Originally Posted by
GingerP
I imagine he will be tagged, because it will be cheaper to tag him than Levitre. Last year, the tag for S was 6.2M, while the tag for OL was about $9.4M. Ideally, the Bills would sign one and tag the other.
From Byrd's perspective, getting the tag gives him a launching point for his negotiation. If you look at Eric Weddle's contract (5 Yrs/$40M, $13M SB, $19M guaranteed), that really is probably what Byrd would hope for on the open market. I think if the Bills offer him $8M per and comparable guarantees, he might be enticed to sign. Short of that, I would think he would just as soon wait for the offseason, tag or no tag, at this point. Games like last night only increase his value.