9 franchise tag talks: 1 can alter NFL draft, 2 others could get ugly

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Thought this article was interesting. I cpoy and pasted the two parts that had to do with the Bears. Sounds like "multiple team sources" have us going D-line at 11...whatever and whoever those people might be...

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/9-fran...draft--2-others-could-get-ugly-200000826.html


In an NFL draft class robust with defensive linemen, a player who has already proven to be among the NFL elite might be the name to watch on the opening night of the draft: the New York Jets' Muhammad Wilkerson. If Wilkerson, a defensive end, is traded, the Jets' asking price will be a first-round pick, and that alone might not get the deal done, multiple team sources told Yahoo Sports.


Muhammad Wilkerson (AP)


At this point, Wilkerson is still on the block. He could be traded in the coming weeks. He could be traded on the first day of the draft. But if that doesn't happen, Wilkerson may not get dealt, and the Jets will continue to work on a potential extension. He's currently locked into next season under the franchise tag, at a cost of $15.701 million. He is in a group of multiple players under the tag who have varying levels of difficulty ahead with new long-term deals. Wilkerson, however, is the most pressing due to his availability on the trade market.

One team that appears off the board, at least at the moment, is the Chicago Bears. The Bears are unlikely to part with their first-round pick (11th overall) because of the high quality defensive line depth in this draft, a league source said. Acquiring Wilkerson would require subtracting another key draft piece, as well as a massive new contract, although Chicago has ample salary-cap space to accommodate such a new deal for Wilkerson.


Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Bears

Tag amount: $14.599 million
Where it stands: Much like the Chiefs with Eric Berry, multiple sources have said the Bears are locked in on the draft and will make a push on a long-term deal with Jeffery later in the offseason. And Jeffery is at peace with it, given his franchise tag (though restrictive) is dialed in at elite receiver money. It would be a stretch to say he's excited to play under the tag, but this is one of the situations where the price is at least in the upper reaches of his position. Negotiation prospects are solid in this case. The Bears are motivated to extend him. Jeffery knows and loves the city of Chicago, he's been involved with the community there, and he has a good relationship with the coaching staff and general manager Ryan Pace. And when Chicago has kicked tires in the draft process, their most serious work at wideout has been on guys who aren't presumed No. 1 receivers. Jeffery has some incentive to play it slow. His tag is lucrative enough to do that. He'll seek a deal north of the five-year, $55 million contract signed by the Kansas City Chiefs' Jeremy Maclin last offseason (which included $22.5 million in guaranteed money). It may ultimately end up slotting between that deal and the five-year, $65 million extension signed by Indianapolis Colts wideout T.Y. Hilton in 2015, which included $28 million guaranteed.
 
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Fuck off Jets, enjoy Geno then. Pace should now drop the offer to 2nd-3rd rd pick swap for Mo. Jets just lost the 11th for negotiating through the media.
 

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Absolutely not on a trade like that. If we wanted a 20 million dollar talent we could have upped the stakes in free agency. Why pass there and now trade away picks to get a guy at that level? Makes no sense at all.

Our roster, front and back, is depleted from years of bad choices. We can fill holes via the draft and by buying low on talent that is fairly paid. One Moe, or one each of a Danny, Akiem and Jerrell type? Plus keep our first rounder.
 

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Jets have 3 million in space under cap now I think, certainly under 10. No reasonable starting qb and picking after many of the best qb's will be gone. Need 3-4 for draft signings, after filling the 53(dropping contracts at league minimum.). Need 3 to 5 for in season moves. They may be 20 million in the hole before all is said and done. Now they think someone else should bail them out with a first and multiple other picks? They are still signing guys..did their G.M. huff glue as a kid?

Does he even math?
 

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I say fuck em! Let em eat crow for awhile and maybe they will pull their head out of their ass....

At this point I would not swap 1sts.
 

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Offer them a 5th for Wilkerson and a 7th. Exactly what the Bears received for Marshall... Plus, the Jets didn't have to give Marshall a monster deal.
 

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LOL at false equivalency. Jets aren't the only ones that need lube to prevent butt hurt.

Good on Pace for waiting out the Jets. If they want an outright 1st, they can try and get it elsewhere.
 

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It'll be interesting to see who bails out the Jets before the draft, if at all. NYJ would really be screwed over if they can't get a deal done before the draft, and would have to settle for a 2017 pick. Assuming Bears would still have the cap space, Pace can simply offer a 2017 2nd + Jets sending back a 4th or 5th, (which would trump any hypothetical compensatory, post 3rd rd pick) because remember, the goal isn't to just get value for Mo, but to free up cap and bring back their starting QB.

One more fuck you to the Least Coast biased media group who live in their own fantasy world.
 

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