you do not negotiate how to use cap space unless its for your own contract and if the team would do that Ball, Gute and Murphy should be fired on the spot. The organization has the right to use that space to sign their own FA's, use it in FA, or bank it. Thats not for any player to decide
He gets in return is money right away. You convert base salary to SB that's guaranteed money. He demands a say in how team runs you tell him to suck it will talk to other players
fact is you could never put that language in a contract to begin with, would violate the CBA and never get league approval
Nope...if they even consider that they are dumber than a box of rocks. There should be no negotiation etc... he's a soon to be 38 yr old QB. The man is playing on borrowed time. You don't have to like it but that's a fact and only a group of mental midgets would do anything longer or listen to his wants.... he hasn't and I am repeating myself again delivered a SB in 10 yrs. #12 is the one piece of this puzzle over the years that hasn't changed yet the outcome has stayed the same.....
Reassurances mean nothing. Fine then let him walk if that’s what he wants. He not the GM, not the HC. Why would he? More $$$. Follow the money. And this “all in “ stuff also means squat. They are $18m over the cap so asking for a FA bonanza is a wish and a prayer
i truly think that is unfair. that's like surrounding tom brady with a bunch of nobodies that no other team wants and then blaming him when the team doesn't get to the super bowl. the smart thing that tampa bay did is they listened to everything tom wanted. they changed the offense to better suit him. they brought in a couple guys that he specifically asked for who he had worked with in the past, and they already had the outstanding defense, but they even made it a bit better. they didn't say "that's all you get" and start acquiring players that they might be able to use someday when tom retires.
