Chiefs Rumors fly that Bowe may sign franchise tender - Page 4

Mr_Tomahawk · 04-26-2012, 05:33 AM

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...nchise-tender/

Rumors fly that Bowe may sign franchise tender

Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes recently signed his franchise tender, once word emerged that the Falcons may be trading for cornerback Asante Samuel. A similar dynamic could be playing out in Kansas City.

A league source tells PFT that there is chatter in league circles that Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe is considering signing his franchise tender due to concerns that the Chiefs will use their first-round pick on a receiver, and then strip the franchise tag from Bowe.

Yes, that would make Bowe an unrestricted free agent. But with the big money for free agents long since dried up, Bowe wouldn’t get a deal remotely close to the one he would have gotten on March 13, the day on which the market opened. At this point, his short-term and long-term interests may be better served by accepting the one-year, $9.5 million offer and trying to get a long-term deal while under contract.

Of course, signing the franchise tender would reduce his leverage, since he would no longer be able to refuse to provide services without financial consequence. Losing the $9.5 million bird in the hand, however, could prove to be an ever larger a financial consequence.

Stripping the tag from Bowe would also hurt the Chiefs; there’s no guarantee a first-round wideout will generate the same kind of production as Bowe — and Bowe would then be able to walk away without compensation.

qabbaan · 04-26-2012, 11:55 AM

Bowe is getting the Carr treatment. If the team wanted to resign him they would have done so before tagging him.

They will lowball him, then after the season make noise about wanting to keep him - knowing there is now way theyd pay what Bowes skills will command on the open market. And he will sign elsewhere, while we sign someone older and not as good for a moderate discount, just like with Carr.

Mr. Laz · 04-26-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by qabbaan

Bowe is getting the Carr treatment. If the team wanted to resign him they would have done so before tagging him.

They will lowball him, then after the season make noise about wanting to keep him - knowing there is now way theyd pay what Bowes skills will command on the open market. And he will sign elsewhere, while we sign someone older and not as good for a moderate discount, just like with Carr.

Carr wanted out ... period

He said he grew out a Dallas Cowboy fan and had always wanted to be a Cowboy.

The Chiefs didn't 'give him the treatment' ... why would they?

why would they be giving Bowe the treatment now?

ModSocks · 04-26-2012, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

The why hasn't Bowe signed his 9 million dollar tender yet?

Why hasn't he signed a long term contract yet?

You actually think the Chiefs didn't offer him a decent contract when they have given all the other guys they kept around good contracts?

Hell ... they even gave a kicker pretty big money.

Tamba Hali didn't get a contract till TC started.

This is the NFL. This is typically how things work. How many other Franchised players have received a contract already?

Mr. Laz · 04-26-2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Tamba Hali didn't get a contract till TC started.

This is the NFL. This is typically how things work. How many other Franchised players have received a contract already?

hopefully ... maybe it's just typical contract stuff

it wasn't with Carr

ModSocks · 04-26-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

hopefully ... maybe it's just typical contract stuff

it wasn't with Carr

Carr wasn't Franchised either.

Obviously the Chiefs want Bowe. If they didn't then they woulda tagged Carr instead.

Pasta Little Brioni · 04-26-2012, 12:31 PM

Sounds like something started by that hack incinerated blob

**btlook1** · 04-26-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

I really don't give a shit anymore.

Strip it, or sign him to a 50 year contract. All of this is moot with our current QB.

EXACTLY! We have to have a QB that can read a defense and deliver that ball more than 15 yards downfield. Do we have that......

Mr. Laz · 04-26-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Carr wasn't Franchised either.

Obviously the Chiefs want Bowe. If they didn't then they woulda tagged Carr instead.

which brings up another point

You have to think that the Chiefs were trying extra hard to get Bowe signed so that they could tag Carr and get something for him. Which indicates to me that that both Carr and Bowe had real issues of some kind.

L.A. Chieffan · 04-26-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

which brings up another point

You have to think that the Chiefs were trying extra hard to get Bowe signed so that they could tag Carr and get something for him. Which indicates to me that that both Carr and Bowe had real issues of some kind.

I have this great idea, it's called A Jump to Conclusions Mat.

Setsuna · 04-26-2012, 01:05 PM

Tannehill will be drafted or Bowe doesn't sign shit. Those are his terms.

whoman69 · 04-26-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna

Tannehill will be drafted or Bowe doesn't sign shit. Those are his terms.

Doubt it.

04-26-2012, 05:33 AM
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