Maybe we can pull off the Reverse-Julio move?

[Snafu]

 

[Flyin' In DC]

Tell him to bring those 7 or 8 sacks a year with him

[1989Fan]

1. Heck yeah I’d take Simmons

2. it’s comical to me how the younger generation players think these social media tactics matter at all to a bunch of wealthy boomers or gen x’ers.

[PriMeTiiMe]

Titans I got a sweet 4th and future 2nd for you.

[ItsJustMe]

Can AS/TF fleece the Titans?

[marvinthemartian]

Bring him home TF

[The Don™]

It's common practice these days to remove any affiliations with the team to increase leverage and remove any bias during contract negotiations. Players and agents that do so are saying they want to get paid and are not tied down to a team.

Lots of players do this and most are instructed by their agent to do so. Deebo did the same thing last year and resigned with the 49ers. 

He's not going anywhere.

[Falcons_Frenzy]

When I read the title I instantly thought of the reverse cowgirl. 

Then I thought, are the Falcons getting Shannon Sharpe to help them again? 

I wonder if they ever sent Sharpe a thank you card 🤔

[atljbo]

1 hour ago, Snafu said:

 

Boy I would be calling the Titans every day

[Snafu]

45 minutes ago, ItsJustMe said:

Can AS/TF fleece the Titans?

Already did it once. Why not make it a double.

 

 

[Snafu]

26 minutes ago, The Don™ said:

It's common practice these days to remove any affiliations with the team to increase leverage and remove any bias during contract negotiations. Players and agents that do so are saying they want to get paid and are not tied down to a team.

Lots of players do this and most are instructed by their agent to do so. Deebo did the same thing last year and resigned with the 49ers. 

He's not going anywhere.

May be true, but AJ Brown was traded just 9 days after doing the exact same thing, to the exact same organization, just last year.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

2 hours ago, Snafu said:

 

I was thinking this was a thread asking how much extra this has cost folks in the past to have this done to them.

But to my delight it is not! 😂

[Falcons_Frenzy]

So the Falcons traded Julio for Troy Andersen and the pick at 110 this year. 

They traded Matt Ryan for DeAngelo Malone. 

[Killing Floor]

He’s good.  Would be something different and new to nab a starter from Tennessee instead of someone released from their practice squad. 
 

He could contribute week 1. 

[Killing Floor]

1 minute ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

I was thinking this was a thread asking how much extra this has cost folks in the past to have this done to them.

But to my delight it is not! 😂

I was picturing a guy filling up Gatorade jugs. 

[Dark Bird Rising]

We have that Tennessee connection.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

13 minutes ago, Killing Floor said:

I was picturing a guy filling up Gatorade jugs. 

Messing around with the jugs again, are we??? 🤔

[AllStarHandyMan]

Depends on the price to me and how much he wants to get paid. I am more so watching DeForest Buckner and calling them so we can get a reverse Matt Ryan deal. Plus Buckner I think would be cheaper then Simmons. Plus just over all better in my book.

[HASHBROWN3]

1 hour ago, The Don™ said:

It's common practice these days to remove any affiliations with the team to increase leverage and remove any bias during contract negotiations. Players and agents that do so are saying they want to get paid and are not tied down to a team.

Lots of players do this and most are instructed by their agent to do so. Deebo did the same thing last year and resigned with the 49ers. 

He's not going anywhere.

Hey Don. Trust me, the brass doesn’t give two ****z about someone’s social media profile. Nor does it have even a morsel of impact on a negotiation.

It simply boils down to whether a team is willing to meet your compensation demands. Internally, they will weigh out the value proposition and decide if a player is worth it to them. Same with the player & his agent.

If both parties can agree on a range, then negotiations ensue, if not, then they begin that same process with other teams.

The only thing that may change things would be the two types of franchise tags. Which I think will happen regarding the Ravens & LJ.

It only takes one team to open that bank vault. Even then, there’s an element of risk associated with that sort of commitment to one player. 

So, to get back to your valid point about a player removing his team affiliation via social media in order not to show attachment or to show neutrality, it’s really nothing more than triviality of no consequence. Because the only place the rubber will meet the road is at the negotiating table. 

You can bet that both parties will not be concerned about the other’s SM. But I can potentially see a legal problem should either party use these SM platforms to falsify or divulge information that by law should otherwise remain private. Or use those platforms for character assassination. By then however, it’s clear the parties have pretty much gone their separate ways lol.

Would you agree? I mean that’s simplistic. Now I’m obviously not an an attorney as are a few here, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night! 😜. 

[Dirtybird56]

Titans are in a pretty tough spot with their roster if I remember correctly.. I’m sure Simmons is their top priority but maybe the situation they’re in could allow us to finesse him 

[tcmafreak]

30 minutes ago, Dirtybird56 said:

Titans are in a pretty tough spot with their roster if I remember correctly.. I’m sure Simmons is their top priority but maybe the situation they’re in could allow us to finesse him 

 

From USAToday:

When it comes to Tennessee Titans players due for contract extensions, the biggest of the group is no doubt defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, who will play on the fifth-year option in 2023 before hitting free agency in 2024.

The expectation has been that the Titans would get something done well before it gets to that point, but the team’s tight salary cap situation might prevent that, and quite possibly a long-term extension altogether.

And that’s exactly what the Titans have told Simmons, who revealed to The Athletic’s Dan Pompei the conversation he had with the team about an extension this past offseason.

Simmons says the Titans told him they don’t know when they can pay him, and they may not be able to pay him what he thinks he’s worth, which is likely to be around the $31.6 million per year Aaron Donald is getting.

...

But Tennessee’s salary cap situation is a mess, with the Titans having just $2 million in cap space now, which likely hindered their ability to make a trade, and they are set to be over the cap in 2023, per Over the Cap.

[1989Fan]

Okay, at $31M per year they can keep Simmons.

[tcmafreak]

6 minutes ago, 1989Fan said:

Okay, at $31M per year they can keep Simmons.

If the contract is structured well, I'd be open to paying him.

[Atlantafan21]

3 hours ago, 1989Fan said:

1. Heck yeah I’d take Simmons

2. it’s comical to me how the younger generation players think these social media tactics matter at all to a bunch of wealthy boomers or gen x’ers.

I mean it usually works doesn’t it? 

[TheRisen999]

4 hours ago, 1989Fan said:

1. Heck yeah I’d take Simmons

2. it’s comical to me how the younger generation players think these social media tactics matter at all to a bunch of wealthy boomers or gen x’ers.

Lol it kinda does.. in this generation it’s a sign that the player wants to be moved therefore it takes away any leverage the team may have With potential suitors because they already know the player either won’t play or is going to be an issue for his current organization.

It take the negotiation from moving an asset to ..we’re taking on your problem so really we shouldn’t have to give you much in a trade. It’s all relative.