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[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Bears placed franchise tag on WR Allen Robinson, per source.

There goes that option

I honestly didn't think he'd be an option, he probably wants to be WR1 and would want WR1 money.

I think Golladay is going to want the same, although he's going to be a FA. So I think it is going to be down to either Curtis Samuel or Corey Davis.

[skinsfaninok]

i think Will Fuller is the most realistic option

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

i think Will Fuller is the most realistic option

I like Fuller too, but he has never played a 16 game season, will be suspended for the first week due to PEDs. I won't be upset if we get him, but I don't think he should be our first option.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Corey Davis. Plus, Mariota and Davis have a good rapport already having played three years together in Tennessee.

Wouldn't be mad about Fuller though.

[skinsfaninok]

Several teams are legit eyeing Washington Football CB Ronald Darby per sources, but WFT still hopes to keep him. The CB market is a weird one. No elite options, but several solid players. Could be a scenario where some choose 1-year deals in this lower-cap environment.

Ben Stalding

Would be a big loss IMO

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Several teams are legit eyeing Washington Football CB Ronald Darby per sources, but WFT still hopes to keep him. The CB market is a weird one. No elite options, but several solid players. Could be a scenario where some choose 1-year deals in this lower-cap environment.

Ben Stalding

Would be a big loss IMO

Shoot, hopefully we will sign him before the free agency starts. Per Keim, the team is actively working on resigning him so fingers crossed.

[CRedskinsRule]

Saints reportedly tagging their Safety Marcus Williams. Salary cap is such a joke, no way they should have enough to tag anyone.

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[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Saints reportedly tagging their Safety Marcus Williams. Salary cap is such a joke, no eay they should have enough to tag anyone.

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I don't think the cap is a joke, it's just that teams probably already know the players that can be released to give them cap relief AND/OR players that are likely to restructure their contracts.

This is why I laugh when fans say that "players should honor their contracts." Because most of the time it is teams that do not honor a contract. And I get it, it is a business decision, but still.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I don't think the cap is a joke, it's just that teams probably already know the players that can be released to give them cap relief AND/OR players that are likely to restructure their contracts.



This is why I laugh when fans say that "players should honor their contracts." Because most of the team it is teams that do not honor a contract. And I get it, it is a business decision, but still.

I get that but when you are 50M to the bad you should not be able to place a franchise tag. In fact I would argue that teams should not be allowed to franchise if they are below zero. That would both enhance player movement (win for players) and enforce cap integrity (win for owners)

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[Chief X_Phackter]

Teams don't have to be compliant with the cap until March 17th, when the new league year begins. On top of that, no one even knows what the cap is yet.

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I don't think the cap is a joke, it's just that teams probably already know the players that can be released to give them cap relief AND/OR players that are likely to restructure their contracts.

This is why I laugh when fans say that "players should honor their contracts." Because most of the time it is teams that do not honor a contract. And I get it, it is a business decision, but still.

There are times when holding out may be defensible, especially if you have massively outplayed your contract and it is nearing end. In the first year of a $156M contract less than a year old that made you the highest paid player in league history at the time it was signed is not that time.

Give the NFL owners credit for being smart. They brought in scabs for a year to maintain control of the league and would do so again in a heartbeat. The owners wield most of the power, love it or hate it. The bottom line is that NFL careers are so short only the superstars could afford to hold out the 2-3 years it would take to get a player-friendly labor deal, and not even then. In baseball or basketball, players regularly play decade or more so can stare at 2-3 years no pay and still feel like they'll make a pile. Not the NFL.

[NYCskinfan82]

I know it's a business but fans mainly get upset when the player treats it like a business and not when the team does

[skinsfaninok]

The NFL informed teams this morning that the salary cap has been set at $182.5 million, per sources.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

The NFL informed teams this morning that the salary cap has been set at $182.5 million, per sources.

Dang down 15 million. As Cred said there will be blood

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Dang down 15 million. As Cred said there will be blood

buyers market and we're set to do some buyin'