Vikings use franchise tag on Greenway!!!!

[MUSKY18]

I think that is the smartest move they could have done! He is by far the heart of our defense and if they have any chance of doing well next season, they are going to need him. Lots of folks thought they would use it on Rice, but that would have been a waste. The no QB to speak of at this point to throw him the ball, lets just resign him to a big contract. Greenway is the #1 FA Linebacker out there and some team would have paid him BIG money.

[Trucks]

Agree 100 percent

[thatoneguy]

no surprise, and a smart move. on a team with a ton of holes to fill, they certainly couldn' allow a key defensive player to bolt and add another gaping hole.

[tonkapat]

He's no Urlacher or Lewis or Suggs or ..... But I guess he's our guy for a while now.

[zepman]

He's no Urlacher or Lewis or Suggs or ..... But I guess he's our guy for a while now.

Sure wish he'd make some BIG plays every now and then....

[Scott K]

I figured for sure they would use it on T-Jack

[PurpleFloyd]

I figured for sure they would use it on T-Jack

They can't afford to pay the salary he will command. I bet the bidding war for him is going to be epic.

[soldoncass]

I'm glad "he's no Lewis or Suggs" .....Greenway is a quality guy(as is Urlacher), and a good quality player to boot. GOOD MOVE!

[zamboni]

Rice hasn't proven he's 100% yet from that surgery, I know he played last year, but to me he lost a few steps. They put the tag on the right guy

[Bryce]

Started making some plays last year. Lets hope he doesn't go back into pile hopping mode of past to pad stats with new contract.

[FISHINGURU]

I'd of rather we just signed him long term then use a tag on him.

[tonkapat]

I'd of rather we just signed him long term then use a tag on him.

the odds of signing him or anyone to a long term deal before the collective bargaining agreement is settled is slim to none. If they were going to offer him a long term deal before the agreement it would have been done long ago.

[FISHINGURU]

Yeah thats the teams mistake, they should of already had him locked up. Not like players like to get tagged, it shows them that the team isn't willing to sign them long term. Most of the time after a player gets tagged they won't sign with that team.

This year might be different because of the CBA, but I hope people out there don't really think there isn't going to be football next season.

[MUSKY18]

Greenway showed how much of a class guy he really is when he found out he had been hit with the tag. Said he is going to get paid a big amount of money and is happy with that. He seems like the type of guy that will be loyal to the organization and will finish his career in purple.

[Scott K]

Ya, I dont understand why players dont like the franchise tag. Lets see, guaranteed top pay for the position you play. For a year, then you can cash in the next year.

[FISHINGURU]

Well most of the time the player is trying to get a long term contract for a couple years before they get tagged so they can stay with their team, when the team shows they aren't willing to make it work and slap the tag on you so you can't find a long term contract with a team willing to pay.

When the tag runs out they say screw my team that wouldn't sign me long term and stopped other teams from doing so. They then test free agency and find teams that are willing to pay them more money and want them for more years then their current team so they leave.

[Scott K]

I actually understand, but I guess the consequences of getting the franchise tag (top pay) should make the pain go away. For instance. You slap a franchise tag on a player, he automatically is guaranteed 20 million for 1 year. Or you sign him to a long term contract 6 yr 50 million. And maybe the contract has 10 million guaranteed money. Then after the first yr, he gets cut. Wouldnt he have been better off with the franchise tag, because after the 1 yr, he can still get his long term contract, and if he performed good, he will get top dollar, if not, he is still a free agent, and can get top dollar from whoever wants to pay him the most.

[zepman]

Vikings intentions are to get a long term contract done with Greenway...without a CBA in place...that will not happen. They (both sides)just don't know what the parameters are going forward.

Greenway should be happy with the tag and money that's going to come with it...he's now being paid more than he's worth next year.

[MUSKY18]

How can you honestly say he is being paid more than he is worth? He has led the team in tackles for the last 3 years and is clearly in the top tier of OLB's in the game. This is not counting players like Clay Matthews who are listed as OLB's, but are really Defensive Ends. He has been the proven player on the field who is consistent. What did superstar Allen do last year. Yeah, he got some sacks, but he surely was the dominant player he was the year before. Neither were the Williams'. If there was anyone on the roster that is getting paid what THEY ARE WORTH, its him.

[zepman]

There is no way Greenway is one of the top 5 linebackers in the league...period!!

[FISHINGURU]

Not in our system, all the pressure is supposed to be from the front 4. We barely ever blitz our LB's so they don't get many chances for sacks. He is a tackling machine though and young, I'd say he's top 10 all around.