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dzrams

If we're only talking about that small difference then a drastic action like a trade demand wouldn't be necessary.

But I don't think we should assume that that's the type of difference we're talking about.

I've set forth some pretty sound logic before arguing that the difference could possibly be $6M per year. If so, that's a substantial difference that warrants a knock out, drag out fight.

I have heard nothing that suggests the fight isn't over money.

Yeah we're all in the dark. No one really knows the amounts. The speculative buzz about what's going on is all management oriented so we don't even know what the other side would say. They could be 6 M apart, and so on. Who knows.

BUT the key thing to clarify is that the trade talk has to do with whether he would passively sit still for a tag amount. The tag amount for a DT (this year anyway) is around one third less than the free market amount that gets associated with him. And the only reason I keep bringing that is up is to respond to the people who actually argue that tagging AD is a good idea and a good move (cause that way you get him for cheap). Well setting aside the fact that you don't do that to a star player with as much professional pride and commitment as Donald has. You don't treat a guy like that that way. Either way, if the Rams did plan to just tag him for cheap, he has the recourse of a trade. So it's likely that he wouldn't let himself be treated that way.


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/2018 01:04PM by zn.