(02-03-2019, 05:24 AM)irontrooper83 Wrote:

(02-02-2019, 11:58 PM)Upper Wrote: On a different note, it's pretty shady that a team which negotiates a player option into a contract is allowed to franchise the player if he uses that option. That should be against the rules.

Yeah it doesn't make much sense to me as well, if he has an option to buy out and be a FA why giving the team the opportunity to franchise tag him even after he buys out?

Anyway, in my opinion if they franchise tag him is because they are getting multiple calls from teams interested in trading for him eventually. They are 12 millions over the cap even with McLeod who just restructured saving them 7M+ and if Foles signs the tag the cap hit would be even higher.
Foles will immediately sign the franchise tag obviously so they better have a deal in place soon enough to free the cap space from that 25M cap hit.

If other teams stay put on their positions Eagles will have to let him hit FA. If they already  have a team lined-up with a 3rd round pick for him they'll franchise tag him and trade him right away.  

The franchise tag option offers an opportunity to other teams though, you basically can get a player you are still not sure you want to pay for the long term for one year at 25M (which ok is a lot but you can get out with no consequences after that) and a 3rd round pick.  It's basically a bit more expensive 5th year option.
Probably better than having to sign him to a long-term deal you can't get out of for at least 2-3 years.

I can see the Broncos doing something like this, they have two 4th round picks and 2 5th round picks. Interesting situation.

Beat me to it.  The only thing I’d add to the franchise tag after the option would be, I’d hope the eagles FO and Foles have been in talks and are both 100% on board with how it’s handled.  After all, the dude won you a SB.  At first glance, it does seem shady.  This way Foles gets the opportunity to get paid and the eagles get some sort of compensation.  

And I totally can see the Broncos going after him as well.

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