Quote:By packaging a salary with Roster, Signing Bonus's including an opt-out/ non franchise if possible that have their greatest effect in the 15,16 & 17 seasons, it may be possible to deliever a package that is unacceptable to the Browns. I suspect this chess game is approaching end game moves with feints and bluff's.

 

I do like the idea of a one year payment of 15m with signing bonus of ?m plus optout clause that leaves him a true UFA next year.

 

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That would be great until he takes his 15 mil then opts out on us.

 

You never know what could happen over the course of a year that could cause him to turn sour on us. I don't see us making a deal like that.

 

I also don't see us paying an unusually high amount up front to scare off Cleveland. Way too risky considering the potential for injury. The jags would be setting themselves up to get screwed.

 

The only feasible option I see to sign Mack this year is to trade Cleveland some draft picks to forgo the right to match.

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