Ottawapatty
Active member
Hey all,
Takeo Spikes is a little unhappy that the Bengals have taken steps to put the Franchise Tag on him! Do you blame him? Do you think the team has made a smart move buy doing this? Is an unhappy Spikes better than no-Spikes at all? What do you think?
Also, is this possible under the NFL contract rules and laws. Remeber Federov with the Wings a few years back? It was the same deal the Wings could keep him by matching anyone else's offer. So the Hurricanes made him an offer with a huge pay-out for reaching the Conference finals (at that time unlikely for the 'Canes, but almost a certainty for the Wings). Therefore the Wings had a tough decision to make and it was a great opportunity for Carolina.
So Spikes says he wants to go to a competitor. Could his contract be written up to have him recieve a large bonus should the team not make the play-offs and then go to a team (ie the Titans or Packers or Bucs or -- hopefully -- the Patriots) who are almost a certainty to make the play-offs and not pay the bonus, while there is no way for the Bungles to promise that and therefore would be unlikely to sign that kind of a contract.
Is this possible?
Does anyone know?
What do you all think?
Peas and Love,
Matt
Takeo Spikes is a little unhappy that the Bengals have taken steps to put the Franchise Tag on him! Do you blame him? Do you think the team has made a smart move buy doing this? Is an unhappy Spikes better than no-Spikes at all? What do you think?
Also, is this possible under the NFL contract rules and laws. Remeber Federov with the Wings a few years back? It was the same deal the Wings could keep him by matching anyone else's offer. So the Hurricanes made him an offer with a huge pay-out for reaching the Conference finals (at that time unlikely for the 'Canes, but almost a certainty for the Wings). Therefore the Wings had a tough decision to make and it was a great opportunity for Carolina.
So Spikes says he wants to go to a competitor. Could his contract be written up to have him recieve a large bonus should the team not make the play-offs and then go to a team (ie the Titans or Packers or Bucs or -- hopefully -- the Patriots) who are almost a certainty to make the play-offs and not pay the bonus, while there is no way for the Bungles to promise that and therefore would be unlikely to sign that kind of a contract.
Is this possible?
Does anyone know?
What do you all think?
Peas and Love,
Matt