Ryan Tannehill contract

[Fletch]

then you are clueless....and spiteful....lack football knowledge

Yeah, well... you’re infinity clueless!

 

[StuckMojo]

Nope, its been quite clear what has been reported and its nothing to do with money. Its got to do with the length of the contact. Dak wants 4 years and the Cowboys want 5. Dak is actually asking for LESS money overall.

He wants a short contract so he can negotiate more money in just a couple years. So yeah it is about money!

 

[JMech]

I would rather have Tannehill than Prescott.

However, I wouldn't give either of them that deal.

Are you saying this simply to be argumentative? I respect the right for anyone to have an opinion, but what the heck are you smoking?

 

[CowboyRoy]

He wants a short contract so he can negotiate more money in just a couple years. So yeah it is about money!

Congrats on being the first one to actually figure that angle out. The Turds never could.

So yah, ultimately, in the end its about money. But for THIS contract, the main issue is length.

 

[sean10mm]

Just because Dak might not be worth paying X amount of money doesn't mean you can replace him with any scrub and get the same results just because you heard the dude's name on ESPN once.

You can't argue that Dak's passing is insufficient, then turn around and say that Tannehill having playoff passing numbers that would be an embarrassment in the 1940s makes him THE HERO WE NEED IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2020

Come the F on.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Just because Dak might not be worth paying X amount of money doesn't mean you can replace him with any scrub and get the same results just because you heard the dude's name on ESPN once.

You can't argue that Dak's passing is insufficient, then turn around and say that Tannehill having playoff passing numbers that would be an embarrassment in the 1940s makes him THE HERO WE NEED IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2020

Come the F on.

There was nothing embarrassing about his numbers in the playoffs. He has a higher QB rating than Dak does in the playoffs. The stupidity of this board continues to rise at an alarming rate.

 

[Section446]

Still better than Dak.

 

[dckid]

if Dak did that, and he has had games where he didn't throw for a lot of yards and TDs, then fans be like he was carried by Zeke and the rest of the team, he doesn't deserve the win, and now tannehill throws for 78 and 82 yards or something to that effect and you are like tannehill played well...

lets not forget he sucked and was average for years and has had 10 good games.....yet people be like, he is great, deserving, better than Dak, screw all these other years and games..

so why is it there are two different measuring sticks when comparing? tell me honestly if dak had two games like tannehill but won the playoffs, you would be here trashing him and giving credit to everybody else on the team.

Not even a Dak lover, but true. Dude just cannot be accepted by some portion of the fanbase.
Either he is not a good looking guy, or his ethnicity, or he has a real punch able face. (This is me guessing)

No matter how you slice and I think this should be taken at 100% face value. Jerry has backed himself into a corner. He is not as shrewd of a business man when it comes to managing his NFL team as he thinks he is.
He should have gone and signed Keenum for the the pennies the Browns paid him and then he would have had some form or leverage.. The leverage that if Dak don't want to make a metric ton of money, don't sign the huge deal we are offering you. Sign the franchise tag collect your 33 million, if you get hurt and Keenum leads us the playoffs you will be Romo'd.
Right now our backup QB is functionally equivalent to a 15 year old kid in his backyard.
Jerry please learn how to be a team builder

 

[Sandyf]

Funny how everyone has a different take, yet most don't see what is just in front of them. The latest from the FO of the Cowboys and Dak's agent has been the money is right with both of them but the number of years in the deal is the sticking point. Dak's agent wants 4 years and Dallas wants 5 years. Apparently, the guarantee money and average per year appear to be agreed upon although none of us really know what that number is. Also appears from some of cryptic tweets from various media that work for the Cowboys that everything is done and Jerry (as usual) will announce it when it makes the most bang for the buck for the Cowboys.

Have to remember that Jerry is the master at marketing, maybe not the best GM in the world, but marketing and deals are above anyone else in the league.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Yeah, I really don't care what "others" would say. Good throws are good throws. This thing that Tannehill "did nothing" is BS. He had 5 TDs to 1 INT in 3 playoff games. Which means he put up points and it wasn't ALL Henry.

it was all henry. if it wasn't for henry rushing 182 and 195 yards, defenses wouldn't respect the run and give up the pass. so in essence Tannehill depended on Henry's success to make a few key throws. in the KC game, when henry only had 69 yards tannehill struggled...before you go touting him throwing 2 TDs, one of them was very late in the game, against prevent defense with 3 minutes left in the game down by 18....



and my question stands. if Dak had such a performance. who would you give credit to? Dak or the rest of the team. would you tout Dak as having scored, played well and deserve the accolades your are throwing at Tannehill?

let me guess. probably not, because you already knocked him and gave credit to the rest of the team for any success the team had

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Why do people keep on going on about Tannehill in Miami and comparing that with the offense Prescott has played with in Dallas!?

