Projected Franchise tag salaries - by positions

[Patler]

I don't know if anyone has posted this or not.
These are projected salaries, not official.

Position/Salary

Quarterback - $18.51 million

Running back - $10.93 million

Wide receiver - $12.80 million

Tight end - $8.33 million

Offensive lineman - 12.92 million

Defensive tackle - $11.17 million

Defensive end - $14.78 million

Linebacker - $13.17 million

Cornerback - $13.05 million

Safety - $9.60 million

Kicker/punter - $4.12 million

[woodbuck27]

Be careful:

Is it a category 'A' or 'B' or 'C or 'D' or.......whatever category post or a legitimately unique thread topic?

You have to look both ways over your shoulder here now before electing to post a thread.

[pbmax]

The WR number just seems stupid.

[Joemailman]

Keep in mind that the franchise tag is the number the league sets, or 120% of what the player made in the previous year, whichever is higher. So although the franchise tag for DT's is 11.2 million, for Suh it's about 26 million.

[woodbuck27]

The WR number just seems stupid.

Don't all of the numbers seem stupid. The money these top players get is insane.

Taking the 'gotta swallow it' pill.

It's a passing game now. WR's run routes to secure pass's and YAC.

[Guiness]

The WR number just seems stupid.

Stupider than the CB number?

[vince]

If you had a big time Tight End you'd be in business. Otherwise it's just ridiculous all around. 26 million for Detroit to franchise Suh? Where's he gonna end up? Seattle? That'd be brutal. They should dump Beastmode and sign Suh. Although he could be one screw-up away from being out of the league for a year. He also could be the missing link to one of the best defenses since the '85 Bears. I sure hope Wilson costs 'em a ton of money and soon because the Pack needs them to lose some talent not get more.

Packers need them to sign Beastmode for big money and then he needs to go down with a chronic back. I don't know where Suh's gonna end up but that could be big. Anywhere but Seatlle.

[Joemailman]

If you had a big time Tight End you'd be in business. Otherwise it's just ridiculous all around. 26 million for Detroit to franchise Suh? Where's he gonna end up? Seattle? That'd be brutal. They should dump Beastmode and sign Suh. Although he could be one screw-up away from being out of the league for a year. He also could be the missing link to one of the best defenses since the '85 Bears. I sure hope Wilson costs 'em a ton of money and soon because the Pack needs them to lose some talent not get more.

Packers need them to sign Beastmode for big money and then he needs to go down with a chronic back. I don't know where Suh's gonna end up but that could be big. Anywhere but Seatlle.

Incredibly, the top 9 teams in terms of cap space are all in the AFC. http://www.spotrac.com/research/nfl/...nfl-teams-502/ That would be the best-case scenario for the Packers. Question is whether Suh just wants the biggest contract he can get, or whether he wants to play for a team that can win now.

[vince]

No way the Pack franchises Cobb or obviously Bulaga.

I wonder about TT's recent strategy of letting guys he knows he wants to re-sign test free agency. He signed Rodgers early (twice) and it paid off bigtime. A couple others he signed too early.

Lately he's been sitting back and letting his guys set the market instead of signing them early. It seems to me that he could have signed Cobb a lot of places along the line for a lot less than he'll have to pay now. Maybe he'll end up getting him for $8 million a year and that will be the right number but right now it seems like he'll end up costing more.

[vince]

Incredibly, the top 9 teams in terms of cap space are all in the AFC. http://www.spotrac.com/research/nfl/...nfl-teams-502/ That would be the best-case scenario for the Packers. Question is whether Suh just wants the biggest contract he can get, or whether he wants to play for a team that can win now.

I hope he cares more about the money but he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who is driven by money alone.

He may end up in the Hall of Fame but he'll also be on the edge of being out of the league. He likes to drive fast and take chances. The Packers o-line also did a decent job of neutriliizing him. As long as he costs whatever team he ends up plaing for $15 million he'll be overvalued. AFC would be great - except that Pats.

[Joemailman]

He got Jordy done early. I think he wanted to wait and make sure Cobb was the same player he'd been before the broken leg before giving him a big contract. Teams can contact prospective free agents starting March 7, with free agency beginning March 10. I expect Cobb to see what he's worth on March 7-8, and sign with the Packers March 9.

[vince]

He got Jordy done early. I think he wanted to wait and make sure Cobb was the same player he'd been before the broken leg before giving him a big contract. Teams can contact prospective free agents starting March 7, with free agency beginning March 10. I expect Cobb to see what he's worth on March 7-8, and sign with the Packers March 9.

For $9 mil/yr. Yeah it's easy to second guess the best in the business. I can see waiting on a guy like Shields, even though he ended up costing more than he should have... Maybe he wants to sign Cobb for 5 years instead of 3, and that's worth waiting until the end for. He's every bit the no-brainer re-up as Nelson is. And he'd have been cheaper a year ago.

[smuggler]

You also have to consider whether Cobb was willing to play a year without the insurance of a new contract to earn more. It seemed the Packers *were* trying to get Cobb to sign a contract last offseason, but (because of his injury) it may have been less than Cobb felt he could get by playing in 2014.

TL;DR Both parties need to agree to a deal at any time.

[vince]

The injury did come at a bad time. If Cobb's gonna cost more, I hope they sign him to a longer deal. Shit I'd go for a lifetime deal. Make him a coach when he's done. Seriously. Sign him up for good.

Edgar Bennett Jr.

[pbmax]

Stupider than the CB number?

The Packer skew my perception probably since Ted could draft either position from a hospital bed.

My sense is top WR don't dominate games so much as their teams' offenses. While a top CB can remove a threat all together. Fitz and CJ earned huge contracts while playing for some middling teams. Vincent Jackson's contract was dumb and Mike Wallace wasn't far behind.

However, just as you can find bargain basement, mid to late round WRs and do well, I suppose you can play zone CBs and be effective without shelling out top dollar.

I am probably complaining about just a handful of players.