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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 429295" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Why not keep Flynn? Because his contract is expiring, he and his agent (and nearly everyone else) knows he has NFL starting QB talent and he and his agent want him to be paid as a starting QB. The Packers can’t afford to pay two starting QB salaries (cash <em>and</em> cap wise). And probably most important: Flynn wants to start, as he should. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">The reason Flynn may threaten to sign the Franchise tender is so he can negotiate with any team unrestrained by the requirement to make a deal with the Packers. A tag and trade is definitely in the Packers best interest; it may be in the other teams’ best interest if they anticipate a bidding war for Flynn. It isn’t in Flynn’s best interest although if he wanted to go to Miami and they want to trade for him, he may go along. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">My understanding is once Flynn agrees to a contract with the new team and the terms of the trade are agreed upon, Flynn would sign the tender, he and the new team would then agree to tear it up in favor of the new deal which would probably have more guaranteed money (over several years but still guaranteed) than the tag. The franchise tag is guaranteed salary for one season, it’s not like a multi-year deal with a signing bonus that gets accelerated when the player is traded or waived. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 429295, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Why not keep Flynn? Because his contract is expiring, he and his agent (and nearly everyone else) knows he has NFL starting QB talent and he and his agent want him to be paid as a starting QB. The Packers can’t afford to pay two starting QB salaries (cash [I]and[/I] cap wise). And probably most important: Flynn wants to start, as he should. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]The reason Flynn may threaten to sign the Franchise tender is so he can negotiate with any team unrestrained by the requirement to make a deal with the Packers. A tag and trade is definitely in the Packers best interest; it may be in the other teams’ best interest if they anticipate a bidding war for Flynn. It isn’t in Flynn’s best interest although if he wanted to go to Miami and they want to trade for him, he may go along. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]My understanding is once Flynn agrees to a contract with the new team and the terms of the trade are agreed upon, Flynn would sign the tender, he and the new team would then agree to tear it up in favor of the new deal which would probably have more guaranteed money (over several years but still guaranteed) than the tag. The franchise tag is guaranteed salary for one season, it’s not like a multi-year deal with a signing bonus that gets accelerated when the player is traded or waived. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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