You don’t franchise a guy in his age 29 season unless you’re ok with sending disgruntled guys into the locker room. You don’t franchise a guy who played on a 1 year prove it deal in good faith and proved it. You’ll never get a guy come here on a 1 year prove it deal again.

You tag guys that are late bloomers and finally produce in the last year of their rookie deals so you can see them do it again before you commit. You tag guys who try to force their way out and have salary expectations outside of reality.

I don’t believe the tag is much of a consideration in this instance. They’ll come to a deal or let him walk. I think he wants to stay and I think they’ll get a deal done, so I seriously doubt it gets to the point of him walking.

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