Quote:That's what they say.   I would call their bluff on that.  

 

Right now, Mack and the Browns cannot reach an agreement.   If Mack and the Jags can reach an agreement, then the Browns would match it?  

 

If he says he wants 9, and they say they will only pay 7, and the Jags say we will pay you 8.5, and Mack says okay, 8.5, you think the Browns would then say, okay, 8.5?   I dunno.   It's not a slam dunk.  

 

They would say yes because the market, not the agent, set the value of the player which means it will be lower than what the agent was asking for. And since the Jags set the market it eliminates any hard feelings between the Browns and the player. The Tag works that way to the benefit of the team using it.

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