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If the Rams and AD can't come to terms and the Rams don't tag him, it would amount to malpractice. The tag for DT is what it is, the Rams have no control over it. It's not like the Rams will say - "hey we can't agree to a deal but we'll pay you the tag +$3M so your feelings don't get hurt".
The emotional "low-ball" rhetoric sounds more like political posturing or a PR move more than serious business negotiation. I'm sure it sways some people but I doubt the professionals fall for it.
...would be for AD to try to force a trade.
The franchise tag amount of $14M for a DT is so far below what AD could get from another willing team that demanding a trade is the best business decision. So I disagree that stance is about being emotional.
I don't even know why this needs explaining. He sees himself as worth a certain amount, he won't accept a lowball (who would?), the tag amount is around 60-66% of his probable value (plus doesn't give him longterm contract stability), if he faces that a trade would be better because there are teams that would pay him, and the Rams probably would not be able to just keep him while he sits out--they would most likely be forced to trade him. In fact he has control over any trade because all he has to do is say "I will not sign a longterm deal with that team" and any trade is off (that's what Tru did so he wouldn't be traded to the Saints in 2017.)
If they try to tag him his best business and career decision would be to force a trade. Anything else would be to accept playing his prime years without the kind of contract he's worth. No one would do that.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2018 07:17PM by zn.
