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My read on it:
- Veach wants OBJ on a long-term deal that won't break the bank. That may not be possible.
- OBJ wants to be here, but wants to get paid top of the market, which is what he thinks he deserves.
- The tag is a poor option, because Veach wants to have cap space *now* to use elsewhere; last year we got strung along with Tyreek's extension, and it altered the process (still thankfully worked out) and where we could/could not spend.
So, now:
- OBJ will hit FA and let the market tell him what he's worth
- If he'll allow us to match and is open to returning, and its a deal we're comfortable with, OBJ signs and we move forward.
- If he signs elsewhere and someone overpays (in Veach's mind), then we collect a 3rd, maybe, as a comp pick next year depending on what else we do this FA session.
- Additionally, we likely have an idea as to who is available via trade and what the cost is, or we have a few rookies that we have our eye on and have an idea as to where they will slot in range for us to jump up.
Interested to see where Brett puts his dong now that he's flopped it on the table.
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