I've written in the past about the franchise tag and how I don't understand why players and agents don't like it. My feeling is simple, if one is good enough to be franchised they will more than likely not be worrying about making a team. Which is to say they will be playing for someone and making big coin. There is no concern about something, anything, money wise. At that level (top 5 at a position) it comes down to ego, team and respect. What better way for a team to show respect than to give that player a HUGE monster deal, the type of deal reserved for just ONE player per team. And in going through all the "trouble" to tell that player they HAVE to play football, the league makes them pay that player 16.7 million dollars a year, in the case of Carolina and Julius Peppers. Which by the way is way too much money and I think Peppers is an amazing player. I'm known to side with players more than most but that's just too much money. God Bless him and his family and I'm not saying he shouldn't take the cash if it's in front of him, but WOW.