Why do the Cowboys wait so long to sign players?

KingCorcoran said:
There are no credible reports there is a tentative agreement on a contract extension between Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys. None.
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Pokes12 said:
Do the Cowboys wait so long to sign players? Why isn’t Micah signed? I just don’t get the purpose. It seems to be a distraction the Cowboys do not need. Would it not be preferable to have Parsons in OtAs now?
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Why don't we participate in Free Agency?

Why don't we believe in stoping the run?

Why don't we have a real GM?

The lost goes on and on.........but Jerry just happy we are talking about him.
 
Pokes12 said:
Do the Cowboys wait so long to sign players? Why isn’t Micah signed? I just don’t get the purpose. It seems to be a distraction the Cowboys do not need. Would it not be preferable to have Parsons in OtAs now?
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GM Jethro has been trying to get in touch with Micah's Agent, bur Jethro does not know who he is.
 
Pokes12 said:
Do the Cowboys wait so long to sign players? Why isn’t Micah signed? I just don’t get the purpose. It seems to be a distraction the Cowboys do not need. Would it not be preferable to have Parsons in OtAs now?
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Publicity and marketing and money.

The longer they make things the more headlines. Jerry once said there is no bad news as.long as you are always in the news.

So they market it. If it gets quiet and not enough publicity, then Jerry just says something and revives it.

Lastly Jerry hates dead cap. We are 29th in dead cap money. Some say that is good cap management but it's because Jerry and Stephen hate to pay for a position twice. If they let a player go before contract is up then he has been paid. They have to replace hi which means pay again. So they keep players to the end of contract to avoid paying twice regardless of their play. Just see the list of players leaving Cowboys over the past 10 years.

And they like one year contracts. Allows them to avoid dead cap. Paying too much cash up front and just cycle through.

It's all about the money. It leads to higher value for Cowboys. More profits
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
Publicity and marketing and money.

The longer they make things the more headlines. Jerry once said there is no bad news as.long as you are always in the news.

So they market it. If it gets quiet and not enough publicity, then Jerry just says something and revives it.

Lastly Jerry hates dead cap. We are 29th in dead cap money. Some say that is good cap management but it's because Jerry and Stephen hate to pay for a position twice. If they let a player go before contract is up then he has been paid. They have to replace hi which means pay again. So they keep players to the end of contract to avoid paying twice regardless of their play. Just see the list of players leaving Cowboys over the past 10 years.

And they like one year contracts. Allows them to avoid dead cap. Paying too much cash up front and just cycle through.

It's all about the money. It leads to higher value for Cowboys. More profits
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It is not necessary for the Cowboys, or any NFL franchise, to prolong contract negotiations to generate publicity. Jerry Jones simply prefers to do business on a schedule of his choosing.

He knows about how much Parsons contract is going to cost. It will not cost him anymore if he signs Parsons’ extension tomorrow or eight weeks from now. The players don’t seem to mind. Their agents don’t seem to mind. Why do fans mind? It’s not like Parsons, or others in similar circumstances contractually, can negotiate with other teams.

If Jerry lets it get to a point where players feel compelled to hold out of team activities and/or training camp that can become an issue. That can happen to any team and it isn’t always simply the owner’s fault. The entire league knows Micah will be signing for north of $40 million per season. It is not news to anyone.
 
The fact we have the Owner also serving as GM is one huge reason for this contract insanity.

In case anyone has forgotten, the winning owners of the last 29 consecutive SBs all hired someone else to be their GM. For multiple reasons. Starting with keeping the owner’s monetary perspective separate from a GMs perspective who is more focused on winning than money.

When Jerry the owner gets involved with contracts, it violates a rule almost every other owner follows: Delegate authority. Hire a football expert; an executive whose entire purpose is to put together an organization that can compete for a championship. Then hold them accountable for results.

We don’t have that accountability piece here and it has killed this organization . We have a one man dictatorship. With his children thrown in with lots of power too regardless of results or qualifications.

Why does this team do so many stupid things? It all starts in the owners box. And he is the biggest problem this entire organization has.
 
Chasing6 said:
Why don't we participate in Free Agency?

Why don't we believe in stoping the run?

Why don't we have a real GM?

The lost goes on and on.........but Jerry just happy we are talking about him.
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I really believe it's this, Jerry is all about stealing headlines and publicity.
 
Bobhaze said:
The fact we have the Owner also serving as GM is one huge reason for this contract insanity.

In case anyone has forgotten, the winning owners of the last 29 consecutive SBs all hired someone else to be their GM. For multiple reasons. Starting with keeping the owner’s monetary perspective separate from a GMs perspective who is more focused on winning than money.

When Jerry the owner gets involved with contracts, it violates a rule almost every other owner follows: Delegate authority. Hire a football expert; an executive whose entire purpose is to put together an organization that can compete for a championship. Then hold them accountable for results.

We don’t have that accountability piece here and it has killed this organization . We have a one man dictatorship. With his children thrown in with lots of power too regardless of results or qualifications.

Why does this team do so many stupid things? It all starts in the owners box. And he is the biggest problem this entire organization has.
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I am not sure Jerry can work more than 40 hours a week at this point, never mind 100+ an Owner and a GM combined should be working.
 
You wait for other teams to trim down their rosters you can get some good players
 
Why? Arrogance based in illusions of grandeur. The illusion is that the chuckle heads we call owners are convinced of their own brain power and football accumen. Lol. The entire leaves falling stuff is case and point. Although I think Jerry was seriously ticked off last season after the GB game, and was considering all options.
 
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