Srgt. Hulka

Drew can decide. He can decide whether he is accepting the offer made to him, signing the tag, or sitting out.

Yes, money not due him. He's arguing that if he is tagged next year, it will be his third tag, and that he is due 144% of his previous years salary. The CBA states that any club that tags a player for a third time, etc. etc. etc., not a player that is tagged by any club for a third time, etc. etc. etc. See Below.

(b) Any Club that designates a player as a Franchise Player for the third time shall, on the date the third such designation is made, be deemed to have tendered the player a one-year NFL Player Contract for the greater of: (A) the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position (within the categories set forth in Section 7(a) below) with the highest such average; (B) 120% of the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position (within the categories set forth in Section 7(a) below) at which the player participated in the most plays during the prior League Year; or (C) 144% of his Prior Year Salary.

If next year is his third tag, that means that this year is his second tag, which also means that he can negotiate with other clubs. If this is false, then this is his first tag and he will not be due the 144%, he will be due the 120%. Hence he is aguing that he should get money that he is not due.

I know this grievance is not about him, it's about the union. He feels that the contract says one thing, but it clearly says something else. See above. Drew is 100% union and he will live and die by the union, even if it means sitting out a year. I hope he doesn't, but I will not be surprised if he does.

I know it's too late to replace him for this year. I was just talking about the future in general. If this Franchise tag hearing doesn't go well, and he doesn't get what he wants, he will sit. Then we will see a bidding war for him next year, and the price for him will get way higher than what Loomis and Benson want or can afford to pay him. Again, I hope I'm wrong...I hope I'm WAY wrong, but I can see it playing out this way.

Don't get me wrong, I want Drew back under center as bad as anyone on this board. I'm one of those "Pay The Man" guys that kept getting flamed every time we posted it. So yes, I want Drew back, but I can easily see the scenerio where he doesn't come back. I'm hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst, that's all.

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