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It's interesting because, with Hogan, they announced it immediately

im assuming that with it being draft week, and also a situation where its plausible we might match, they are just doing it to mess with them (with either outcome)

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Fwiw, it's common practice to wait to the last minute on a RFA situation. If I understand it correctly it ties up the offering team's cap space until a decision is made. Obviously, it isn't a huge deal in this situation but there is no reason to do it sooner. You see it A LOT in the NBA in the summer with restricted free agents. I'm pretty sure that the NFL works the same way.

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Take it for what it's worth but my sources are close to the situation and they assured me we should be hearing something soon.

 

Just a gut feeling here, but I might be now leaning towards the possibility that we can maybe expect to hear something in the next 20 minutes...or not.

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So you turn him into a valuable role player FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Savvy?

 

Well... you literally signed him after he was dropped from a practice squad. You got a season's worth of production out of him, and now you'll get a pick for him in the year that he walks - not waiting on a comp pick. And you aren't overpaying him.

 

I like the guy, and understand why we match if we do. But to say that we HAVE to match is a bit short-sighted.

He went from unable to make the 53, to finally getting activated when we had injuries, to replacing karlos after he got fat, to a 5th round pick in return. There are greater tragedies than losing this guy.

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