(03-06-2024, 11:53 AM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(03-06-2024, 10:32 AM)Jag149 Wrote: Yea, it was disappointing but inevitable.  That is now the process for high level players. A team has only one tag making it a scarce commodity. Using it on the player is akin to giving your girl in junior high an ID bracelet. (yea I dated myself there) The players agent can show he is working hard for the player and earning his money. The team can show they are getting the best deal they can for the team. This will take some time as time just reinforces the effort by both sides.  This will resolve in ...

Your right that it was probably going to go this way. We all hoped I think that it could be agreed and not have the whole 'will he play on a tag?' nonsense. We let Ridley walk and that was a situation that had so many different opinions from fans but we don't know what coaches opinions or money talk there was behind the scenes. What to do with Ridley was the most up in the air decision and I'm hoping they let him walk as they felt he wasn't good value or scheme fit rather than messing up Josh so had to tag him which means letting Ridley walk.

I know that's all speculation and I'm not saying I think that's what happened in any way, I just hope that wasn't the reason. If they weren't sold on Ridley that's fine. 

I think they'll sort a long term deal like we did with Engram a month or two down the line where he gets paid pretty damn well.