Now for my opinion. If Dunta wants to negotiate a better deal, by all means I support him in that, it doesn't bother me and it's part of the game/business. I would prefer that be kept private. Now I don't know if Dunta came out and wanted to tell everyone or if it were the reporters asking and he was just being honest.
What makes me the most upset are Dunta's comments about Rick Smith. Dunta has said something to the effect of, "he lied to me. He said they wouldn't franchise tag me and they did." I think Dunta is a straight forward guy and his perception of this is why he's really upset. That's my thoughts, others may think he just wants more money. I think that's part of it but I think he just wants to be "respected" and not "lied" to. That's part A. Part B is that I find it very hard to believe that Rick Smith said, "Dunta, I will not place the franchise tag on you." I think Dunta either didn't understand what Smith was saying, his agents got him confused, both or something of the likes. What I can totally see Rick Smith saying is, "Dunta, I feel confident we can come to a long term deal that is both beneficial for you and the team. I don't think the franchise tag will be necessary, don't see us having to use it and would prefer not to." Dunta/his agent, in my opinion, probably took that as they weren't going to tag him. We don't know what was and wasn't said but I cannot see Smith saying they wouldn't tag him unless other conditions were met.
Now about Dunta's contract. Sure maybe he was offered $23MM guaranteed. What I don't know are the specifics of the deal. Dunta could be fine with the Gtd amount and everything he just may not like how the deal was structured. The salary portion could be manipulated any which way. I'll reserve my thoughts on the actual contract when we know the actual contract.