Jake Long wants “at least” $10 million per

[RUSH]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Where have you read that??? I have seen it as anywhere from 15.4 to 15.6 in literally dozens of places.

CB: Franchise: $10.668 Transition: $8.939

DE: Franchise: $10.984 Transition: $8.994

DT: Franchise: $8.306 Transition: $6.919

K/P: Franchise: $2.926 Transition: $2.654

LB: Franchise: $9.455 Transition: $8.216

OL: Franchise: $9.660 Transition: $8.560

QB: Franchise: $14.642 Transition: $12.845

RB: Franchise: $8.079 Transition: $6.851

S: Franchise: $6.798 Transition: $5.899

TE: Franchise: $5.962 Transition: $5.105

WR: Franchise: $10.357 Transition: $8.716

http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000117300/

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by RUSH

http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000117300/

I was wrong. I was reading it in every article discussing specific LTs and what they would be owed if franchised and so I assumed that was the number. I was right that if Miami tags him he will get $15.4 million or so...

As for the franchise tag, the tender for an offensive lineman in 2012 was worth $9.383 million and will remain in that area as the salary cap is expected to remain flat in 2013. However, that won't matter for Long as his franchise tag would be worth $15.36 million, 120 percent his 2012 cap number of $12.8 million.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I was wrong. I was reading it in every article discussing specific LTs and what they would be owed if franchised and so I assumed that was the number. I was right that if Miami tags him he will get $15.4 million or so...

And BlackBob actually believed that we would TAG Albert and still draft Joeckel at #1 overall...

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I was wrong. I was reading it in every article discussing specific LTs and what they would be owed if franchised and so I assumed that was the number. I was right that if Miami tags him he will get $15.4 million or so...

Wow. I never knew that rule.

An interesting note to take from that is that I guess that would place Bowe's franchise figure at about $12.4 million vs. 9.6 for Albert.

$3 million in cap space can do a lot of things for this club. It once again emphasizes my thought that Bowe should be the guy we extend long-term while letting Albert play the season under the franchise tag.