Originally posted by Jakemall:
I agree with the 2nd part, but the fact is the tag does work. I'm not going to go through every instance, but I am sure it worked the majority of the time. It's not always required as you say but if didn't work there would be no threat.
Historically, these are the best 9ers who played under a tag:
Steve Young (1993)
Terrell Owens (1999)
Julian Peterson (2004, 2005)
Aubrayo Franklin (2010)
Dashon Goldson (2012)
Even without this....the THREAT of the tag forces people to the negotiation table for many deals that we never hear a thing about regarding the "franchise tag."
Some posters here have formed this false comfortable narrative that all 85 players on an NFL team has to be "Happy."
Lol this is just not the case. Many of these guys play with depression and all sorts of other stuff I cant name. Players like
Calvin Johnson....you really think he was happy all of his career playing as a Detroit Lion? Of course not,...but there was the threat of the franchise tag and they could offer him the most money,...so he started off a Lion and retired a Lion --
UNHAPPY.