Originally posted by Afrikan:
Luckily, the option of the franchise tag can buy you time. 🤷🏾♂
But Kyle has always been about optics... for example he never likes the idea of the backup QB making more than the starting QB. Which is why he finally accepted Jimmy G back on the team if he took a contract paying him less than the 2nd year QB, Trey Lance.
So Kyle is gonna be all in for overpaying Brock on a long contract...instead of franchise tagging him (even though this would be the best option for the team). At least until Brock bounces back next season. Then it would be worth *overpaying* for him.
Really hard to make this argument when it's happened twice in the last 4 seasons, especially considering 2023. Our backup made considerably more money than our starter.
This seems moot anyway considering we can't franchise tag him this offseason, when the negotiation is taking place.