patsfaninpa
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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I much rather be the 1st pick of the 2nd round than the 32nd pick of the 1st round. I get to free agency a year earlier. Rather get tagged my 5th year than play under the 5th year option.
Example - Solder's salary is $7.438m. If he were tagged his salary would be $12.943 million. That 5 million dwarfs the $1.5 difference in total compensation between what Malcom Brown (32nd overall) will get in his deal and what Landon Collins (33rd overall) will get.
Losing the first rounder sucks. No way around it. But, it doesn't affect the team this year 2015. Most late first-rounders don't produce right away. The money saved in 2016 towards a free agent can probably give you similar production. It's after there rookie year when it really kicks in. BB usually drafts a productive starters. And, the money isn't that big. That's when it will hurt. 2017. And, 2016 Day One draft sucks now.