So...
Either give up your rights and play (franchise tender), sit and earn nothing, or submit and sign long term.
All three options ignore the players freedom, who is NOT under contract, to be controlled by their team...
Suppose that’s the difference between you and I.
I respect the freedom of workers, and you don’t. You demand that billionaires control the rights of players they draft, I respect their rights as Americans to see through their contract and move on if they wish.
Athletes need to “man up” and play through their contract, teams don’t need to do anything, slap the franchise tag on them and prevent them from earning their value in an open market.
One of these is rooted in deep control issues, and an unrelenting need to submit to an authority who would otherwise have no rights over you.
Deeply weird, and anti-capitalist. But I guess that’s your take...