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Originally Posted by nunusguy
Don't we still have the option to franchise Mario in the event that he won't willingly resign and wants to go directly into free agency after this season where we'd perhaps get nothing but a compensatory pick for him, or under the new CBA has that franchise option now been eliminated ?
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Yep, the tag is still around. I think you can only use it on a player once or twice...don't recall, but I know its still around.
Might be blind faith thru battle red kool-aid glasses, but I can't see Mario getting out of here without some sort of compensation, even if its a tag and trade.
I'm not cashing him in just yet. If he's still where he is now by week 3 or 4, I might be singing a different tune, but there's only so much you should take away from 3 quarters of 2 preseason games. Phillips has been doing this a LONG time, if he thinks it will work, then I'll buy it until I see differently in a REAL game or three.