Ok, just for the sake of argument

lee909 · 03-04-2012, 01:23 AM

Im pretty new to all this being from the uk.
This is my first offseason as a fan of a team so bear with me.

Is there a chance that we have tagged Drew to trade him if it looked unlikely he wanted to stay or that the management decided the contract was just too big and didnt want to end up in a similar position to that of the Colts?

FinSaint · 03-04-2012, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by lee909

Im pretty new to all this being from the uk.
This is my first offseason as a fan of a team so bear with me.

Is there a chance that we have tagged Drew to trade him if it looked unlikely he wanted to stay or that the management decided the contract was just too big and didnt want to end up in a similar position to that of the Colts?

The fact that they decided to place an exclusive rights franchise tag on him would suggest that they have no intention of getting rid of him.

No other team can hand out an offer sheet to an exclusive rights franchise player, although the team that franchised him can negotiate with other teams, but if the Saints would've wanted to trade Brees they would've probably placed a non-exclusive rights tag on him, because it would've created more outside interest toward Brees.

A non-exclusive franchise player can receive offers from other teams, but their franchise team has the upper hand in that it has the right to match all offers the tagged player receives and retain their services. If the franchise team doesn't match the offer from another team - the franchise team will be compensated with two 1st round draft picks by the other team.

03-04-2012, 07:56 AM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Originally Posted by lee909 Im pretty new to all this being from the uk. This is my first offseason as a fan of a team so bear with me. Is there a chance that we have tagged Drew to trade him if it looked unlikely he wanted to stay or that the management decided the contract was just too big and didnt want to end up in a similar position to that of the Colts? The fact that they decided to place an exclusive rights franchise tag on him would suggest that they have no intention of getting rid of him. No other team can hand out an offer sheet to an exclusive rights franchise player, although the team that franchised him can negotiate with other teams, but if the Saints would've wanted to trade Brees they would've probably placed a non-exclusive rights tag on him, because it would've created more outside interest toward Brees. A non-exclusive franchise player can receive offers from other teams, but their franchise team has the upper hand in that it has the right to match all offers the tagged player receives and retain their services. If the franchise team doesn't match the offer from another team - the franchise team will be compensated with two 1st round draft picks by the other team.
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lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,875 Blog Entries: 1	Im pretty new to all this being from the uk. This is my first offseason as a fan of a team so bear with me. Is there a chance that we have tagged Drew to trade him if it looked unlikely he wanted to stay or that the management decided the contract was just too big and didnt want to end up in a similar position to that of the Colts?