OT: Tagovailoa Holding In (UPDATE 7/26: He’s been paid)

[rochrist]

Why…..why are teams continually paying guys so early?

He was in the last year of his contract. Teams don't let their franchise QB go to free agency so it was either sign him now or franchise him.

 

[TheRainMaker]

He was in the last year of his contract. Teams don't let their franchise QB go to free agency so it was either sign him now or franchise him.

He’s a ticking time bomb for concussions. Flames out by November and has no playoff wins. Although the Pats are winless against Tua, this a good signing for Pats fans. It’s only a matter of time before the knock blow and the Dolphins will be in cap hell.

 

[rochrist]

He’s a ticking time bomb for concussions. Flames out by November and has no playoff wins. Although the Pats are winless against Tua, this a good signing for Pats fans. It’s only a matter of time before the knock blow and the Dolphins will be in cap hell.

Of course. As I said before, the Dolphins put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They loaded up to win NOW, and they have a franchise QB who almost certainly will not and can not win now. But the alternative was blowing it up so he gets the market rate for a franchise QB. They might have been smarter to go the franchise tag route with him but that can cause trouble and is extremely expensive as well. The upside would be not being tied to him. Of course, we don't know, there may be a detail in the contract that gives them some kind of out,

 

[Clonamery]

Stephen 'hawk tua' Ross

 

[PatsFan2]

I'm not a huge fan of Dak Prescott. But I definitely take him over Tua.

Have to think Dak is looking at 60 million per year.

From who?? Its no mystery that Dak is Mr Regular Season: Jones will let him walk unless Dallas at least reach the SB.

 

[PatsFan2]

We think Tua got a lot just wait until these QB's like Williams - Daniels and Maye
who just got Drafted pan out. Tua's contract will look like a bargain.