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I just think the Rams are gonna play it that way....rightly or wrongly.
AD will be what, 28-29yrs old by then?? We could still get a 1st rounder + for him then. imo
Again, he's the best DT I've seen in my lifetime - not doubting that for me - I just think the Rams brass will control him thru 5th yr option
and a Tag or even two...then, deal him to the highest bidder.
AD has to play this season to get his 4 accrued years to be eligible for free agency next year.
But if they franchised him multiple times after that and he decided to hold out how do you think the Rams would respond?
Going the franchise tagging route would likely save the Rams money but doing so would also alienate the player.
You also have to consider those consequences and AD holding out is part of that.
BTW, the CBA provides that they can actually tag him up to 3 seasons.
dzrams, I am not too sure about the "alienate the player" part. They double tagged Trujo...he seemed pretty happy to be cashing those huge paychecks. Cousins was multi tagged in Washington and didn't seem disgruntled. I never heard or read ANYTHING about any of their teammates saying it was an issue for them. So I am not sure if I am buying into how it will be an issue here if AD is tagged.
BTW, both of those guys became very rich and STILL signed mega contracts with new teams. If AD gets tagged 3 times, he will have more money than he could spend in his lifetime. (I wish I was alienated that way lol.) I also agree with 43 as has been pointed out here by many that it just might be a "structure" clause holding things up but the money issue gets addressed WAAAAY more. If someone...anyone...knows for sure it's a money thing, please post a link and fill us in.
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“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood