The Tag
 

Lots of talk about cutting, restructuring, drafting, etc..

Here is a not well covered topic. Who do the New Orleans Saints Franchise Tag this season. List of possibles below along with going rated for Tags in certain positions.

R. Bush
J. Bushrod
J. Casillas
C. Daniel
B. De La Puenta
J. Drescher
S. Ellis
J. Galette
D. Henderson
M. Higgins
R. Humber
C. Ivory
E. Mack
T. McBride
W. Robinson
C. Robey
E. Olsen
S. Shanle

Or do we FT No one


FT numbers for the 2013 season:
CB: Franchise: $10.668 Transition: $8.939
DE: Franchise: $10.984 Transition: $8.994
DT: Franchise: $8.306 Transition: $6.919
K/P: Franchise: $2.926 Transition: $2.654
LB: Franchise: $9.455 Transition: $8.216
OL: Franchise: $9.660 Transition: $8.560
QB: Franchise: $14.642 Transition: $12.845
RB: Franchise: $8.079 Transition: $6.851
S: Franchise: $6.798 Transition: $5.899
TE: Franchise: $5.962 Transition: $5.105
WR: Franchise: $10.357 Transition: $8.716

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I don't see a Franchise Tag on that list. Transition on a couple of guys... maybe.

Re: The Tag
 

Shanle :dunce:

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I don't think the Saints can afford to franchise anyone. Along with upgrading the defense, whatever cap space the Saints can free up between now and next offseason will likely be used on locking up Graham. Can't see us slapping the tag on somebody like Bushrod just to over pay him for one season.

They'll either sign him long term (which I don't expect) or they'll let him go. No one else on that list is close to being worth the FT.

Transition tag for Ivory is a possibility, I suppose.

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No one is worth the franchise on that list.

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See. You wrong for that. :lolup:

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QB: Franchise: $14.642 Transition: $12.845
DE: Franchise: $10.984 Transition: $8.994
CB: Franchise: $10.668 Transition: $8.939
WR: Franchise: $10.357 Transition: $8.716
OL: Franchise: $9.660 Transition: $8.560
LB: Franchise: $9.455 Transition: $8.216
DT: Franchise: $8.306 Transition: $6.919
RB: Franchise: $8.079 Transition: $6.851
S: Franchise: $6.798 Transition: $5.899
TE: Franchise: $5.962 Transition: $5.105
K/P: Franchise: $2.926 Transition: $2.654

That low safety tag is why you won't see any of the upper tier safeties available in free-agency. They will all re-sign or be tagged.

It also illustrates the importance of the front end and CB's compared to safeties.

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Blow it up. I agree with bm, no one worth either trading or franchising.

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Not one name on that list is worthy of the franchise tag. Not one person.
In fact we don't need to be holding onto players. I believe that we need to jettison a large number of our under performing players. Gone. Gone. Gone.
Smith, Vilma,(who I love but doesn't fit the 3-4) Ellis, both of the Patricks, Harper, Jenkins, Bushrod, Shanle and well you get the idea.......

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If I had a gun to my head and had to pick it would be B. De La Puenta.