Interesting idea. Like how it addresses multiple tag issues.mild wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:25 pmIt's a tough one to find a solution for given the uniqueness of the career prime/length situation for RB's, and the fact that they represent only a small fraction of the player base. The elite guys who are getting tagged - we're only talking about 3-5 guys a year, ultimately. That's not enough to make a change.Cameron Giles wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:08 pm Nothing is going to happen anytime soon, but hopefully it's something prioritized in the next CBA.
So long as we're passing time in the dead part of the offseason, though - I did see a fun solution that I thought had some merit.
If an OL is tagged, then the tag figure is calculated via all linemen. So it's an average of LT, RT, C, G's all summed into one, the top 5. (This is why you never see a Centre getting tagged)
What if it was calculated the same way for all offensive skill players? So WR, TE, and RB all counted as the same tag number - and that was calculated on the top 5 from that player pool? Call it the "Offensive Skill Position" tag.
Sure, they'd all be WR's in terms of making the calculation - but it would definitely solve the leverage problem that both RB's and TE's have in regards to getting held "contract hostage" by the tag.
Anyway, it'll never happen. But I thought it was interesting.
Would be interesting to hear the pros/cons debate on including QBs in that "Offensive Skill Position" group.