1st half observations (saints game)

[Keith]

Originally Posted by cadams

so are you saying that if a team franchise tags a player they can't then work a long term deal out with him before the season?

seems to me if they tagged him, and anotehr team wanted to trade for him they could, and would then work out a long term deal.


did the rule change with the new cba?

No change I am aware of. Just saying above that the team could tag Mario to extend the amount of time the team has available to make a trade. They could also work out a long term deal as well. Would like to think that if they wanted Mario long term, they would try their best to work that out before having to tag him.