Hardy franchise tag and hurt the cap or FA DE signing...what you say?

[Jmac]

I know most folks on here doubt DG would use the tag on Hardy and dump 12 mill onto the cap......would you be willing to offer 10 or 10.5 mill a year,front loaded contract for three or four years (word is he turned down 8 mill a year) and cut or restructure to keep him or take the alternative...sign someone like Jared Allen as a FA for less (maybe has a couple years left). Thnk we have to many pressing needs on offense to do this in the draft. This may be Hardys last regular season game in the black and blue so this is a relevant question. Hate to seem him go to the black hole in Oakland.Can we get this done?

[Razeyfingers]

He was a 6th rounder. Pay. . The. . Kraken.

[Dex]

No one can answer this.

[csx]

I say worry about it after the season :)

[PantherWake]

We will have from February to next season to talk about this.

[stirs]

Is it better for a player to take 10 million and stay on a defense where he has the chance for his name to be on Sportscenter over and over and over because of his exploits gaining him tons of endorsements?  Or is it better for him to make 12 million and go to a team where he will struggle for the next 5 years because of the double teams and be out of sight/out of mind?

[Argus Plexus]

I'd offer 9 mil a year for five years. Tell him take it or leave it, that's all he's getting. He can get more money somewhere else, but this franchise is going to be good for several years. Put the ball in his court. If he chooses to leave, upgrade O-Line.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Come on man 8 million a year still isnt enough...let him walk we cant hinder this team anymore than it already is by lucrative deals like the ones cj dwill and j stew got we need to think about the future cams deal is coming very soon

[poorboysrev]

We will have from February to next season to talk about this.

People are so used to having nothing to talk about but offseason moves this time of year so I think it's mainly just habit. People are still in playoff denial. If we win 4 more games we are the Super Bowls champions, fug the offseason and salary cap haha

[mav1234]

Come on man 8 million a year still isnt enough...let him walk we cant hinder this team anymore than it already is by lucrative deals like the ones cj dwill and j stew got we need to think about the future cams deal is coming very soon

 

while we're at it why not let Cam and Keek walk, too?  Why hinder the team with lucrative deals?

 

cj's deal wasn't bad imo... we needed him

 

we need to pay our young stars, and hardy is one of them... but we're not gonna overpay him because DG doesn't seem to do that

[teeray]

We need to sign him up. Whatever it takes. Mitchell and Hardy are must gets this offseason

[davos]

We've gotta offer him something before a potential tag--> which wouldn't be the best route.  I'd love for him to stay.

[mbarbour21]

No franchise tag. Offer him an amount, if he doesn't take it, let him walk. Unless what he is asking is reasonable. We need cap space.

[poolesrr]

Don't understand one thing. Can we not franchise him then trade him so we don't end up with any compensation don't know quite how all that works. Just hope we don't end with a peppers situation where he walks and we get nothing