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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NelsonsLongCatch" data-source="post: 544763" data-attributes="member: 1407">My whole point is that given the choice between a one-year $11M contract with the possibility of a longer term contract a year later is less desirable than a four-year $24M contract.  You could take out insurance on yourself or stash away your big one year payday, but the long-term security is what every player wants.Going back to my Henry Melton point, he played under the franchise tag last year and made around $8M.  Now, he'll play this year on a one-year deal for around $1M-$2M.  If he doesn't have a good year coming off of an ACL tear, he'll bounce around the league for at least the next two years.  I personally don't think any player "wants" to play under the tag.</blockquote>

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