Joey007
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So we have 3 major candidates for the tag:
Onwenu
Henry
Dugger
Here are spotrac’s projection for positional value.
Projected 2024 Franchise Tag Candidates
If those numbers hold up, there’s no way you can use it on Dugger at 16 million for safety. Would be a major overpay at a position that’ll be rich on the market.
But Henry and Onwenu are interesting situations. Both would be overpays for their tag (12 mill, 19 mill respectively) but also play at positions that are pretty sparse in free agency. Would it be smart to bite the bullet on the overpay and tag one of these guys? It not only prevents a bidding war, but also leads to not committing to either long term.
We have loads of cap space this year, so this would be a year to do something like this.
Onwenu
Henry
Dugger
Here are spotrac’s projection for positional value.
Projected 2024 Franchise Tag Candidates
If those numbers hold up, there’s no way you can use it on Dugger at 16 million for safety. Would be a major overpay at a position that’ll be rich on the market.
But Henry and Onwenu are interesting situations. Both would be overpays for their tag (12 mill, 19 mill respectively) but also play at positions that are pretty sparse in free agency. Would it be smart to bite the bullet on the overpay and tag one of these guys? It not only prevents a bidding war, but also leads to not committing to either long term.
We have loads of cap space this year, so this would be a year to do something like this.