...then trade him.
Before I say anything else, let me clarify a few things. I believe that we would be able to trade Greer for at least a third-round pick, which is better than letting him walk for nothing. In that case, neither us nor the team we traded him to would have to pay the tag money if the other team signs him to a long-term deal.
Reasons:
1) this is a deep draft class. Extra picks could mean more holes filled (e.g. Center, OLB, etc.)
2) Otherwise, we'd let him walk for free.
3) Who else would we put the tag on?
Green Bay did this with Corey Williams. Instead of letting him walk into free agency without getting anything, they put the tag on him and traded him for a second-round pick to Cleveland.
Granted, if we didn't get any trade offers then we'd have to eat the deal, unless we signed him long-term, which is possible imo. But the Bills can afford to eat the cap hit, considering what they could get in return.
Thoughts?
P.S. I don't think Greer is worth the tag money, this just seems to best way to get something for him if Buffalo won't sign him long-term.
Before I say anything else, let me clarify a few things. I believe that we would be able to trade Greer for at least a third-round pick, which is better than letting him walk for nothing. In that case, neither us nor the team we traded him to would have to pay the tag money if the other team signs him to a long-term deal.
Reasons:
1) this is a deep draft class. Extra picks could mean more holes filled (e.g. Center, OLB, etc.)
2) Otherwise, we'd let him walk for free.
3) Who else would we put the tag on?
Green Bay did this with Corey Williams. Instead of letting him walk into free agency without getting anything, they put the tag on him and traded him for a second-round pick to Cleveland.
Granted, if we didn't get any trade offers then we'd have to eat the deal, unless we signed him long-term, which is possible imo. But the Bills can afford to eat the cap hit, considering what they could get in return.
Thoughts?
P.S. I don't think Greer is worth the tag money, this just seems to best way to get something for him if Buffalo won't sign him long-term.
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