Raiders don’t use franchise-tag designation
By Steve Corkran
Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 1:31 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders opted against using the franchise tag on any of their prospective unrestricted free agents before the window closed Monday afternoon.
Last season, the Raiders placed the franchise-tag designation on strong safety Tyvon Branch as a means of protecting themselves from losing one of their key starters.
Ultimately, Branch signed a long-term contract that superseded the one-year tender as the Raiders franchise player. Players who are franchise-tagged are guaranteed the average salary of the five-highest-paid players at their position from the previous season.
Not applying the franchise tag on any of their 17 prospective unrestricted free agents doesn’t mean the Raiders aren’t interested in bringing back some or all of those players.
They have until March 12 to hammer out contracts with key players such as linebacker Philip Wheeler, tight end Brandon Myers and defensive lineman Desmond Bryant before other teams are allowed to make offers.
Also, the Raiders were only $1.45 million under the salary cap limit as of Monday morning, while still needing to account for the salaries of five more players before free agency starts Mar. 12.
Using the franchise tag would have made reaching cap compliance even more difficult. The Raiders can use up less cap room for 2013 by signing some or all of the aforementioned players to long-term deals.
Several top-notch players such as wide receiver Wes Welker, cornerback Aqib Talib, free safety Dashon Goldson and tight end Jared Cook also weren’t franchise-tagged by their respective teams.
Players such as those are intriguing prospects for the Raiders to consider if those players remain unsigned once free agency starts.
For now, though, the Raiders primary focus is freeing up enough money so that they can re-sign some of their own players before they are eligible for free agency.
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March 4th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Thanks cork your hatrd worker you
March 4th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
You hard worker you, keep up the good work!
March 4th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Who are the raicers?
March 4th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Yawn. At least it is a new post.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Plunketthead Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Who are the raicers?
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Do they win?
March 4th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
It’s a great day to be a Raicers fan! Isn’t it?!
March 4th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
oh i get it, you left out the d because our d was horrible last year
March 4th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Do any of the players deserve the franchise tag?
March 4th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
They have until March 12 to hammer out contracts with key players such as linebacker Philip Wheeler, tight end Brandon Myers and defensive lineman Desmond Bryant before other teams are allowed to make offers.
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69 Khalif Barnes OT
90 Desmond Bryant DT/DE
66 Cooper Carlisle G
97 Andre Carter DE
53 Omar Gaither MLB/OLB
27 Matt Giordano FS
25 Mike Goodson RB
10 Derek Hagan WR
23 Joselio Hanson CB
9 Shane Lechler P
7 Matt Leinart QB
34 Mike Mitchell SS
83 Brandon Myers TE
92 Richard Seymour DT
77 Matt Shaughnessy DE
36 Shawntae Spencer CB
52 Philip Wheeler OLB
I wouldn’t be surprised to see ALL these players back to compete for jobs, besides the following:
Seymour, Giordano, Leinart & Spencer
Lechler may be out of our price range…
March 4th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
I guess 5-days wasn’t enough time to use spell-check.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
RRS — Good day to you, also.
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…I’ve got a shot and cerveza waiting for me! It will soon be an even better day to be a Raiders fan.
Later
March 4th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Do any of the players deserve the franchise tag?
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Not in MY mind….
March 4th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Bowe just signed with kc.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
12.theghostronin79 Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Do any of the players deserve the franchise tag?
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Not in MY mind….
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Kinda sad, if the whole Raiders team was FA’s is there anybody worth the Franchise tag?
March 4th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Btw sad list absolutely nobody deserves franchise tag
March 4th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Carson Palmer $5,995,000 in Cap savings
Tommy Kelly $4,775,000 in Cap savings
Darrius Heyward Bey $5,341,000 in Cap savings
Rolando McClain ($4,220,000) in Cap HIT
Mike Brisiel $2,820,000 in Cap savings
By Releasing these guys plus the ($510,000) we are over the cap right now……………Raiders will be at $14,195,000 under the salary cap, not a lot of room but considering we were only $5,000,000 under the cap last year means we are heading in the right direction and that’s all you can ask for as a Raider fan. The real bright side is 2014, Raiders are currently under the Cap a little over $50 million so it will be another year and a half before we acquire some decent talent, simple as that.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Lechler’s leg isn’t what it once was. He may sign cheap so he doesn’t have to switch his kids school(s).
