Players don't make decisions on where to go based on the tax implications. Would you like to cite ANY precedence for this? Fans like to talk about it as if it were a factor, but in reality it isn't. The states with no income tax generally have higher property taxes. The difference ends up being negligible, and certainly not what you would base your decision on.
The Cowboys can't offer him the full 80k in signing bonus, but again this is negligible compared to the guaranteed money you're already going to be making, and probably also not something you're going to make a decision based on.
Yeah, teams can show all the interest they want on Saturday, except if he signs with an interested team today... I'm sure his agent has been in touch with every team in the league. Whether or not he sits down with all of them isn't at issue here. How many UDFAs have already signed? Why didn't they wait til Saturday? That line of argument makes no sense at all.
Nobody said players make their decisions solely on Tax Implications but Tax Implications are certainly part of any evaluation. You are arguing a point that is indefensible. All of the offers will not be the same.
Again, rookies who sign short term deals do not usually buy homes. They rent so property taxes do not normally come into play. If you choose to buy a home elsewhere, it has no negative effect if, for example you decide to play in Texas. All of the offers will not be the same.
Now we come to it. The Cowboys will not be able to offer as much money as other teams up front. A point that we all discussed and understood yesterday. Now you have come around to the point at hand. Indeed, all of the offers will not be the same. Thank you.
If he signs with a team today, then he and his agent are idiots. It makes no financial sense to sign with a team before you have heard what other prospective teams might offer. No sense at all. However, if they do do that, then you are right. They will have made a decision, based on very limited factors, I will label them both idiots, and we will all move on with life. It could happen but it won't. Collins is not signing today. To answer your second question, if you can not see the difference between Collins' situation and other UDFA, then there is no point in continuing with this discussion. You are either ignoring the obvious facts surrounding Collins' very unique set of circumstances or you are simply trying to argue for the sake of argument. There is no point in doing that. Elect to believe what you will. This back and forth between you and I is serving no purpose, except to bore all the other posters. My opinions are not so important as continue to subject everybody to this.
We don't agree.
