Jimmy Graham Contract

TheOak · 03-03-2014, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Let me spell it out...

If Graham, a Team Trade Partner (i.e. Dolphins), and Saints sit down and agree on a conditional series of actions...

Jimmy signs the franchise tender at 7 mil (Saints Cap Hit) for this season on the condition of...

The new team will sign, extend him with guaranteed money that both have reached on previous agreement...

The cap hit for the Saints will be approximately 7mil (the current TE number)...

Jimmy's rights secured, he's traded for a package other than the two first round draft picks...

Once the new team (i.e. Dolphins) has his rights they're free to extend the contract prior to the NFL deadline in the summer to a mutual satisfactory number that both the new team and Jimmy had agreed...

This scenario has happened and was offered as an optional scenario that could happen...

Motivations?

Saints have a finite, salary committment of 7mil for this year only to move Graham on; are able to get a compensatory package to offset his loss; and begin relieving themselves of committing large salary cap numbers to just a handful of players...

Jimmy has the financial compensation package that is his and his representatives priority...

Dolphins have a college hometown hero, bona-fide NFL star to augment their offense and compete in the AFC East...

As of right now the Saints have zero cap hit commitment for Jimmy Graham, the league has not assigned a position to that tag. He has also not been offered or signed any tender. The Saints have until 15 July to sign him to a long term deal... The draft is 8th of May... You can expect the WR/TE issue to drag out past the draft, look how long Drew's drug out 3rd July.

This NEFT is not a tactic to get draft picks by the Saints, they want to keep Jimmy and I think people are forgetting that. It is a tactic to stall and get Jimmy to agree to the tag, he will be promised his big contract next year "if" he preforms as everyone thinks he will under this tag.

Keep another option in mind. "If" an arbitrator says Jimmy's tag value is that of a WR, the Saints can rescind that Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag effectivly making Jimmy Graham a Free Agent and we can still sit and wait to see if we want to mach and retain Graham, or let him go and get draft picks.

As I see it the NEFT is a redundant form of RFA that designates the draft picks that have to be given... Which no team would do, so its just a stall.

View Poll Results: What should the Saints do re: Jimmy Graham?
Negotiate, Re-sign to Contract	56	62.92%
Franchise Tag (Exclusive)	17	19.10%
Franchise Tag (Non-Exclusive)	7	7.87%
Non-Tender Free Agent (Let Him Geaux)	9	10.11%
Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2014, 07:05 AM	#11
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: Jimmy Graham Contract Originally Posted by jeanpierre Let me spell it out... If Graham, a Team Trade Partner (i.e. Dolphins), and Saints sit down and agree on a conditional series of actions... Jimmy signs the franchise tender at 7 mil (Saints Cap Hit) for this season on the condition of... The new team will sign, extend him with guaranteed money that both have reached on previous agreement... The cap hit for the Saints will be approximately 7mil (the current TE number)... Jimmy's rights secured, he's traded for a package other than the two first round draft picks... Once the new team (i.e. Dolphins) has his rights they're free to extend the contract prior to the NFL deadline in the summer to a mutual satisfactory number that both the new team and Jimmy had agreed... This scenario has happened and was offered as an optional scenario that could happen... Motivations? Saints have a finite, salary committment of 7mil for this year only to move Graham on; are able to get a compensatory package to offset his loss; and begin relieving themselves of committing large salary cap numbers to just a handful of players... Jimmy has the financial compensation package that is his and his representatives priority... Dolphins have a college hometown hero, bona-fide NFL star to augment their offense and compete in the AFC East... As of right now the Saints have zero cap hit commitment for Jimmy Graham, the league has not assigned a position to that tag. He has also not been offered or signed any tender. The Saints have until 15 July to sign him to a long term deal... The draft is 8th of May... You can expect the WR/TE issue to drag out past the draft, look how long Drew's drug out 3rd July. This NEFT is not a tactic to get draft picks by the Saints, they want to keep Jimmy and I think people are forgetting that. It is a tactic to stall and get Jimmy to agree to the tag, he will be promised his big contract next year "if" he preforms as everyone thinks he will under this tag. Keep another option in mind. "If" an arbitrator says Jimmy's tag value is that of a WR, the Saints can rescind that Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag effectivly making Jimmy Graham a Free Agent and we can still sit and wait to see if we want to mach and retain Graham, or let him go and get draft picks. As I see it the NEFT is a redundant form of RFA that designates the draft picks that have to be given... Which no team would do, so its just a stall.
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