March 4th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Lechler wants out. He was pulled aside by veterans on the team many times last year about having bad attitude during practice. he is done with Oakland, to much partying by players and not enough team.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Lechler is as good as gone.
I said it before cut palmer
2013 is development year planning for 2014
March 4th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Shane wants to play close to home and the Boots need a punter
March 4th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Attn: DJG
you gotta link for comment #3106 on the last thread?
March 4th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Btw DJ williams will not. be a raider
March 4th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
that’s what it boild down to……”WORTH”….
and it’s NOT there.
March 4th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Reggie is getting rid of the partiers and the knuckleheads so Shane cannot use that for an excuse. Besides, he was ok with the partiers all those years Al made him the highest paid punter
March 4th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for gracing us with a new post cork.
Please, pace yourself. We don’t want you to burn out.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:01 pm
I also think desmond bryant is a goner
March 4th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Surely palmer will restructure and the raiders will try to build the trenches in the draft, if the o-line can be strengthened and the scheme fits McFadden, there’s no reason why the offense can’t be legit again. Defense too scary to contemplate with the roster in the state it’s in…
March 4th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
18.tailgater Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Lechler wants out. He was pulled aside by veterans on the team many times last year about having bad attitude during practice. he is done with Oakland, to much partying by players and not enough team.
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True, I heard McClain was a boyscout and then he started hanging out with Lechler…
Did you hear Lechler just took a vacation in Florida? Took Desmond Bryant out for a few drinks…
March 4th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
First last year was a Mormon so,
Dhb gone
Bryant gone
Yes knuckleheads gone
March 4th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Meant first pick bergstrom
March 4th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
No franchise tag is the correct move, Reggie Rules!
March 4th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Is the rumor true? That Reggie plans on having IHOP cater the team breakfasts during training camp, by cashing in his frequent diner cards. Thus, saving Mark enough $$ to hire Holmgren……
Fortify the Lines….
March 4th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Espn should fire Williamson. Dj williams??? Big knucklehead
March 4th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Wow. Such harsh words for Lechler, probably the last HOF player Al will have drafted. The guys been gold. I’d move on too if I were him. Try to get into the playoffs.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Lechler a hall of famer? No punter not even Ray Guy has been named to HOF. Why would they name Shane over Ray Guy? Guy was much more dominant in his day while I admit I think Shane can punt farther not necessarily higher than Guy.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Is there market for DHB, can’t see any team offering him much of a FA contract. I think our pick is best spent on the ‘O’ rather than ‘D’ line, what do you guys think?
March 4th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
No, the only guy on our roster TALENTED enough for top 5 $$$ in the NFL is McFadden and HE is too brittle to warrant that. ANd maybe little Wiz, centers can’t make that much right?
Sad but true.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
1960AutumnWind Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Lechler a hall of famer? No punter not even Ray Guy has been named to HOF. Why would they name Shane over Ray Guy? Guy was much more dominant in his day while I admit I think Shane can punt farther not necessarily higher than Guy.
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Well, I’m betting he gets in. Guy deserved it, but his time passed and Lechler is even better.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
DHB will get cut. He is simply not worth whatever that redonkulous contract is supposed to give him. i like him and maybe they work something out but you can’t just tear up a contract, you restructure the stupid money or you cut…
March 4th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
I can see signing barnett, not sure wheeler is back, established himself will look for more loot on the market.
I said it before 2013 continue to rebuild add a couple of low priced FA’s.
And please myers can walk sorry runs in cement
March 4th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Ray Guy NOT in the HOF is a FARCE!! Guy changed games with his skill. Also let Al have more position players on roster by being the emer/3rd string QB…
March 4th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
I think DHB only gets cut if he REFUSES to restructre….And I don’t see him refusing.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Out of this list that RR put up which ones are most important?
