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(02-23-2022, 08:24 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I listen to Pat Kirwan regularly and he cannot figure out why teams don't use the transition tag more. It's a win-win. The player knows he can get the best offer on the market and then his current team can match or let him walk. 

It used to be useless until they removed the "poison pill"  but now it makes a lot of sense .

I think it's because with the regular franchise tag, you know you have that player and for what amount.
Transition tag is more variable, as it allows a team to make an offer that's higher than the transition tag amount.
For example, look at Alex Mack getting tagged with Browns back in 2014.
Transition tag was $10 mill, but franchise tag was $11.6 mill.
There was a possibility then that Mack could receive an offer greater than even $11.6 mill, which would have forced the Browns to either match or let him walk.
Regular Franchise Tag would have removed any offers and set the price just for $1.6 mill more.