Quote:I just want to know why there is such a thing as the transition tag?

 

The whole point of ditching restricted free agents (for the most part) was to give the players freedom. Mack is practically being held hostage. 

 

It's interesting that people think using the tags is "holding a player hostage" when other teams do it. Did you voice the same concerns when the Jags used the Franchise Tag (a much more limiting tag) on Josh Scobee and Marcedes Lewis?

The purpose of the tags is to protect small-market teams - of which Jacksonville is one of the smallest - from having all their best players bolt for the big city, hindering their opportunity to have any sustained success.

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