Bengals plan to use franchise tag on Justin Smith

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Seems like a waste to tag a guy like him. He's a solid player with a good motor and character, but he's not a top flight DE.

Agreed. And doesn't tagging him give him negotiating leverage? If the team thinks he's worth a one year, $8.3 million deal that the tag comes with, they can't exactly turn around and say OK we'll give you $22 million over 6 years or something.

I'm not really sure why Redskin fans are really interested in this guy. I don't see how he's much of an improvement over Phillip Daniels.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Agreed. And doesn't tagging him give him negotiating leverage? If the team thinks he's worth a one year, $8.3 million deal that the tag comes with, they can't exactly turn around and say OK we'll give you $22 million over 6 years or something.

I'm not really sure why Redskin fans are really interested in this guy. I don't see how he's much of an improvement over Phillip Daniels.

Younger and stouter vs. the run, basically. If Daniels' play doesn't drop off from where its been the last two seasons, then he's probably comprable to Smith.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Younger and stouter vs. the run, basically. If Daniels' play doesn't drop off from where its been the last two seasons, then he's probably comprable to Smith.

That's not saying much cause IMO it's time for Daniles to go.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

That's not saying much cause IMO it's time for Daniles to go.

I actually really want to keep him if we can get him to restructure or simply take a pay cut. He's an average to slightly below average starter IMO and quality depth.