(01-28-2024, 11:29 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: So some are thinking Allens camp will start out with negotiations wanting Nick Bosa money at minimum who is the highest defensive player in NFL history.  If Allen's camp wants to make him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history do you give him the contract or tag him to see if he can repeat and have another year this year like he did last? Which would you do?

Bosa signed 122.5 mil guaranteed, 34 mil per year

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/49...-extension

Always remember that last year's "highest paid contract" becomes the new baseline for any negotiations the next season. In your binary world you would use the tag if his camp doesn't negotiate down to your level. In the real world that has pretty broad implications as I posted in the other thread where you were on this tangent. The tag should be the last resort, not a hammer that you walk into the discussion resting over your shoulder like you're Thor wielding Mjolnir.

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(01-29-2024, 08:49 AM)Jag88 Wrote: I would  pay him like top 3 at his position. If we can’t come to an agreement, tag!

Exactly and reasonable. This whole thread is the OP strawmanning my comment that the most recent is merely a baseline for current negotiations.

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