RWJ Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 POSTED 6:14 p.m. EST, February 20, 2008 PACK TAGS WILLIAMS Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the Green Bay Packers have applied the franchise tag to defensive tackle Corey Williams. Williams is the third player to be franchised on Wednesday. The deadline if 4:00 p.m. EST on Thursday. POSTED 5:50 p.m. EST, February 20, 2008 TRUFANT GETS FRANCHISED With the deadline for applying the franchise tag less than 24 hours away, more and more teams are using it. Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Seahawks have applied the franchise tag to cornerback Marcus Trufant. The placement of the tag on Trufant and Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha means that Pats cornerback Asante Samuel will be the biggest prize at the cornerback position when free agency opens on February 29. POSTED 4:55 p.m. EST, February 20, 2008 EXCLUSIVE TAG FOR ASOMUGHA The Raiders didn't simply apply the franchise tag to cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, they've used the "exclusive" version of the tag, which prevents Asomugha from negotiating with any other teams. As a result, the tender changes from the average of the five highest-paid cornerbacks based on 2007 cap numbers to the same average based on 2008 cap numbers. This means that the one-year tender will be worth, at a minimum, $9.8 million. And if someone like Asante Samuel signs a contract with a big 2008 roster bonus in lieu of a big signing bonus, the number will nudge even higher. POSTED 6:35 p.m. EST, February 20, 2008 HAYNESWORTH TAGGED, TOO We mentioned earlier in the evening that the Titans will soon apply the franchise tag to defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Actually, they already have. Haynesworth gets the non-exclusive tag, with a one-year tender of $7.5 million. Not bad for a guy who 16 months ago took his cleats to another man's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Asomugha is worth it. Haynesworth strikes me as a guy who only played well to land a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 As Expected As Expected Didn't Know As Expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 As ExpectedAs Expected Didn't Know As Expected Actually, I didn't expect the Pack to tag Williams. The list of those players many members here seemed to covet as Free Agents grows shorter. No wonder Vinny said the Skins wouldn't be a big player in FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins3021 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Just read on nfl.com that the Seahawks put the franchise tag on Trufant. I know a lot of people liked him as a possible FA. Do you think Asante Samuel will draw more attention now? http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806c6aa9&template=with-video&confirm=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Merge anyone? http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 This is good news. He was mediocre until his contract year. Enough pillaging of the Seattle franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sucks we can't get Williams. He was my top target. Hmm... I guess Briggs moves up one peg? Not sure who we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972FAN Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 To bad , that would of been a nice pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972FAN Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Wow, Teams are wising up :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 That's a LOT of dough for Williams. Considering the raise he'll get this year, I doubt we could have afforded him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 damn, all of our targets are getting tagged. I'm sure most of the people here are happy to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman#21 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 This means Hackett wont be taged which if you want him is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voicekiller Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 More teams are trying to keep their players which means less players on the open market. That translates into more competition for the remaining players which means they will get absurd money. The skins don't have the cap space to go after big guns. Vinny was right that the skins would be low key players in FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I agree with Fred Jones. Teams are getting smarter. They know who they want to keep; these players have been in their locker rooms; the teams know who are good team guys and who are not; they know who they must keep and who are cancers who will be let go. Good, smart teams keep good players. Sometimes the price becomes too high, and that player is gone. Remember last year's big CB signing? Did anyone see the 49'ers in the playoffs? Was that signing worth it? You can sign a lot of good, low key, low budget FAs, when the big rush ends. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm8899 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Still wouldn't of mind seeing Trufant in Maroon & Black.....sorry had to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviedude25 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 More teams are trying to keep their players which means less players on the open market. That translates into more competition for the remaining players which means they will get absurd money. The skins don't have the cap space to go after big guns. Vinny was right that the skins would be low key players in FA. You nailed it. I don't see us being players in FA this year. I hope we do find some diamonds in the rough though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz13 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Player salaries haven't caught up to the huge rise in the cap over the last few years. Just 3 years ago the cap was 85m and few teams had cap room. Now the cap is 116m this year. Most teams are flush with cap room so they can fit players that are franchise tagged. It's not that teams didn't want to franchise their players a few years ago, they just couldn't afford it under the cap, now they can. Player salaries will continue to rise at a ridiculous rate and teams will come closer and closer to the cap each season or over it. I'm sure the PA isn't happy that teams have this much cap room w/ few players to spend it on. Each year teams salaries will get closer to the cap as player's deals are redone and new contracts are signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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