Franchise Tag Season

[Mr. Scot]

Gotta figure there will be some discussion of Bozeman today, but I don't know if this is something that's genuinely possible.

[La Pantera]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Gotta figure there will be some discussion of Bozeman today, but I don't know if this is something that's genuinely possible.

I would think Burns is only real possibility. If they can't somehow reach a deal.

[Mr. Scot]

20 minutes ago, La Pantera said:

I would think Burns is only real possibility. If they can't somehow reach a deal.

Burns isn't a free agent.

[La Pantera]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Burns isn't a free agent.

Mt bad. Thought last year was his 5th...

[Mr. Scot]

Retired Vikings executive Jeff Diamond puts Jones value at around 37.5 million a season.

[Khyber53]

On 2/22/2023 at 8:39 AM, Mr. Scot said:

Gotta figure there will be some discussion of Bozeman today, but I don't know if this is something that's genuinely possible.

Bozeman has been great here, but that $16.6 million is a huuuuuge hunk of money. He deserves way more than the $2.8 million he got last season if we want to continue with him. 

If we put him somewhere in the top 10 salaries for centers in the NFL, we're looking between roughly $8 million and $12 million per season. And that's going to require some serious cap massaging and converting a lot of the salary into bonuses... which oftentimes end up as dead cap with us.

He's 28, almost 29 by the time the season gets into full swing... could we get enough out of him to roll out a full five year contract and not regret it down the line?

 

[Khyber53]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Retired Vikings executive Jeff Diamond puts Jones value at around 37.5 million a season.

At those prices I'm not sure it wouldn't be smarter for NYG to tag Barkley and enter into the Derek Carr bidding war.