Two sides of the hardy/orakpo tag scenario

[jptaylor84]

Just picked up on this, interesting because it's a similar situation to us, tie up a talented guy with a franchise tag or use the money for possibly three other starters as it's mentioned here, I do think the redskins are a bad team and need more work doing to repair there roster than ours, but just a different perspective on keeping a good player with the tag scenario or thinking about doing it the other way.

Interesting and I can see the logic from both sides, so what would you do?

https://twitter.com/jasonlacanfora/status/439851305264508929

https://twitter.com/jasonlacanfora/status/439851482683568128

https://twitter.com/jasonlacanfora/status/439851615122890752

[Jackofalltrades]

Meh.

[TheRed]

Our offense isn't going to be fixed in one offseason, our defense helped push into the playoffs last year, we will need that again.

[cardiackat88.]

Orakpo gets hurt every three plays.

[TheNewStandard]

So tired of Panther fans desperately trying to get rid if one of the best DEs in the league for rookies who may take up to 3 years to develop, if thy don't turn out to be busts.

Ridiculous.

[Kevin Greene]

So tired of Panther fans desperately trying to get rid if one of the best DEs in the league for rookies who may take up to 3 years to develop, if thy don't turn out to be busts.

Ridiculous.

 

 

No one wants to get rid of Hardy. No one.

However, given our current contracts on the books a one year 13 million dollar contract for Hardy would be "ridiculous".

[jptaylor84]

So tired of Panther fans desperately trying to get rid if one of the best DEs in the league for rookies who may take up to 3 years to develop, if thy don't turn out to be busts.

Ridiculous.

Where in the thread did I say I want to get rid of hardy? I'm just showing there's two sides to the argument of a tag or to let a guy go, it's just perspective, in know way am I condemning the panthers for decision to tag him either, it's just good to get fans feedback on what they would do given the choice.

[panthers55]

There is little downside to this tag. We can manipulate the cap to include Hardy this year and honestly with the dead cap space coming off the books and with CJ having to restructure or he will be gone next year, we needed Hardy more than ever. One thing the tag does is keep us from having paying any guaranteed money which turns into dead cap space if we release him.  He plays as hard or harder than he did this year because he is still in a contract year and once he sees we are going to keep him he will negotiate a long term deal or we will trade him and get picks.  His tag won't kill us moving forward because we haven't really tried to even squeeze all the money we can.

[Jangler]

fug him. I desperately want him to leave.

[jptaylor84]

There is little downside to this tag. We can manipulate the cap to include Hardy this year and honestly with the dead cap space coming off the books and with CJ having to restructure or he will be gone next year, we needed Hardy more than ever. One thing the tag does is keep us from having paying any guaranteed money which turns into dead cap space if we release him. He plays as hard or harder than he did this year because he is still in a contract year and once he sees we are going to keep him he will negotiate a long term deal or we will trade him and get picks. His tag won't kill us moving forward because we haven't really tried to even squeeze all the money we can.

Fair comment well said.

[hepcat]

There is little downside to this tag. We can manipulate the cap to include Hardy this year and honestly with the dead cap space coming off the books and with CJ having to restructure or he will be gone next year, we needed Hardy more than ever. One thing the tag does is keep us from having paying any guaranteed money which turns into dead cap space if we release him.  He plays as hard or harder than he did this year because he is still in a contract year and once he sees we are going to keep him he will negotiate a long term deal or we will trade him and get picks.  His tag won't kill us moving forward because we haven't really tried to even squeeze all the money we can.

 

Protects the Panthers in case he gets hurt this year too.