[CBFF] Briggs gets the franchise tag!!!

[Jim Ferolie]

But that was the case this past year, as well. It was a much bigger risk. He 
was making under a million and would have very little to show for it.

If he gets injured in a year he's making $7.2 million, how different is it 
from a seven-year, $45 million contract with a $10 million signing bonus and 
$500,000 first-year number. Three million. He'd get cut, get a small injury 
settlement and that would be that.

That said, players definitely do not like the franchise tag. But he probably 
had to expect it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mactbone" <mactbone0 at yahoo.com>


> 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>
>
> 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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