3rd_n_inches
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I think we made the right decision paying Martin.
Zero chance they would get a first round pick for the best 27 yo guard in the NFL and one that is on pace for a hof career? I'll bet money there are tons of teams that would give a late 1st round pick in a heartbeat
First round pick and his contact is way too costly for any team. First round guards have the highest hit rate of any position in the draft... Something like 83% chance of getting a quality starter.
Teams would just draft one and get 5 cheap years out of him.
He hates Zeke.Huh? Based on what exactly? There was just a quote I read by the OC that said Zeke was one of the hardest workers in the team. That doesn’t go along with your “feeling” erod.
Denver did not seem to mind paying Leary an avg of 9 mill per season.
Denver didn't trade a first round pick for Leary.
We'll just disagree on that because I've seen some teams do some really strange things when they want a player. KC tried to trade for Hitchens last off season, they targeted him. Liker I said, we'll never know.KC just signed Hitchens. That's it.
The list of teams that would be willing to commit a large contract to an OG and then give up a first round pick and other picks/players for the chance to give that OG a massive contract is likely non-existent.
You might have been able to squeeze a 2nd rounder out of a team for that privilege.
No but they did not look to go cheap at G either.
When you have a future HOF'er in the prime of his career you pay him if you have the ability to pay him.
That's a fact, he is a known commodity but it's not about the player to me as much as the tilt to the O side with the highest paid OL and how that will affect the rest of the team. He is deserving of his pay, my question is should the Cowboys be the ones paying it?That is what gets me, people get mad because Dallas does not jump into FA market and over paying, yet have a fit for signing our own pro bowl player like Martin who works great with the OL. There is no wasted time of getting acclimated with the other players along the OL or what is being asked of him. Dallas knows what they are getting in Martin. Seldom do you know what you will get in Outside FA
That's a fact, he is a known commodity but it's not about the player to me as much as the tilt to the O side with the highest paid OL and how that will affect the rest of the team. He is deserving of his pay, my question is should the Cowboys be the ones paying it?
But I never thought for a second he would not be renewed, regardless of the cost, because he's the first rookie OL to make All Pro in 50 years and Booger is not letting that feather in his cap blow away.
The theory will likely play to 8-8, like all of their other ones.I hear you, but the time to adjust that "tilt" was before investing a ridiculous amount of draft capital in the OL. Now that they've gone down that road, they have to spend what it takes to play this theory out.
Zero chance they would get a first round pick for the best 27 yo guard in the NFL and one that is on pace for a hof career? I'll bet money there are tons of teams that would give a late 1st round pick in a heartbeat
Granted I think Martin is a solid person so you minimize the intangible portion of the train wreck, but the injury part can't be under appreciated.
That's a fact, he is a known commodity but it's not about the player to me as much as the tilt to the O side with the highest paid OL and how that will affect the rest of the team. He is deserving of his pay, my question is should the Cowboys be the ones paying it?
But I never thought for a second he would not be renewed, regardless of the cost, because he's the first rookie OL to make All Pro in 50 years and Booger is not letting that feather in his cap blow away.
Yep.. totally agree.It's not a hard cap. The salary cap is a virtual myth. You can manipulate it in any fashion you want, pulling money forward or pushing it back, to fit anybody on the roster your heart desires.
The cap is a built-in excuse for owners to keep player salaries down artificially in the "name of competitive balance". I don't disagree with that sentiment because we've watched Major League Baseball become a joke because of the lack of a cap. Each owner receives about $250 million apiece from the TV contracts. That's more than enough to run their entire organization's fiscal budget. Then, they can keep every dollar they earn otherwise from their advertising deals, tickets sales, parking fees, concessions, jersey sales, etc.
Owners are making well over $100 million a year clear.
Zack Martin will be the highest paid guard in NFL history for about 15 minutes. Three years from now, he'll be a bargain just like Tyron and Frederick.
I also think Stephen is done with the big contracts for offensive skill guys. I'd bet Zeke will be lucky to get paid again here (he's gonna be fat and slow in 3-4 years). They HOPE they have to pay Dak. I think the plan is to put the money at QB and up front on offense and defense, then just rotate through the draft for the other positions. I think that's a good plan in general, other than than those truly special guys you identify along the way.