I wish for Patriots Way for our FA

[NorthwestDallas40]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

 

[Typhus]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

Welcome to the country club, we take care of you here, its like being retired even when your not.
We rehab you and invest millions in time and resources to make you the best you can possibly be, cmon in guys, we love your for ever and ever.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

He also traded away chandler jones who happened to accumulate 41 sacks the last three seasons since the trade.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

Bill also has the unique situation where they have the best QB ever who’s made more than 19 mil only twice and other than that usually plays for 15/per.

 

[Stash]

Welcome to the country club, we take care of you here, its like being retired even when your not.
We rehab you and invest millions in time and resources to make you the best you can possibly be, cmon in guys, we love your for ever and ever.

Oh, and this will be the year that Sean Lee finally stays healthy! We really, really promise this year guys! This year for sure!

A day Allen Hurns is gonna come back better than ever off of that broken ankle and catch even more than those 20 passes in 2018!

And Tyrone Crawford might even get us a career high 6 sacks for that $9 million we're paying him!

 

[Stash]

He also traded away chandler jones who happened to accumulate 41 sacks the last three seasons since the trade.

How badly did the Patriots suffer for that "huge loss"?

 

[Stash]

Bill also has the unique situation where they have the best QB ever who’s made more than 19 mil only twice and other than that usually plays for 15/per.

Bill also has the guts to make the tough decisions. The Joneses and the Cowboys don't. They'd rather be well liked.

 

[jujoboys]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

So Dallas is like the other 30 teams in the league. The thing that NE has that Dallas or every other team in the NFL does not have is Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Getting rid of Lee, Hurns, and Beasley are not going to make Dallas automatically Superbowl contenders, Comparing Dallas to NE is not a good example because Belichick is going to out coach the clapper 100 times out of 100.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

So Dallas is like the other 30 teams in the league. The thing that NE has that Dallas or every other team in the NFL does not have is Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Getting rid of Lee, Hurns, and Beasley are not going to make Dallas automatically Superbowl contenders, Comparing Dallas to NE is not a good example because Belichick is going to out coach the clapper 100 times out of 100.

And Brady has played for essentially half his value willingly.

 

[Pants]

Bill also has the guts to make the tough decisions. The Joneses and the Cowboys don't. They'd rather be well liked.

case in point, I can't stand bellicheat and the lecherous Kraft

 

[MojaveJT]

We don’t have the right ownership to let their coach make the decisions and we don’t have the coaching staff and system to plug in players and have them succeed.

We apparently need elite players at every position to win.

 

[75boyz]

Welcome to the country club, we take care of you here, its like being retired even when your not.
We rehab you and invest millions in time and resources to make you the best you can possibly be, cmon in guys, we love your for ever and ever.

Its so true what you say here.
Jerry has proven in the past to be too loyal to a fault at contract time by rewarding past production instead of the players current red flags/non performance trending arrow that screams declining risk for the future that should not be taken.

What I really fear is "Second Contract and Beyond Syndrome"...

This is that condition a player gets once he signs that second contract and he has millions guaranteed and it just seems to take away the hunger that existed in said player before signing him to that contract and he seems to just coast along thereafter never regaining his once dominant performance level.

As a GM, I probably wouldnt be the biggest risk taker on a guy who blew up in his contract year either. I would need more sustained superior consistency for the past duration of his first contract. That's just me though. It's why the GMs make the big bucks to make those types of decisions. And I guess the franchise tag kinda provides the safety net 'prove it' scenario that kinda protects you in a sense. Similar to how Lawrence was tagged last year and showed a 2 consecutive year level of very good production.

Sure hope all these pending Cowboy Second contracts net the same hungry players and their performance levels prior to signing.
And not yield the lazy satisfied with status quo, I've got mine now I'm gonna coast mentality. That's my biggest fear.

 

[Bigdog]

The Cowboy Way is we like who we have.

 

[northerncowboynation]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

Yep and the Pats tend not to overspend in FA either. Not only that, if they sign one and they don't fit the "Bellichik mould".... fired, gonzo very quickly

 

[Silver N Blue]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

One spoiled fan base. Oh I remember those days.

 

[northerncowboynation]

Its so true what you say here. What I fear is "Second Contract and Beyond Syndrome"...

This is that condition a player gets once he signs that second contract and he has millions guaranteed and it just seems to take away the hunger that existed in said player before signing him to that contract and he seems to just coast along thereafter never regaining his once dominant performance level.

As a GM, I probably wouldnt be the biggest risk taker on a guy who blew up in his contract year either. I would need more sustained superior consistency for the past duration of his first contract. That's just me though. It's why the GMs make the big bucks to make those types of decisions. And I guess the franchise tag kinda provides the safety net 'prove it' scenario that kinda protects you in a sense. Similar to how Lawrence was tagged last year and showed a 2 consecutive year level of very good production.

Sure hope all these pending Cowboy Second contracts net the same hungry players and their performance levels prior to signing.
And not yield the lazy satisfied with status quo, I've got mine now I'm gonna coast mentality. That's my biggest fear.

See Dez Bryant. Big contract and wad of cash weighed him down apparently. Jason Hatcher was another. Had a big breakout contract year and every tackle he came up rubbing his thumb and forefinger together in a "show me the money way". Fortunately we showed him the money in Washington after that

 

[Stash]

case in point, I can't stand bellicheat and the lecherous Kraft

And there ya go!

But they'll have to survive on being successful winners in their chosen profession.

 

[Verdict]

No blind loyalty to aging or injured players. Just what can you do for me now and in short term future... Bellichick would never keep Sean Lee at $7m, Allen Hurns at $6m, Beasley at anything more than $6m. Like he did with Gilmore, he would pay for a defensive star in his prime (D Law, ET). But save money where you can. I hope that if Lee and Hurns remain on this team, they are significantly restructured.

He might pay Beasley $6m per but it would be an a short term deal.

 

[Section446]

He also traded away chandler jones who happened to accumulate 41 sacks the last three seasons since the trade.

It's worked out pretty well for them...

 

[Verdict]

Its so true what you say here.
Jerry has proven in the past to be too loyal to a fault at contract time by rewarding past production instead of the players current red flags/non performance trending arrow that screams declining risk for the future that should not be taken.

What I really fear is "Second Contract and Beyond Syndrome"...

This is that condition a player gets once he signs that second contract and he has millions guaranteed and it just seems to take away the hunger that existed in said player before signing him to that contract and he seems to just coast along thereafter never regaining his once dominant performance level.

As a GM, I probably wouldnt be the biggest risk taker on a guy who blew up in his contract year either. I would need more sustained superior consistency for the past duration of his first contract. That's just me though. It's why the GMs make the big bucks to make those types of decisions. And I guess the franchise tag kinda provides the safety net 'prove it' scenario that kinda protects you in a sense. Similar to how Lawrence was tagged last year and showed a 2 consecutive year level of very good production.

Sure hope all these pending Cowboy Second contracts net the same hungry players and their performance levels prior to signing.
And not yield the lazy satisfied with status quo, I've got mine now I'm gonna coast mentality. That's my biggest fear.

It's a significant risk whether they are brought in as free agents or are your own, although you tend to have more info about your own.