joesz Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 Some time ago I remember reading in this forum that it would cost the Bills about $5.8M to put the Franchise Tag on Nate Clemens, based on what was heard on the national media (Mort?). Aparently that number was very wrong, based on the positional franchise tag just published on Ask the Comish. Ask the Comish Cornerback $8.816 million Quarterback $8.078 million Wide Receiver $7.768 million Offensive Line $7.424 million Defensive End $6.666 million Running Back $6.323 million Linebacker $5.95 million Defensive Tackle $5.134 million Safety $4.968 million Tight End $2.687 million Kicker/Punter $1.787 million If these new number are true, I seriously doubt the Bills will franchise Clemens, evn if they only intend to use the tag to trade him.
BillsGuyInMalta Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 Wow, if those numbers are indeed accurate Nate goes bye-bye.
JAMIEBUF12 Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 8 million for a top flight cb,even one that had 1 bad season?hell yes you pay nate...............you pay nate and you watch a nate that knows the team and fans love him perform.
ans4e64 Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 wow, how can it cost more to franchise a corner than a QB, that doesnt make sense. But didnt the raiders have a bad situation with charles woodson last offseason? I remember they franchised him trying to trade him, they couldnt trade him and woodson signed the deal and they had to give him 10 mil or something.
BuffBills#1 Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 These look like last years numbers. I remember people saying that this year it would only cost 5-6 mill. to franchise a corner this year.
joesz Posted January 21, 2006 Author Posted January 21, 2006 These look like last years numbers. I remember people saying that this year it would only cost 5-6 mill. to franchise a corner this year. 576719[/snapback] If you check out the link, you will see the posting date of January 21, 2006.
BillnutinHouston Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 Clemens? I've heard of him, great pitcher. If you are talking cornerbacks, you might be referring to Nate Clements.
Frez Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 Salary cap goes to 95 million this year,as of March 1st. correct me if I'm wrong.......
eball Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 Lots of variables here. Was Nate's dropoff in production tied to the team's overall shoddy defensive play? Were the schemes poor? Who will be the new DC, and what will he think? Too early to predict anything at this point.
Charlie68 Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 looks like these above are really the 2005 #s http://www.theredzone.org/2005/freeagents/2005tags.asp unless all numers are exactly the same this yr. Im not sure 2006 #s are out yet
BobbyC81 Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 I would let Clements go. The Bills still have the likes of Jabari Greer, Eric King and don't forget Kevin Thomas, who was playing the nickel back before he got hurt. Another CB could also be added in draft or free agency.
crackur Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 suppose to be at 5 or under lowest tag for cb's ever......from what I heard
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 After the "great" year Clements had, it might make sense to roll the dice and see what he is worth on the market. Who knows? But, there is a very real possibilty that Nate's big money contract isn't out there -- not after he got completely schooled by "stud" receivers like Eric Parker week after week.
sfladave Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 looks like these above are really the 2005 #s http://www.theredzone.org/2005/freeagents/2005tags.asp unless all numers are exactly the same this yr. Im not sure 2006 #s are out yet 576743[/snapback] Thats what I was thinking, I don't think any numbers are officially released until after the end of the season.
taterhill Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 8 million for a top flight cb,even one that had 1 bad season?hell yes you pay nate...............you pay nate and you watch a nate that knows the team and fans love him perform. 576707[/snapback] Chris Chambers
sfladave Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 The NFLPA website doen't list 2006 numbers, the most recent numbers they have listed are 05s.
crazyDingo Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 If we tag Moorman instead of Clements we'll save a lot of cash.
sfladave Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 BTW the CBs who had the highest pay to figure out the average... 1. A. Winfield $12.4 million 2. T. Law $9.6M 3. S. Rolle $8.3M 4. P. Surtain $7.8M The franchise tag was $8.816M, the transition tag was $6.93M. Boy TD really fugged up with Winfield.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 looks like these above are really the 2005 #s http://www.theredzone.org/2005/freeagents/2005tags.asp unless all numers are exactly the same this yr. Im not sure 2006 #s are out yet Good catch. Those ARE the 2005 numbers as there's no way the numbers are EXACTLY the same from one year to the next. It should be the $5.5M reported earlier.
dave mcbride Posted January 21, 2006 Posted January 21, 2006 thought experiment here. when healthy (an issue, of course), charles woodson is certainly as good as clements. he will probably be cheaper too. is it worth it to go after him? another player like him who comes to mind who got hurt a lot, went to another team, and is now excelling is shawn springs, who has been lights out for the skins the past two seasons.
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