Take emotion out of it.

Godwin will cost the Bucs 17 to 20 million a year. A franchise tag would cost around 16.5. Brown could be signed for around 4 to 5 million a year. I'm not here to debate that Godwin is better than brown. What would make the most sense for the team. The Bucs are strong at WR. If you Tag Goodwin you could trade him for a 1st round pick. It has been done before.

Evans, Brown (4 million a year), Miller, Johnson plus a 1st round draft pick > Evans, Godwin(17 million a year), Miller, Johnson