Franchise Tag Deadline Tomorrow

With the Tag deadline coming up in less than 24 hrs, what's ahead? Many teams are debating putting the pricey franchise tag on certain players looking to strike it big in free agency. One of those players in Olivier Vernon of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins are being slow to make a decision says Profootballtalk.com

Per a league source, the Dolphins plan to sleep on it one more night, taking full advantage of the tag deadline. Which makes sense, since it’s a deadline-driven business.

Vernon wil be on Bucs GM Jason Lichts radar no doubt about it if he makes it to free agency and he will be awaiting tomorrows decision. Vernon may be the best edge rusher on the market if he does make it to free agency, which would most likely push Licht away due to such a high price tag. Licht also has a big decision himself with the Bucs own Doug Martin. Sources close to the Bucs have stated that it is highly unlikely Doug gets the tag, via Pewterreport.com

However, the likelihood of that happening is almost zero, as the price to keep Martin in Tampa Bay would be in the one-year, $12 million range. That’s a steep price for a running back with two excellent seasons sandwiched around two years of less than 500 yards rushing and multiple injuries.

Although we all love Doug and what he has done here in Tampa, Jason Licht is looking out for the best interest of the team and paying a running back upwards to 12 million a year is not that. Especially when Licht has his own hand pick guy (Charles Sims) waiting behind Doug. I still believe Doug will end up signing back later but anything can happen once large dollar signs begin to be thrown around.