It's just so tiresome.

because Dak had to deal with Garrett and Linehan...…

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Yeah, well... you’re infinity clueless!

good job....atta boy

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Not even a Dak lover, but true. Dude just cannot be accepted by some portion of the fanbase.
Either he is not a good looking guy, or his ethnicity, or he has a real punch able face. (This is me guessing)

No matter how you slice and I think this should be taken at 100% face value. Jerry has backed himself into a corner. He is not as shrewd of a business man when it comes to managing his NFL team as he thinks he is.
He should have gone and signed Keenum for the the pennies the Browns paid him and then he would have had some form or leverage.. The leverage that if Dak don't want to make a metric ton of money, don't sign the huge deal we are offering you. Sign the franchise tag collect your 33 million, if you get hurt and Keenum leads us the playoffs you will be Romo'd.
Right now our backup QB is functionally equivalent to a 15 year old kid in his backyard.
Jerry please learn how to be a team builder

signed Keenum!!! and perhaps that;s your way of saying we should tank and go for Trevor Lawrence next year.....

seriously..Keenum. that loser!!!

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Yep. Someone who actually watched the games. He made a couple of excellent throws in every game playing his part in the team winning in Baltimore and Foxboro.

so he deserves 28M per year for making a couple of throws and having total of 160 yards passing in two games...

and when Henry couldn't be a factor like against KC....team lost....

the key to stopping titans wasn't stopping Tannehill, it was Henry. and that wasn't an easy task. when you succeeded. you beat Titans handily...

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

He wants a short contract so he can negotiate more money in just a couple years. So yeah it is about money!

yes, its freaking business. its negotiations. he can do that if he wants to. last year he didn't sign a contract, betting on himself and now he stands to make more. he is betting he can make more money in a couple of years than signing a long term contract. we have options, like not signing him, or tagging him. so we tagged him....its part of the business process. has nothing to do with football, games, playing ability or anything to that effect. for all we care, he can ask for $100M per year....and team has options to accept, not accept, tag, etc. …..

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Just because Dak might not be worth paying X amount of money doesn't mean you can replace him with any scrub and get the same results just because you heard the dude's name on ESPN once.

You can't argue that Dak's passing is insufficient, then turn around and say that Tannehill having playoff passing numbers that would be an embarrassment in the 1940s makes him THE HERO WE NEED IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2020

Come the F on.

exactly. most of these guys are offended because Dak asked for X money or contract...not sure why? they are taking it personally. and they are trying to win the spreadsheet math contest or cap game....which has nothing to do with real games and player abilities......I mean some of them keep touting Keenum….how stupid is that....the only way I would say sign Keenum is if we tanked like Miami, trade Lawrence, trade Zeke, dump cooper, trade Martin, shouldn't have signed McCoy and poe, and just go for a 1-15 record to draft Trevor Lawrence, why otherwise you want to sign a loser like Keenum

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Mahomes..Still better than Dak.

there. fixed it for you

 

[StuckMojo]

yes, its freaking business. its negotiations. he can do that if he wants to. last year he didn't sign a contract, betting on himself and now he stands to make more. he is betting he can make more money in a couple of years than signing a long term contract. we have options, like not signing him, or tagging him. so we tagged him....its part of the business process. has nothing to do with football, games, playing ability or anything to that effect. for all we care, he can ask for $100M per year....and team has options to accept, not accept, tag, etc. …..

No kidding

 

[sean10mm]

There was nothing embarrassing about his numbers in the playoffs. He has a higher QB rating than Dak does in the playoffs. The stupidity of this board continues to rise at an alarming rate.

My dude, this forum crucified Dak when the team won with him "only" throwing like 200 yards and gave all the credit to everyone BUT Dak. But Tannehil wins throwing <100 and suddenly he's a stud?

To get the source of the problem here we need to x-ray your skull.

it was all henry. if it wasn't for henry rushing 182 and 195 yards, defenses wouldn't respect the run and give up the pass. so in essence Tannehill depended on Henry's success to make a few key throws. in the KC game, when henry only had 69 yards tannehill struggled...before you go touting him throwing 2 TDs, one of them was very late in the game, against prevent defense with 3 minutes left in the game down by 18....

Exactly.

 

[dckid]

signed Keenum!!! and perhaps that;s your way of saying we should tank and go for Trevor Lawrence next year.....

seriously..Keenum. that loser!!!

Fair point. I was not saying Keenum is the answer here. But really Jerry is bidding against himself, no matter what he does.
If wants Dak @ a certain dollar figure he has no leverage because when guys like Tannehill can get 91 million guaranteed over 3 years for literally driving the Derrick Henry bus Dak will eventually get what he wants. It will be painful but Jerry will have to give in.
Right now his personnel choices don't match what he is saying. If you have a competent backup it gives your team a backstop along with leverage in this case.