I mean that was my first thought when discussions of tagging him began. Basically, the Ravens potentially fucked him out of $13-14M. If nobody else signs an offer sheet, he either plays for the Ravens or sits out.
Honestly, if Lamar doesn't get offer sheets better than the Ravens, and he wants to hold his position, I'm sitting out all of the offseason program, and I'm 100% making it known that I won't be signing here long term. If Lamar is willing to play this out until 2025, he can, and the Ravens can't stop him. Even trading him after he declares he's out becomes challenging, because he needs an extension in place with any team in order for that team to acquire him. Otherwise, he's just a one year rental, which massively drives down his trade value.
Under the exclusive tag, Lamar basically has nothing to bitch about. Gets a one year contract very close to market value, fully gtd. Gets paid heaps whether he plays well, plays like shit, or gets injured.
Under the non-exclusive tag, he's playing below market value for the 6th straight year. Admitting we have no real idea what market value is, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out he's worth more than $32M a year on the open market.