a brick wall with his bad SHOULDER!

 

[Seels]

Re: No tag on Moss

They probably have a gentleman's agreement, this isn't surprisng to me.

 

[ne5patsfan4]

Re: No tag on Moss

honestly i think they have an agreement worked out, i didnt think they were going to slap the tag on him, if they did i think it would be worse.

 

[sieglo]

Re: No tag on Moss

They probably have a gentleman's agreement, this isn't surprisng to me.

I agree.... I've been saying this since the original deal was signed.

 

[blackglass3]

Re: No tag on Moss

Ugh...I'm nervous. I hope this is a good sign

I'll be nervous if nothing gets reported by 5 March about a contract extention. As for now, I assume everything is cool.

 

[brdmaverick]

Re: No tag on Moss

honestly i think they have an agreement worked out, i didnt think they were going to slap the tag on him, if they did i think it would be worse.

I can see your point, and I hope this is the case.

 

[BostonBullit]

Re: No tag on Moss

reiss says they can't announce a new deal until the new league year Feb 29th even if they have one in place....ie the "gentlemans agreement", so I'm not too worried.

 

[fgssand]

Re: No tag on Moss

I agree.... I've been saying this since the original deal was signed.

Yup...I think it is great news that he is not tagged - had they tagged him, then no deal would be in place and it would be antibody's guess as to what would happen.

I think a nice 3 year deal is signed, sealed and ready to be delivered as soon as it is legal to announce!! :rocker:

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: No tag on Moss

Is this effin official?
Seriously no frickin way
This can't be happening.
Brady must want to break a brick wall with his bad SHOULDER!

Its from Reiss. Why wouldn't it be official? Maybe you should stop reacting like an ignorant fool and realize that the Patriots and Belichick are smarter than anyone on this board. Just because you have some irrational thought on how they should run the team doesn't mean that they have the same irrational thought.

It was CLEAR to anyone watching that BB and Moss have a mutual respect for one another. Randy has stated that he wants to finish his career with the Patriots. He's already said he has tons of money and doesn't NEED anymore. And BB isn't going to underpay him by a significant amount.

Many people feel that they have a gentleman's deal in place that they will implement as soon as they can.

 

[chrisfx811]

Re: No tag on Moss

How did Indy slap the tag on Clark, then announce a deal the next day?
Moreover, why would a team do that?

 

[LoganMankinsPancakeBlocks]

Re: No tag on Moss

Just curious: if they do have this "gentleman's agreement" like most think here, why wouldn't they just franchise him right now and agree to the long-term deal without allowing him to get to free agency? It's not like they are going to use the franchise tag on Gaffney or Gay, and they can't use it on Asante.

If they were allowed to use it on Asante, I'd be very inclined to believe the "they've already got a handshake agreement and deal in place", but they don't have anything to gain by not franchising him unless I just don't understand the way the cap works in football.

I will agree that it's a definite possibility he comes back and your theory is possible, I'm just worried because I see no upside to not franchising him. The Jags or someone like them could swoop in and offer him a boatload of money that he can't turn down.

 

[dhamz]

Re: No tag on Moss

Hopefully the two sides are close to a long term deal and the Pats felt the tag unnecessary.

The flip side is maybe they are far apart and the Pats don't see any value in having a WR at the cap number of the franchise tag. Hopefully that is not the case.

 

[BHSL2]

Re: No tag on Moss

Is this effin official?
Seriously no frickin way
This can't be happening.
Brady must want to break a brick wall with his bad SHOULDER!

You seriously believe that just because he was tagged that this means he won't be bacK?

 

[skri65]

Re: No tag on Moss

Thank god. I do hope (and am pretty sure) this means that a multi-year deal is in the works.

I don't think you let go of somebody who scored 23 tds for your team the year before.

 

[CrazyDave]

Re: No tag on Moss

Just curious: if they do have this "gentleman's agreement" like most think here, why wouldn't they just franchise him right now and agree to the long-term deal without allowing him to get to free agency? It's not like they are going to use the franchise tag on Gaffney or Gay, and they can't use it on Asante.

If they were allowed to use it on Asante, I'd be very inclined to believe the "they've already got a handshake agreement and deal in place", but they don't have anything to gain by not franchising him unless I just don't understand the way the cap works in football.

I will agree that it's a definite possibility he comes back and your theory is possible, I'm just worried because I see no upside to not franchising him. The Jags or someone like them could swoop in and offer him a boatload of money that he can't turn down.

Franchising him might piss him off, and create bad feelings.

 

[NHPatriot43]

Re: No tag on Moss

reiss says they can't announce a new deal until the new league year Feb 29th even if they have one in place....ie the "gentlemans agreement", so I'm not too worried.

If thats true how come Indy signed Dallas Clark?

Am I missing something?


hmmm

 

[BPF]

Re: No tag on Moss

reiss says they can't announce a new deal until the new league year Feb 29th even if they have one in place....ie the "gentlemans agreement", so I'm not too worried.

I feel the same way as stated yesterday:
http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=78119

 

[Va_Pats_Fan]

Re: No tag on Moss

Good point on PFT

NO TAG FOR MOSS

Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe reports that the New England Patriots did not apply the franchise tag to receiver Randy Moss before Thursday's 4:00 p.m. EST deadline.

Reiss correctly observes that this could mean that the Patriots and Moss have a verbal deal in place for a long-term contract. But while Reiss points out that a multi-year deal can't be announced until the new league year begins on February 29, the more accurate statement is that no enforceable agreement can be reached until then.

In other words, if there's an agreement, Moss can renege without consequence. And, given the reality that tampering is a fact of life in the modern NFL, anyone who might be interested in putting together a jaw-dropping financial package can put out hypothetical feelers to Moss between now and midnight next Thursday.

From the Patriots' standpoint, they'd probably justify losing Moss in that fashion by explaining that if he isn't a man of his word then he's better off leaving.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm