I dont know why Lug, but I cant quote here. Anyhow yeah if we tagged him It would go against the cap of course, and he would be among the highest paid WRs in the league. Which he should be. I just dont think he should be the highest paid WR in the league to the point where we wont be able to make any moves next year.
Heck with the kind of money he wants we would have to let some players go. Rebuilding the offensive line, while they made a couple good moves, is far from complete. They are going to have to spend a lot more money there next year as well.
It just doesnt make sense in todays unfriendly cap hell league to pay one player who isnt a quarterback, that high a percentage of the teams overall money. I mean maybe if Eli was willing to give up a few million to help cover it, but I wont hold my breath waiting for that.
Besides at this point we dont even know if the guy can stay on the field. Seems like every team we play wants to kill the guy.