(10-25-2017, 09:43 PM)JaguarsWoman Wrote:

(10-25-2017, 09:11 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I didn't say they don't get paid. I said they don't get paid like a 3-4 pass rushing OLB such as Von Miller. Telvin's performance, however good, is not going to get paid like that.

The highest paid 4-3 OLB is Jamie Collins who makes $12.5 mil per year. Compared to the 3-4 OLB where you'd have to go to the 7th highest guy to be at that much. Tagging Telvin would pay him like $15 mil, making him the highest paid 4-3 OLB in the league. He's not getting tagged.

Well, Von Miller is the best OLB and demanded to be the highest-paid defensive player with the first three years guaranteed. What is the average salary for a 3-4 OLB not believed to be elite at his position?

There is another option: the transition tag. We have enough money to match any team's offer, which can be in the $12 million range.

If you're going to Transition tag him just to match the offer, then just pay him. You can only use the franchise or transition tag in a given year. You can't Franchise ARob and transition Telvin.

The LB franchise tag is going to pay the average of the top 5 highest paid LBs regardless of scheme fit. So to tag Telvin, you'd be paying him the average of the top five LB. All of which make more than the highest paid 43 OLB. It doesn't make sense to use. Telvin will command 10-12 mil at his position, the tag puts him at least $3 mil over that.

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