As an example, the Dolphins could not try to sign Lamar Jackson to an offer sheet this offseason until after the draft, because Miami has been docked its No. For the team using the franchise tag, it must have the upfront collateral in the form of dollar-for-dollar salary cap space necessary to apply the tag and the bidding team must have the required draft picks up front on its end of the potential transaction. MIKE PALOMBO FROM McMURRAY, PA: If a team wants to sign a player to an offer sheet who is carrying the franchise tag but doesn't have a first-round pick for the next 2 years, must the player's current team wait 2 years for compensation if it chooses not to match?ĪNSWER: When it comes to a player carrying the franchise tag, it's no different than patronizing a Las Vegas casino – you have to have the collateral on the table up front. And I don't know whether Jackson has the skills to switch to wide receiver at the start of a regular season and be an effective weapon on a team that advanced to play in the Super Bowl, but I saw Stewart do that.

In 70 games, Jackson is averaging 6.1 yards per rush, scored 24 touchdowns, and was sacked 132 times.

In 113 games, Stewart averaged 5.2 yards a carry, scored 35 touchdowns, and was sacked 145 times. I'm not going to claim Stewart was better back then than Lamar Jackson is now, but I would argue that athletically I don't see a whole lot of difference.

Based on the current expectations for quarterback play, how the game is legislated, and how offenses have evolved to expect a quarterback to be a dual-threat weapon, I would pick Kordell Stewart. JUSTIN COLVIN FROM NEW OXFORD, PA: Limiting your answer to the Super Bowl era, who in your humble opinion was the best Steelers quarterback to not win a Super Bowl?ĪNSWER: Because of somewhat drastic changes in quarterback play during the Super Bowl era, I'm going to offer a two-pronged answer.

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