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Originally Posted by Vinatieri for Prez
I agree there is a chance he's gone, but I will still be pissed. As far as the tag, they're not afraid to use it since they franchised Vinatieri twice (three times?) in a row. I'm not so sure Samuel's play would suffer if he was tagged. This is because he would be up for FA again the next season, and if he sucked then his potential dollars would go way down. I've seen other tagged players play well. I think you could see a franchise tag and another year of in-season re-negotiation before he either resigns or is gone.
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I consider Vinatieri a different case. I just get the sense with Samuel you are going down the disgruntled/holdout path with a tag.
Him leaving for some reason doesn't upset or concern me that much. Good player but not a Champ Bailey type talent. Ok, who is but that's the dollars you may see.