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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raptorman" data-source="post: 435193" data-attributes="member: 655">To add more to my original post.  Another problem in franchising Flynn follows. Sorry if I have posted some of this before but I just want to get it in one post.  Cap space. The Packers are bumping up against the cap. They have to be below the cap on March 13.  Free agency starts on March 13th.  First the Packer would have to cut or redo the contracts of several players. The 2 mentioned in the press are Driver and Clifton. This apparently would give them the cap room to franchise Flynn. Say the Packers do this, now with FA agency starting the Packers are at the cap. The problems is they can't sign or make offers to other FA's that would put them over the cap amount. Any offer to a player counts against the cap when it is made. So if the Packers are $2 million under the cap and want to offer  a player a deal that pays $3 million in the first year they can't do it.  So by being up against the cap the Packers would be limiting themselves in playing in the FA period until they get rid of Flynn.  Not that Ted does a whole lot in FA anyway.  But if they want to keep Wells or other of their FA's, it may influence that decision. Now, I don't see getting rid of Flynn as being much of a problem. But if it ties the Packers hands for the first few days of FA it could become and issue.  As to making a deal for Flynn before FA.  Technically it is against the tampering rules to make deals before FA begins. I know it happens and things are discussed. But if the Packers tag Flynn and have a deal to trade him to the Browns 5 minutes after FA begins, and other teams didn't get a chance make a bid on him I think the NFL may take a look at it. The Packers got away with it when the did it to Corey Williams but everyone thought the Packers tagged him to keep him. Everyone knows that the Packers are tagging Flynn to trade him. So I would think they would wait until FA begins before talking to teams. Now if they do tag him what do they get in return?  Depends on who they trade him to.  With a team like the Browns I could see them getting a swap of firsts (the lower one) and a second or third.  I don't see anyone giving up a top 10 pick for him.  He just does not have the playing time needed for a first pick. I also believe the Kolb trade may temper teams willing to give up a lot of picks for Flynn.  Then you have the combine, if guys like Tannehill start showing teams some good stuff teams may take a chance on them rather  than losing picks.  I don't see to many teams getting into a bidding war  to get him. I think most team would make and offer and that would be it. Either they get him or not.   But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.</blockquote>

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