(01-30-2024, 12:35 PM)nhiverson Wrote:

(01-30-2024, 12:06 PM)Caldrac Wrote: If they tag Josh Allen it will be one of the most disappointing moments or moves in Franchise history for me personally.

Would put it right up there with Fred Taylor being allowed to leave Jacksonville. The premature trading of Mark Brunell and the way David Garrard's career was mishandled in general here.

Further bothered by Baalke's comment on trying to get Ridley extended before the market starts. Effectively giving Atlanta a 2nd RD pick. Which is just [BLEEP] backwards for me.

You sign Allen. You show the NFL and current roster you give a damn about your star players and lockeroom leaders.

You tag Ridley and extend him before training camp starts or you draft his replacement in a deep WR class and look to trade him.

Giving Ridley freedom to pick an AFC rival or play off competitor to haunt you potentially down the road is also risky.

Imagine him with Mahomes and the Chiefs. Imagine him with Stroud and the tinhorns. Just asking for trouble...

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I agree it's more about the bad look and how it makes our players feel not being valued or appreciated if they tag him.

Not only that, but, how often has this franchise landed a cornerstone player in the first round and extended them to a second contract? It's extremely rare. 

This is an opportunity to not only do the right thing, but, also shake some of our past ghosts off that we've been getting chased by for quite a bit of time. 

I think since post 2000. We've resigned, what? Maybe three to four players we drafted in RD1. Maybe Marcedes Lewis and who else? I can't think of anybody else really. Eugene Monroe? Marcus Stroud? John Henderson?

It's a been awhile. It's pretty bad when you have to go back that far as well.

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