Could This Be Troublesome?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

What does that mean if he doesn't sign the offer. I thought that was just a formality. He can sign with someone else even after he signs the tender right? I'll gladly take a first for a slightly above average guard. He's a big boy and durable, but he ain't that good.

As soon as the Skins issued the tender, that made him a RFA, meaning it doesn't matter whether he signs the tender or not, we still get the right to match any offer and receive a 1st rounder if we decline to match.

It's just that he obviously feels he's worth more than the $700K one-year tender. And I actually would agree with him. But the Skins hold the leverage in this situation, because nobody is going to give up a 1st rounder for Derrick Dockery. The Skins can afford to just wait Dockery out until he eventually signs the tender.

So he's pretty much guaranteed to be a Skin. I just think it might be wise to treat him with some respect and do right by him. He hasn't earned big money or anything, but we might want to consider rewarding him with a 3 year deal. That way if he gets even better he still has that opportunity for a big payday before he exits his prime. Of course that all depends on how much he asks for, which we have no idea of knowing at this point.

We just have to wait it out. But he's 99% sure to be a Skin next year.