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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 17408075)
Yup.
The tag was never designed to be used on guys looking for a 3rd deal; that 25% kicker makes it prohibitive and of little value to the team. There's next to no surplus to be created by dropping a $30+ million tag on Jones - it would be akin to hostage taking and little else.
It's designed for the exactly the situation the Chiefs face with Sneed. No real risk he holds out. Plenty surplus value created and a fair bit of leverage even in trying to work on a long-term deal.
It just doesn't make any sense at all to tag Jones. It makes ALL the sense in the world to tag Sneed.
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Sneed's age works against him in this situation, and in KC's favor. He's 27 exiting his first contract, and if he just plays on the tag, he's now trying to negotiate a big payday at 28 (when most top guys are after their 3rd contract). And that's assuming he has another great/healthy season. It should be in his best interest to negotiate in good faith, but take a 3-4 year deal with KC, even if it's a little lower ACV than he could get on the open market.
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