Before the 49ers applied the franchise tag to kicker Robbie Gould Johnathan Joseph Jersey , the working title of this item was “One week later, no tags applied.” Since then, the title changed — and the point did as well.I was going to write that the two-week window for applying the franchise tag is a waste of time, and that there should be one and only one specific day on which tags can be applied. But then the 49ers applied their tag a full week before the day that I was going to suggest be the one day for doing so, and I realized the value of it.With a true sense of uncertainty as to whether the 49ers would tag a kicker (Ross Tucker once invited a social-media body slam from Pat McAfee by suggesting that no punter deserves the implication that goes along with the label “franchise tag”), with Gould openly discussing whether he’d be interested in returning to Chicago, and with the NFL’s annual tampering convention starting tomorrow in Indianapolis (more on that subject later), it was smart for the 49ers to hang a giant “off limits” placard on Gould, making it clear that teams are wasting their time in discussing general or specific interest in signing the kicker while meeting with agents over the next week.For most of the other potential franchise tag recipients (primarily Whitney Mercilus Jersey , Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark, Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford, and Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney), a similar move isn’t needed because it’s widely expected. Still, if the tag is coming anyway — and since the deadline for doing a long-term deal doesn’t arrive until July 15 — there’s no harm in making it completely clear that any team is wasting its time by talking to the agent for a free agent who won’t be free to leave.That still doesn’t mean two weeks are needed. There should still be only one day, and the one day (as the 49ers have shown) should be the day before the Combine begins.Saturday Night’s Alright For Commenting: 10/6/18 I’m burnt out and dried out and I have the state fair to blame. I’ve been to one once before in Sacramento, California. In the middle of a summer back when the cities were national parks and not the forests and streams and granite mountains. Things reversed. When you live in the woods and desert humanity and society becomes the escape, the strange place. A grocery store is fascinating. Do we really need that many brands of canned beans? Damn I’d do a lot to just sit in an air conditioning and watch a movie. Wait Justin Reid Jersey , I can like, just go take a shower. And when I was out there, at that state fair, I ate fried food, drank some plastic bottles of wine I couldn’t afford, and watched the junk yard cars crashed into each other. Today, the TEXAS state fair was about the same. The food was fried. There were the same insane backyard coasters put together with paste and rubber bands. The major difference is that the fair in Texas revolves around the big OU-UT football game, the Cotton Bowl is right in the center of it, wow! Martinas Rankin Jersey , I had no idea, and the one out in California revolves around a horse racing track. Anyways, the turkey leg clogged me up, the drinks I had to suck down tickets wore me out, and now I’m rallying with V8 and coffee and thinking about the past to see black and white and try to make myself austere and reflective so I can really enjoy this The National show. Anyways, that’s all I got. The floor is yours to talk about whether it’s Texans-related or not. Just remember the standard commenting rules apply.