69 Khalif Barnes OT
90 Desmond Bryant DT/DE
66 Cooper Carlisle G
97 Andre Carter DE
53 Omar Gaither MLB/OLB
27 Matt Giordano FS
25 Mike Goodson RB
10 Derek Hagan WR
23 Joselio Hanson CB
9 Shane Lechler P
7 Matt Leinart QB
34 Mike Mitchell SS
83 Brandon Myers TE
92 Richard Seymour DT
77 Matt Shaughnessy DE
36 Shawntae Spencer CB
52 Philip Wheeler OLB
I am thinking Wheeler, Hansen, Gaither, , Carter, and Bryant on DEF (only if the last four are coming in at right price) and maybe just Barnes and Myers (only if Meyers not asking big premium). I think the only one that needs to be protected before FA is probably Wheeler and maybe Hansen. Some of the others can be signed later.
Carlise is a better ZBS blocker and is getting old and probably not even worth the vet min anymore.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Guys please realize Reggie walked into a disaster, a complete wreckage it is a tough task, this year try to compete plan for 2014 mark it down big time cuts coming, but reggie realizes he needs to show that we are not giving up, so some dolts will stay strictly for the facade
March 4th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Sean Smith CB and Glenn DOrsey should be Raiders
and I dont care who the queefs signed.
Raiders smashed them 2x last year and the Raiders were kinda bad
March 4th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Steve Corkran @CorkOnTheNFL
Guard Mike Brisiel and Raiders hammer out restructured contract. Move reduces Brisiel’s base salary for 2013 from $4.35 million to $1.35.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Wiz as a Guard might of been top 5 in 2011. Stupid move putting him at center – Thanks again Knapp.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Hey JLofty, will there be a cap hit to releasing DHB? Between the McClain / palmer dead money and the loss of pick in the second round, I don’t envy reggie trying to turn this around with effectively one hand tied behind his back
March 4th, 2013 at 2:20 pm
There’s ONE down………
March 4th, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Raiders should have signed D Goldson..if only he was a FA last year not tagged
March 4th, 2013 at 2:21 pm
The only reason palmer stays is for our owner to save face, trade was mind numbing disaster
March 4th, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Our Kicker is top 2 or 3 at his position. Maybe even the best at this point in his carreer.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Breisel saves reggie some time and yes a admitted mistake
March 4th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
So they think Briesel can play in a PBS scheme. I hope some of that resturcture was reduction because he is not an above average guard at this point.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Raiders should be making some moves this week
March 4th, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Gotta trade down.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Nation anyone here get the fact that we are plotting for 2014? Please retort
March 4th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Terrelle Pryor @TerrellePryor
#MyWordsRT @alliseeisstates: @TerrellePryor “I don’t want anything given to me, i want to work for everything and i want to earn it..”
March 4th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
ohioraider Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Gotta trade down.
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Hope they can.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Fart In An Elevator Says:
P-man, I have two important questions for ya, do you remember who brought up the phrase “fart in an elevator” in this blog recently? Don’t look it up. Just if you happen to remember…
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No. And that’s only one question.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
I’m surprised IGAG hasn’t appeared to tell us the real story behind the lack of information. There must be a conclave going on at IHOP!
March 4th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
New post – they come in bunches I guess.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Everyone let me know if you want a guy like this on your football team?
http://youtu.be/ixGedaeYz-I
March 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Pryor starts
Mark it down, unless coach is delusional and says we will compete and says palmer gives us best chance
I also remember a mediocre LB a few years back when kiffin was coach and said that we would be dynamic
I am tired of the bs, i can accept this year being a pass
March 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
elraidmanhattan Says:
Nation anyone here get the fact that we are plotting for 2014? Please retort
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Allow me to retort. I don’t.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Purvisman/Intrepid/Eternal Optimist Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Fart In An Elevator Says:
P-man, I have two important questions for ya, do you remember who brought up the phrase “fart in an elevator” in this blog recently? Don’t look it up. Just if you happen to remember…
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No. And that’s only one question.
