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Post by frenchylions on Mar 10, 2021 6:05:24 GMT -5
I'm comfortable with the Lions not tagging Golladay, they probably want to invest in more useful players for their offense, a versatile RB or a second elite TE or a possession receiver or whatever.
As they say in this article, Golladay is kind of a "niche player".
But as you've said, they could have tagged him to use him as a medium of exchange for something / someone else ?
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Post by D6 on Mar 10, 2021 10:50:51 GMT -5
Now that the Lions elected not to Tag Kenny Golladay, the most the Lions can get for Golladay is a 3rd Round Compensatory pick in 2022. Assuming that this is what Brad Holmes expects the Lions to get for Golladay as part of the Compensatory Pick formula based on what occurs during the early parts of the 2021 FA period, it's probably less than what the Lions could have got for Galladay in a trade ( if he agreed to a contract with that team, hence signing the Tag Tender, making him eligible for the Lions to trade him ). A 3rd Round Compensatory pick in 2022 would be around the equivalent as a 4th Round Compensatory Pick in 2021 ( present value ).
It's possible that Golladay said to Holmes privately that he wouldn't sign the Tag Tender under these conditions. And / or, that Holmes wasn't getting enough in return for Galladay in early trade talks, under the assumption Galladay would have been tagged.
I believe when push came to shove, the Lions could have got at least the equivalent of a 3rd Round Pick in the 2021 Draft, hence the equivalent of a 2nd Round pick in the 2022 Draft, for Golladay. Having said this, in fairness to Holmes, Golladay would have remained on the Lions salary cap books for the around $ 16 million Franchise Tag number ( or somewhat lower if the Transition Tag option was used ) until the sign and trade was complete. This, combined with the back and forth leverage game that would have taken place with Holmes vs. Golladay and his highly skilled agent Todd France ( Dak Prescott contract with the Cowboys is off the charts! ), are the main reasons why I am not being critical of Holmes for his decision not to tag Golladay. Even though, my preference was for Holmes / Lions to tag Golladay.
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Post by D6 on Mar 18, 2021 0:14:37 GMT -5
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Post by D6 on Mar 18, 2021 12:48:45 GMT -5
Kenny Golladay's free agency is not going as well as hoped for the WR
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Even if the NFL salary cap goes up substantially in 2022, Kenny Golladay will turn 29 during the 2022 season. Hence, if the Giants and / or another team offers him a multi-year contract today or in the coming days, that's heavy in guaranteed money, it would probably be in his best interest to accept that type of offer.
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Post by D6 on Mar 18, 2021 17:44:10 GMT -5
Kenny Golladay expected to get Giants offer if all checks out
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If the Bears sign Kenny Golladay, they likely will attempt to trade WR Allen Robinson (who had the Franchise Tag placed on him last week).
Being that Golladay is from Chicago, if offers are close, the Bears probably have the advantage over the Giants and Bengals.
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Post by D6 on Mar 19, 2021 14:19:51 GMT -5
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