Here we are, again, in a familiar position for at least the third straight year: Brandon Scherff has just finished a season with Washington, and he’s not locked up on a long term deal. Sure, we can control his rights for another year going forward, but it will involve overpaying, and hiking his contract demands ridiculously in future years. Why can’t the Washington Football Team seem to learn?
Nearly two years ago, in 2019, I wrote a couple of pieces asking about the “price of overpaying Scherff” and declaring that his 5th year option was, in effect, the “first year of his franchise tag.