Franchise Tag: Should The Giants Use It On Ahmad Bradshaw?

They have a a bigger need in the draft with LB and I don’t know if Ingram slips to you. Unless you trade up, but that seems unlikely. I like Bradshaw and think he’s a solid back that just needs to learn not to fumble. Maybe Tiki could show him how he held the ball at the end of his career.

What are the numbers for transitional tags?

I dont think the Giants should franchise Bradshaw let him test the free agent market if he wants to. I really like Bradshaw but as long as the Giants Oline can get healthy and add a infusion of youth through the draft Petrus was a good start. I think the Gmen can find a back in the draft and we still have Jake under contract.

I hate the idea of getting rid of Bradshaw because when he’s not fumbling the ball he’s an amazing talent. I wonder what he could be if he learned to hold onto the ball like Tiki did.

I’m not opposed to the Franchise tag, but I voted no as well. $9 million is a big number for a player we just don’t know we can trust. Jacobs made a bit more sense because he was coming off a great season, and we wanted to work that deal out. Bradshaw is a big question though. Can he command a bigger price tag? Will a team pay him that much more money than we’re willing to offer? Bradshaw is good and easily one of the bigger FA names at runningback, but will someone else really sign him to a monster contract?

I guess I begrudingly want to say let him test the market and see if anyone snatches him. If not then sign him to a smaller deal and teach him how to hold on to the damn ball. If they do, then we say “oh well” and get ready to draft a new runningback.

if you want him long term…sign him.

If not….let him test the market.

remember the Giants only tagged Jacobs so they could gain some time in there to sign him long term.

I can’t remember why they tagged Elliot….

then re-negotiate a long term deal.

Only way I can seem them not giving him the tag to do that is if they want to do that with Cofield, or they just are saying goodbye to AB so that they can draft someone like Ingram or Leshoure.

But I think AB will be an NYG. I think he’ll get that fumbling issue resolved and then add a healthy OL and he could go for 1400yds next year. Boom

they were reporting that Mankins has received the franchise tag from NE but it was pretty much useless without the new CBA. I say wait to see what happens before they start putting invisible shackles on players.

An injury-prone RB who can’t carry a heavy load and has fumbling issues does not deserve a big extension or the franchise tag.

Would you tag D. Williams? Would you rather have Williams or Bradshaw?
I say no tag on both, but I hope we can keep AB, love the way he plays. He should have a ball secured in his hands right now.

Let him test the market. I’m not a huge fan of AB but if he can be signed long-term that is a better idea. If he signs elsewhere then we still have Jacobs and we can go from there.

And no to Cofield. It’ll be a shame to watch him go but it certainly won’t be worth 12.5 million.

I say tough call because if you sign him to long term deal, they’re gonna want at least $18 mil. guaranteed and how many years do you go especially with his medical history? If you tag him, that’s $9.5 guaranteed for one year which is too much and I’m sure BJ wouldn’t be too happy making half that.

Cofield I think would be worth it if the tag price was last years $7 million but no way at $12.5.

Do we Tag AB even if we want to resign him to a longer term deal. He’s a 7th round pick, looking for a payday (rightfully so, he has severely outperformed his contract). He’d immediately sign the franchise tag offer and test free agency in 2012, thus seeing two big paydays. Furthermore, he’s not a feature back who can carry the ball 20+ times a game for 16 games. He’s had what….3 or 4 operations on his ankles? and he has a fumbling problem.

I love his tenacity and grit. He is fun to watch and root for as a fan, but there is no way in hell we franchise tag the man.

AB, I dont know, he had half of season to correct the fumbling issue. Did you see how recklessly he carries the ball. Even in the games vs the Packs and Skins – towards the end of the season – he was still running like that. No way can not afford that, there are going to be a few other FA running backs we could go after for less money.

I think we should look into tagging Dodge, but I didn’t see the punter position listed anywhere.

i know barry probably wont want it. But the big fella has been a staple in the middle of our D-line and we need to keep him. RB’s can be replaced. A solid fat guy in the middle, who gets after the ball/qb/ and has a fantastic sack dance is one in a million.

i lobby we keep Barry “taser dance” Cofield.

 Tagging AB has merit because RB’s have a short shelf life, and he’s been pretty banged up the past two years. It removes the long term risk, so it has appeal. If he stays healthy and stops fumbling, then maybe you still offer him a multi-year deal next year.
 But I don’t think they will tag him, or anyone else. They rarely work that way. And there is no one else that is worth the tag relative to the price. As Ed said, 12.2 mil for Cofield? Nuts.

Would not tag AB, would not mind letting him test the FA market and get signed elsewhere. He surely has the heart to merit a decent contract, but the Giants need a better RB to supplant Jacobs.

I wanna keep Bradshaw, but not at that price. He’s not a top-10 RB, let alone a top-5 guy. As much as I love Bradshaw and hope he returns, the Giants don’t need to open the vault for him.

but that’s a much larger # than I was expecting for a DT. & as much as I love me some AB, we cannot overspend on the RB position.

I think we only used the Franchise Tag once in the last 10-12 years & that was on BJ (2 years ago). But we only did that so we could get some extra time to negotiate his new deal. I think we can do the same with Barry. Tag now so we hold his rights & get him signed as soon as the CBA gets resolved. Not to mention, I hate the fact that the Skins overpayed for Fat Albert so it skewed the DT value. He should be forced to give some money back to help pay for Barry’s salary.

but only on 4/1/2011 – Then I’d have all the Special Teams players come to the Stadium and give him a huge " April Fools – TOM w/ directions to the nearest unemployment office!

Sorry – I really am not mean spirited but that would be classic.

He’s the only player I thunk that could warrant that type of money