dlockz
Hall Of Famer
Yea dont tell his agent he hasnt done as much as these guys lol
Transition Tag for Solai?
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Yea dont tell his agent he hasnt done as much as these guys lol
ciscoholgate
Winning is a Habit
We will move on and it is the right decision.
All contract starting points are based off of past contracts and influences.
By Ireland putting the tag on, he gave Soliai all the leverage.
dlockz
Hall Of Famer
It shouldnt have been that way because most players in his situation would have made the deal we offered because the tag is always included in these negotiations but unlike the best NT in football wilfork his agent decided to try to hold us for ransom and ignore the tag in negotiations. I mean if you dont include franchise tag why even negotiate until the next offseason because you gain nothing as the team. We should have transitioned tagged Solai which would have been much cheaper but whats done is done and by all accounts Ireland does not want to sign Solai long term which I applaud him for at the price Soliai is asking. Let someone else overpay him
Locke
They looked like strong hands.
All the transition tag does is give the front office the ability to match a contract offer he gets. That doesn't make him any more likely to stay, in my opinion...
miamiron
Active Roster
good lord
ciscoholgate
Winning is a Habit
Franchise tag numbers are included in deals just as often. One of the issues with Brees and his contract is that tagging him for three years in a row will mean he should get at least $64 million guaranteed on his new deal.
That kind of an issue arises anytime a player is tagged. Not saying Soliai is worth $30 million guaranteed, just saying its a reason why they were so far apart on the money.
If Phins were serious about keeping him, they could have raised that guaranteed number. It just shows they weren't certain they wanted to invest that much in him.
In hindsight it was the right move because now we can use that money elsewhere and transition to a full time 4-3 since Coyle seems to want to move that direction.
YOU are the one w/a rod-on for SOLIAI.
BigScuingili
Starter
Not even better than Ngata or BJ Raji.
Solai's agent will run him out of town for more money. If Solai like playing in Miami, he will have to rein him in.
Otherwise, we can draft another run stuffer and move on from Paul Solai.
It kind of sucks because the team waited on him( a few lack luster seasons) to finally reach his potential, and now he would turn his back on the organization that made him the player he is today.
Otherwise, we can draft another run stuffer and move on from Paul Solai.
It kind of sucks because the team waited on him( a few lack luster seasons) to finally reach his potential, and now he would turn his back on the organization that made him the player he is today.