As free agency goes along it seems to become apparent that...

[superpunk]

...it is/was truly our plan to play this year with Spencer under the franchise tag.

:suicide

 

[dbair1967]

...it is/was truly our plan to play this year with Spencer under the franchise tag.

:suicide

There's nothing wrong with that, as long as they get another pass rusher via the draft to help

If Spencer doesnt play better, you let him leave next yr and we owe nothing. if he has a breakout year (unlikely) then you franchise him again or more likely, sign him to a long term deal.

But they got to get another pass rusher early in this draft. 1st or 2nd rd IMO

 

[cmd34]

so we are okay with renting a 1 year player for $8.8M. That seems dumb. Franchise Tags shouldn't be used on guys we have no problem letting walk next season.

 

[superpunk]

There's nothing wrong with that, as long as they get another pass rusher via the draft to help

If Spencer doesnt play better, you let him leave next yr and we owe nothing. if he has a breakout year (unlikely) then you franchise him again or more likely, sign him to a long term deal.

But they got to get another pass rusher early in this draft. 1st or 2nd rd IMO

the problem, dbair m.d., is that he is tying up resources this year that could be used for something else.

 

[dbair1967]

the problem, dbair m.d., is that he is tying up resources this year that could be used for something else.

Such as?

 

[dbair1967]

so we are okay with renting a 1 year player for $8.8M. That seems dumb. Franchise Tags shouldn't be used on guys we have no problem letting walk next season.

Did you see the list of franchised players this year?

if not take a look at it, and get back to us

 

[superpunk]

Such as?

8.8 million dollars of NOT Anthony Spencer.

 

[Theebs]

Such as?

ben grubbs for instance?

 

[dbair1967]

ben grubbs for instance?

I'd rather have David Decastro or Cordy Glenn than Ben Grubbs

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I'd rather have David Decastro or Cordy Glenn than Ben Grubbs

I agree.

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

I'd rather have David Decastro or Cordy Glenn than Ben Grubbs

How about both decastro and grubbs and jarett Johnson who is better at setting the run AND he's not Anthony Spencer

Or Cory redding who just went got 3/10

 

[dbair1967]

How about both decastro and grubbs and jarett Johnson who is better at setting the run AND he's not Anthony Spencer

Or Cory redding who just went got 3/10

Jarrett Johnson signed with San Diego

 

[Theebs]

I'd rather have David Decastro or Cordy Glenn than Ben Grubbs

right but we dont know if we can get those guys and personally I would like to have grubbs and decastro...

with carolina clearing out wharton they may be all set to take decastro

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

Jarrett Johnson signed with San Diego

Yuh. Because we had all our money tied up w/ spencer

We didn't tag him b/c he's too good to let go, we tagged him b/c we dont trust him