Dolphins to place transition tag on Vernon

[Daytona Fin]

Rand Getlin ‏@Rand_Getlin 11s11 seconds ago
The #Dolphins are going to place the transition tag on DE Olivier Vernon, a source said. Worth $12.37M.

 

[AL R]

Wow makes zero sense to me

 

[Hayden Fox]

I hate this move

 

[AEGBRG]

For just a couple million more just franchise him! This is going to become Charles Clay 2.0.

 

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Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 22s22 seconds ago
The #Dolphins have chosen to transition tag DE Olivier Vernon, which gives them the right to match any offer. Interesting choice.

Chris Trapasso ‏@ChrisTrapasso 4m4 minutes ago
Chris Trapasso Retweeted Rand Getlin
Smart decision.

Kevin Patra ‏@kpatra 25s26 seconds ago
Kevin Patra Retweeted Ian Rapoport
Two years in a row that Miami uses the transition tag (didn’t match Charles Clay getting overpaid by the Bills)

 

[The Bopkin]

They regretted last year using that tag on Clay, and they do the same thing again this year? With a pass rusher?

 

[AL R]

Bye OV, all a team with a bunch of cap space has to do is structure the contract to take a large cap hit in year one and we won't match, we might as well not restructure Suh.

 

[Phishpunk@WCU]

...why? big swing and a miss by Tannenbaum. the Giants or another team with tons of space will offer him a deal we can't match like the Bills did with Clay and we get nothing.

 

[daryl]

Cue Rex Ryan and the Bills giving him an offer he can't refuse.

 

[Hayden Fox]

Here is where the organization gets blasted...they transition OV. He gets a great offer from another team. The Fins decided NOT to match it and then they have all the questions of whether OV wanted to be here or not and why they did not add the additional money and get compensation for him.

Terrible move.

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I am assuming we have a corresponding cap move coming.

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If OV bolts, DE will be the first position they go after in the draft.

 

[AL R]

Here is where the organization gets blasted...they transition OV. He gets a great offer from another team. The Fins decided NOT to match it and then they have all the questions of whether OV wanted to be here or not and why they did not add the additional money and get compensation for him.

Terrible move.

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I am assuming we have a corresponding cap move coming.

I swear it's getting to the point that I have more confidence in half the people on this site with decision making, than the people who actually run the team we love.

 

[Phishpunk@WCU]

I am assuming we have a corresponding cap move coming.

hopefully it means Wake is restructured.

 

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Greg Likens ‏@GregLikens 29s29 seconds ago
The transition tag for OV means the #Dolphins will pay him $12.7 million in 2016. Also guarantees them the right to match any outside offer

 

[TheJetsBlow]

Dammit, this is ****ing stupid. JUST FRANCHISE HIM.

 

[FSU Truth]

****ing Tannenbaum...