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Bolts 'extremely uncomfortable' with franchising V-Jax
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08:06 AM ET 02.22 | Franchising Vincent Jackson would come at great cost to the Chargers, something reportedly north of $13 million. Jackson will otherwise become an unrestricted free agent March 13, allowing him to negotiate and sign with another team. The team recently held its annual state-of-the-franchise meetings, and it's been all but decided that Jackson's tag is too rich in an offseason with several needs to address. While retaining Jackson is considered a top priority for general manager A.J. Smith, sources said Smith is "extremely uncomfortable" allocating that much money to a one-year guaranteed deal. A tag late in the designation period is not beyond possibility, but ultimately, the chances are said to be "highly unlikely."
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Do they ever do anything that makes the fan base comfortbable?
TxHeat
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Then release him ......he would look good in tiger stripes teamed up with A.J. Green
HILLBILLY
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Dude is way too inconsistent at $13M.
Otis B. Driftwood
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Seems like they go through this with this guy every season.
Robataille
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For the team that lets a Darren Sproles walk, letting VJax walk is a no-brainer.
Devi8ed
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When will teams learn that wide receivers are not worth that kind of money? How many wide receivers have really been season changes (Moss for a while, Rice, Owens maybe, but how many others?)? Chargers should dump Jackson and find two or three good young receivers for the same money.
markwwnb
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Poor Phillip Rivers
Patriots Go Go…
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What kind of "uncomfortable"? Like some strange guy looking at you in a weird way in the locker room shower? Your wife asking to be "the man" in bed?
Glenlivet18
Washington, DC
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Or the kind of uncomfortness they got when they said "Norv Turner will be our football coach in 2012"
Patriots Go Go…
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The tag is higher on him because they already tagged him this last year. Second year you tag the same guy it goes up considerably.
The tag for a WR, first time tagged, is $9.7 million.
50yearfan
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That made me uncomfortable and confused.
Glenlivet18
Washington, DC
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I am sure he is not ready to help them out with this after they treated him like crap when they had the leverage.
macvike
Cold Spring , NY
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Sure they are worth it, if they are good enough and you have the QB to get them the ball. The corner backs trying to cover them are getting more.
Play makers, difference makers, win games when all else is almost equal.
50yearfan
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The Lord without Rings is uncomfortable with the idea of not looking like he is screwing Jackson over if they make this deal. The key component of all AJ Smith deals is that he has to obviously screw over the player.
DarkArmadillo
San Antonio , TX
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Obviously in the book "How to stay General Manager and Constantly Underachieve and Dissappoint"
Patriots Go Go…
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They do seem comfortable with Norv.
50yearfan
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"While retaining Jackson is considered a top priority for general manager A.J. Smith"
Oh yeah? Then why has this dragged on for like 3 years now? Geeesh...and these guys KEPT their jobs??
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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They provide nice weather in which to be disappointed.
Debbie Does
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