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Thanks. Oh yeah, right….the second question…..
How’s the market for llama sh*t these days?!
March 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Fart In An Elevator Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
M1>no they would not need to face the exact same condition yet learned behaviors and coping mechanisms are taught to the next generation and are thereby inherited.
F>Isn’t this backwards? (Not trying to nitpick.) If they are learned behaviors and mechanisms, can they not be unlearned or reframed?
SNIP
M1>…. ni**as.
They in turn called our youth this name and we have kept it alive to this day.
F>I’m a little lost here. If the affliction is hereditary and thereby unintentional, why intentionally keep an affliction like this “alive”? Please clue me in.
M1>However a person that [snip] wears his pants below the waste should also consider seeking help.
As they [those people wearing their pants below the waist] may be undiagnosed, but all the while suffering form mental illness.
F> Mystic1, I;m more than a tad confused here. How would the Black psychologists you’re referring to differentiate in the diagnosis between a fashion style (or fad) and a mental disorder? And I ask this concerning Black therapists diagnosing Black clients (and not diagnosing non-Black clients who wear their pants the same way).
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excellent questions
This seems like im speaking to a cross poster, but at least it is constructive.
1. Your first question can be answered by the fact that we have not adopted many systems amongst our own or a unified code to counter these behaviors or reform ourselves. many people in my community will not agree that these are issues, or on how to address them. a result of thinking within the vacuum that is the current system we are dominated by. The current systems that we subscribe to will need to be completely eradicated from our thought process and replaced with our own in order to truly reform ourselves. Holidays like the 4th of you-lie (july)fall into this category for instance. No different than how brothers in prison were remade by the noi (malcolm x), or brothas from the street oakland were reformed by black panthers (bobby seale) for example.
2. the answer to your second question is the same as the first. many of our people have no clue about the origin of the rituals we practice. many are in disagreement about the negative affects of practicing these rituals. This includes the use of the word ni**a.
this quote from our great freedom fighter revolutionary and warrior queen says it all;
“I freed hundreds of slaves, and i could have freed thousands more , if only they had known they were slaves”- Harriet Tubman
3. the origin of the so called fashion must be examined them acknowledged, it is prison culture. i will not go into what it means here, but will say that when men came home from prison the culture of saggin pants came with them. The youth assimilated and adopted the so called style, many uninformed about what it really is. by the way spell the word saggin backwards and it reveals an interesting code.
The mental health experts that i have hinted at are in the minority in their field and even amongst black mental health specialist. we simply dont have many mental health experts looking int researching or documenting the unique profile of our people as it relates to our unique existence.
secondly most black people dont seek examination from experts that specialize in treating black people with consideration to our unique amerikkkan experience.
harry carson belcher and darryl russel may have benefited from working with one of these specialist.
March 4th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
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M1>excellent questions
This seems like im speaking to a cross poster, but at least it is constructive.
F>Mistic1, thank you very much for your very interesting responses. This is Scourge trying out a new name. Don’t think I’ll be cross-posting. It takes too much energy.[snip]
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M1>3. the origin of the so called fashion must be examined them acknowledged, it is prison culture. i will not go into what it means here, but will say that when men came home from prison the culture of saggin pants came with them. The youth assimilated and adopted the so called style, many uninformed about what it really is. by the way spell the word saggin backwards and it reveals an interesting code.
F> Ya got me yet again, you Supavillian, you! I’ve always been curious as to the origin of the saggy pants. Please explain this prison fashion statement.
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M1>secondly most black people dont seek examination from experts that specialize in treating black people with consideration to our unique amerikkkan experience.
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F>I’ll have to keep this in mind. I’m considering going back to grduate school to get my doctorate in counseling psychology.
BTW, have you ever heard of Dr. William Cross the Africam American who developed the theory of Black identity development. I believe he called it Theory of Nigrescence.
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March 4th, 2013 at 2:55 pm
*graduate
March 4th, 2013 at 2:56 pm
*African
Mebbe I better reconsider the grad school thing?!