[CBFF] Briggs gets the franchise tag!!!

[Victor Waldron (CBFF)]

True, but I'm sure the guaranteed money on the table previously was more 
than the $7.2 mil he'll be guaranteed for just 2007. It was his choice 
(or through proxy) to turn it down. I'm sure Briggs figured there was a 
chance the Bears would tag him so he took the gamble of getting a larger 
payday for the price of taking on the injury risk.

V

mactbone wrote:
> OK, but you're not really thinking long term. If Briggs were to get injured this year then all the risk is his. The Bears don't owe him anything else. So the Franchise Tag is partly about not getting to the open market and partly about putting all the risk of injury on the player.
> -Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ryan Dietzenbach <ryandietzenbach at gmail.com>
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:55:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Briggs gets the franchise tag!!!
>
>
> It is also important to note that his 7.2 this year is GUARANTEED
> unlike anything he'd sign in the FA market (outside the signing bonus,
> of course).
>
> This was the right move.  If Briggs doesn't like the rules he can go
> play in Canada.
>
> RD
>
> On 2/16/07, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
>   
>> Far more? You think so? $42 million over six years? I'm not sure about that.
>>
>> I'm thinking he gets a sliver less that Urlacher, who's 9/56, IIRC. That's
>> more than 6 per.
>>
>> But yes, it's definitely in the Bears' best interest to get it done.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Victor Waldron (CBFF)" <victor at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>
>>
>> Thing is, Briggs will get paid far more for a single season than he
>> would with a long term deal. He's only missing out on a huge signing
>> bonus at this point which would easily exceed $10 mil. At least with the
>> tag it gives the Bears some time to negotiate.
>>
>> It actually is in the Bears best interest (from a cap perspective) to
>> get him signed to a long term deal. The $7.2 mil cap number for '07 is
>> likely higher than a multi year with the signing bonus amortized.
>>
>>
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