2016 NFL Off Season Thread

[Meacon Keaton]

Fucking Philadelphia. Can't do anything right. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Olivier Vernon got paid huge, Fletcher Cox got paid huge, Von Miller is going to get something absurd from someone (probably not Denver).

[Lineker]

Chargers' Joey Bosa skips minicamp over contract
Breshad Perriman avoids season-ending knee surgery
Cowboys' Darren McFadden undergoes elbow surgery and will be out a "couple months"

[punky]

20 hours ago, TCO said:

Fletcher Cox is about to get P.A.I.D!

 

That sound you hear is Von Miller leaping for joy at his new baseline in negotiations.

Cox was arguably the best player on the entire team the last two years, they needed to pay him. The guy was a beast as a DT in a 3-4, now that they switched to a 4-3 he should be an even bigger force in drawing double teams or getting to the QB. He probably won't have the same production because he's going to get double teamed a lot but when that happens, you need guys like Curry, Graham and Barwin to get to the QB. The guaranteed money is the only thing that worries me because I'm hoping he doesn't go Albert Haynesworth on us.

Von Miller will get paid and Denver should back up the truck. That guy was the main reason they won the Super Bowl and he's in his prime.

Edited June 14, 2016 by punky

[Meacon Keaton]

Word going around is they've already offered Von Miller the largest contract for a defender ever, so I guess where that goes.

[Lineker]

Who else could even afford Miller this year? I'm sure he will stay where he is.

[Meacon Keaton]

Oh, he's not going anywhere this year. He's been tagged. He'll be tagged again next year, worst case scenario. It'd be nice if it was just done and over with soon so he doesn't end up holding out for camp or something else more distracting.

[Lint]

 

[The Buscher]

Yeah, there isn't anything keeping the Broncos from tagging Miller again next year if they have to.  There is nothing in the rules that prevents a team from handing out the franchise tag to the same player every year except for the fact that teams are required to pay a premium to tag somebody more than once (even more than the guaranteed minimum tag for that position).  So after two or three years it's completely impractical to keep using the franchise tag on the same guy in a capped league because it would cost so much.

Miller will get his long-term deal with Denver, he stands to lose too much by not locking down guaranteed money before the start of the season and the Broncos aren't going to want to have to pay the franchise tag premium next year while having a disgruntled star.

[Meacon Keaton]

Dude gets tackled by 320 pound men onto grass and turf, but can get up immediately for another play, but he falls down catching a phone and breaks his elbow? Da funk?

[TCO]

Tagging him twice is affordable, a 3rd tag triggers the QB franchise number regardless of position.

The franchise tag is an asset in itself, given the opportunity cost of applying it. It's in everyone's interest to get the Von deal do everything, even if it's astronomical figures!

[gunnar hendershow]

The upshot of actually signing a long-term deal is you can play around with how it hits the cap. Franchise tag is a much more immediate hit. Von Miller will be a Bronco for life, or at least until he's in his 30's. 

[Maxx]

Sam Bradford desperately trying to hold onto his starting job

[Meacon Keaton]

That'll teach him to stay away from Jersey.

[Lineker]

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[The Buscher]

Well if Miller refuses to sign his franchise tag, then he gets paid nothing and the Broncos retain his rights indefinitely.  If he's willing to hold out to the point where he might not even play at all then more power to him but I'm sure they'll wind up agreeing to a long-term deal before then.  Last year a whole bunch of franchise tagged players waited until the last possible day they could accept their franchise tenders to agree to long-term deals.

I'd be pretty surprised if the franchise tag isn't a big subject of negotiations when the next CBA is up.

[TCO]

Read it recently that under the new CBA it's different.

If he holds out, he sits out a year and then if they tag him again it's automatically a non-exclusive tag. Only this time the comp is a a 1st and a 3rd round pick. Somebody will definitely offer him the money he wants and be willing to pay that compensation, so he holds a lot more levereage if he's willing to sit out. That way he rests up and definitely gets paid next year, when he'll only be 28 still.

[Lineker]

So football-deprived that I'm almost excited for the CFL to get underway!

[Meacon Keaton]

I won't stoop that low, but I'm definitely reading every article in regards to every piece of speculation possible. I at least have college football recruiting to get me through the summer.