Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Bengals plan to use franchise tag on Justin Smith

GhettoDogAllStars · 02-12-2007, 01:23 AM

This guy is good, and good DEs are not easy to come by. You think Marvin Lewis -- a defensive guru -- would tag a player he didn't think was worth it? Or, if he thought he could easily replace him? No way. We'd be lucky to have him, but we couldn't afford that price. So, 8.3M is too much for us, but not for a team with serious Superbowl aspirations who can afford that price.

That said, I agree with That Guy ... why not sign him to a long term deal and save some money? I guess they just want to make sure he doesn't get away before the long term deal is done.

02-12-2007, 01:23 AM	#6
GhettoDogAllStars Playmaker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Age: 43 Posts: 2,762	Re: Bengals plan to use franchise tag on Justin Smith This guy is good, and good DEs are not easy to come by. You think Marvin Lewis -- a defensive guru -- would tag a player he didn't think was worth it? Or, if he thought he could easily replace him? No way. We'd be lucky to have him, but we couldn't afford that price. So, 8.3M is too much for us, but not for a team with serious Superbowl aspirations who can afford that price. That said, I agree with That Guy ... why not sign him to a long term deal and save some money? I guess they just want to make sure he doesn't get away before the long term deal is done. __________________ To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.