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Thread: Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
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01-16-2007, 01:43 AM #1Regular 1st Stringer
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Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
According to Tuesday's paper the Ravens tell Jamison that they will franchise him if necessary. So no more AD threads
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01-16-2007, 02:28 AM #2
Re: Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
I'm kind of surprised, actually.
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01-16-2007, 06:39 AM #3Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
This may be a negotiation ploy rather than the final outcome
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01-16-2007, 09:36 AM #4Regular 1st Stringer
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01-16-2007, 10:24 AM #5
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Can the franchise tag be applied for 2 or 3 years? I know the Ravens have been reluctant to use this, especially after the way it went w/ McAllister, but this is a way to keep him for maybe 2 years, then see where he is then. I agree this keeps them from a big signing bonus & that's a good thing w/ the shape our cap will be in the next few years. That said, maybe it is a negotiating ploy, basically telling AD we can hold you out from FA for a couple years by franchising you, then you will be 32 or 33 when this is done. You can take our offer w/ the bonus we are offering or be franchised the next few years.
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01-16-2007, 10:35 AM #6Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
You can apply the tag multiple years, but there is a pretty rough penalty for doing so. I think something along the lines of salary goes up by 20% from the previous tag? Someone throw me a bone.
This is the logical business move to make with AD. You tag and get a new contract or you're going to trade him. At the very least you're going to at least get some kind of compensation for him if you can't work out a deal and feel you can't take the cap hit.
I like the call, but I feel bad for AD, who clearly deserves a shot at big money for once in his until recently underappreciated career.
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01-16-2007, 10:38 AM #7
Re: Sun:Ravens will franchise AD
I hope it is more along the line of what F-Angelos said. Holding the franchise tag over him as a part of negotiations is a dirty move. Either tag him for a year or negotiate in good faith.
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01-16-2007, 10:46 AM #8
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If they can't get a completed contract they will have to do this . We can't lose AD.
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01-16-2007, 11:09 AM #9
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I think the feeling is we have one more good year (2007) to make a run before a lot of the veterans retire and we'll have to seriously clean house. AD is an important part of Rex's D and we'll need him if we're trying to make a Super Bowl run next year.
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01-16-2007, 11:16 AM #10
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It makes sense for the team & for AD. The franchise tag is essentially a rich contract - average salary of the top 5 players at the position - for exactly one year. AD has what he wants, a nice payday, and the team has what it wants, AD for one more year.
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01-16-2007, 11:20 AM #11
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There's nothing that's bad faith about using all the leverage available to the team in negotiations. Using the tag is a legitimate owners' right - just like it's Thomas' right to sit out the season if he doesn't like the tag.
Note: I didn't read anything in the Sun article that was as definitive as this thread, i.e. it did not state that "Ravens will franchise AD"; rather it stated:
Prediction: .... It appears the Ravens will use the tag on ThomasIn a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
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01-16-2007, 11:25 AM #12
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