Why not? The Eagles did it in one year. They signed Zach Baun, who was a low-tier free agent, and turned him into a Pro Bowler. You don’t need top stars on defense—just better coaching.
I don’t think anybody is giving up two 1st for him.
It would be tough not to take 2 first. Obviously only a good team woukd pay that much but back to back years having an extra first rnd pick is huge
Thats possible. I don’t if they get it done that fast but I think they definitely want to keep him
He's part of Jerry's "bust the budget"IMO ........
No, if you’re Pickens you want Jerry to negotiate a long term deal with his agent. Pickens will probably not sign the tag. You CBA guys are comical. Always defending management.
Yup, but we've got Jerry and Cap Boy running things.
I still think it's safer to tag him and watch how he reacts to it and behaves during the season. I know costwise, it costs more this season, but I just don't think they should fully trust him yet.
Pickens is more likely to not be heard from until a deal is done. He will let his agent handle the negotiations. David learned a thing or two from the Micah negotiations. The Cowboys are under pressure to get this deal done. All Pickens has to do is chill out.
I don't think he'll sign it until he has to. Why would he? You sign it and you give up any leverage in negotiations.
Pickens always was going to play out the season. That was said when he got traded. Pickens was barely a $20 million a year receiver before he was traded, now he is 30+. Smart move by him and his agent. Pickens isn’t Ferguson or Bland. He knows he is a top flight talent.
Are we gonna do this again this year ? I'm no Jones fan. I can't stand him and his fat son. But you can't just "sign Pickens early in the season". Pickens and his agent want to maximize his dollars. There is no chance he was signing a cheaper deal.
This is where I am but as I mentioned in another thread, IMO Jerry's tone seems to suggest he's going to get this thing done ASAP.
Week 4 a 3 year $85-90 million deal would have been gobbled up. You know this.
Well, cost is definitely the main reason to get something done. He'll cost about a third against the cap as he will with the tag. Plus, Jerry and Stephen have a history of bad contracts (for various reasons), so it would not surprise me at all if we give one to Pickens.
I still think Pickens was playing this whole season as a good soldier. No complaints about $$. Very productive. Worked hard and bet on himself. He knew his opportunity would come. Him and his agent wanted to be in this position, right now, this off-season.
