shirtsleeve
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I am actually re-thinking my position on tagging samuel. If both Asante and Graham aren't going to sign extensions, I would rather tag Graham because it'll only cost a bit more than 4 million. The reason for this, and yes i know it's a bit risky is that I don't think there really is anyone out there who is willing to pay him the 7+ million Asante will be due after being franchised.
While we also know that people like Dan Snyder are out there, I don't think anyone think's Samuel is one of the top 10 corners in this league. I'd take my chances by negotiating with him without the tag, which is his and his agent's preference anyway and try to match the highest offer out there.
The danger here is that the highest offer may be too much for us and he would walk out of here with us getting nothing in return. But the 7+ million he would make if tagged, is in my opinion, too much for us to pay anyway with the way our salary cap is spread out a lot more than most teams.
I do not disagree with the thought of his value to the team. But if you think he is worth around 5 mil as a good but not great corner, then its toe tag time! There has been a pay raise in the league. And 7 is easily the new 5. Especially at corner. ~800K is about all he will be "overpaid" by us if we cannot deal him before the tender date. There are teams that have been pointed out else where that need corners and dont mind paying. Oh, and judging by PViV's stats, yeah, he's approaching top 10 status, maybe not top 5, but his growth in all areas has been steady and consistent, which led to this bust out year, and indicates further growth is not only possible but expected. Sort of like big Sey and Warren.
But this thread has digressed. I was still wondering who broke that story yesterday and if it was repeated anywhere today.