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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 3 2014, 05:22 PM (138 Views) | |
| cedjss | Mar 3 2014, 05:22 PM Post #1 |
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The Browns used the transition tag on Alex Mack Will pay him like 10 million I guess Browns knew he would not resign with them |
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| DarkHorseColts | Mar 3 2014, 05:42 PM Post #2 |
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IIRC, the Transition tag means the Browns can match any offer, but if they choose not to, he walks with no draft pick compensation. Also means Ward is not getting tagged. |
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| errsay | Mar 3 2014, 07:40 PM Post #3 |
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Paying a Center something in the neighborhood of 10M seems ludicrous to me. No reason not to sign someone like Smith or De La Puente for half that amount. |
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| cedjss | Mar 3 2014, 09:35 PM Post #4 |
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Average salary for a center is 5 million Good ones are closer to 10 Satele who was ranked the 32 best center in 2012 and the 31st best center in 2013 is to make $5.1 million in 2014 |
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| errsay | Mar 3 2014, 09:44 PM Post #5 |
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Hopefully for another team. |
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| AustinColtsFan79 | Mar 3 2014, 11:29 PM Post #6 |
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http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/average/center/ That's obscene what the browns are paying him. I mean, it doesn't even make sense for him to do a long term deal. |
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| LACOLTSFAN | Mar 4 2014, 05:04 AM Post #7 |
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From Pro Football Talk: "With the franchise tag for offensive linemen only $1.654 million higher and the Browns having $57 million in cap space, they arguably should have just used the franchise tag. While it’s possible that another team will sign Mack to a contract that more accurately reflects the center market, there’s no reason for Mack to do a long-term deal unless it pays him a lot more than $10.03 million guaranteed. His best move could be to take the money for 2014 and hit the market next year. Unless the Browns want to pay him $12 million under the franchise or transition tag in 2015." Kind of bewildering to me what the Browns did. Edited by LACOLTSFAN, Mar 4 2014, 05:10 AM.
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| Coltny | Mar 4 2014, 01:23 PM Post #8 |
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I figured that Mack would get big bucks somehow, but the way that the Browns went about this is a head scratcher. |
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Mar 4 2014, 01:47 PM Post #9 |
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I guess they want whoever their new QB will be to have a solid center year one, but seems unlikely Mack will sign with them long term. Over paying for a center is just stupid. |
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