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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic
I know that Jones deserves to be at least the 2nd highest paid DT in the league.
I know that Sneed deserves at least $20 million dollars a year.
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But doesn't the way the franchise tag is structured essentially give these players that kind of salary for the upcoming season? CJ would be the second highest paid DT. Sneed would make roughly 20mm.
Regardless, you "know" that Jones and Sneed deserve that. But what about a player like Christian Kirk who people probably had pegged at 10-15mm/yr? And then there's just one team like the Jags who are willing to pay 18mm AAV and suddenly that's the market for him? How would it have worked for Tyreek Hill when the Chiefs were willing to pay a ton but other teams were willing to pay a ton plus a couple million more?
I think the system is set up pretty well right now. The franchise tag is what it is and it creates longer-lasting relationships. And if that doesn't work out, then the player has options and the team has the ability to recoup some value. And that's what's going on with Sneed at the moment. (Jones is on his third contract so is an entirely different beast.)
If you create some system where you're carving out the QB or placing caps on them, you're giving an insane advantage to a team like the Chiefs who have the best QB in the world.