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Franchise Moves: Revisiting the Steve Hutchinson Debacle
Published by Chris Cluff on April 30, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NFL
Ruskell's decision to remove the $8.3 million franchise tag from linebacker Leroy Hill last weekend has some scratching their heads, but it's not as big of a "he did what?!?" as when Ruskell chose to use the transition tag instead of the franchise tag on Hutch three years ago.
The Hill move was motivated by the same ideal that led Ruskell to not use the tag on Hutch: Ruskell doesn't want to start negotiations that high. He's right about Hill's value, but he was quite wrong about Hutch.
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