Zeke was smart to hold out when he did

Thomas82 · Feb 3, 2022

Aven8 said:
Blame JG in his last hoorah……..

I put it on him and Moore not knowing how to use the running game. This is just my opinion, but in that regard he reminds me of David Shula.

RaZon · Feb 3, 2022

DCBoysfan said:
it’s cool dude, I realize this conversation is totally out of your depth.

Also, I would wait until I have been on the board for at least a year before calling someone a rookie.

You enjoy your evening.

Anyone comparing players to owners is a rookie, two totally different things, but......news to you it appears,

Daillest88 · Feb 3, 2022

lostar2009 said:
I dont think Zeke is wash up. He still have thread but he has been under performing. Maybe its scheme or injuries?

Injuries! he looked really good before the injury , still that contract is ridiculous no matter what

charron · Feb 3, 2022

Ranching said:
Good for him

No Zeke hate here. It's not the players fault for taking the most money they can.

Cattle_Rancher · Feb 3, 2022

He is lucky Jerry and son are dumb as dirt had he pulled that in NE Bill would of shipped him out. Big contracts for RBs should just about be dead Rams let go of their guy and Panthers would like to trade their guy and sure Cowboys regret their mistake.

MajesticRey · Feb 3, 2022

charron said:
No Zeke hate here. It's not the players fault for taking the most money they can.

No, it’s absolutely not Zeke’s fault. It’s Jerry’s fault for allowing a RB to be overpaid.

AmericasTeam81 · Feb 3, 2022

Zeke is washed and sooner the team and him part ways, the better. Salary is unjustifiable.

Jimbo69 · Feb 3, 2022

Interesting topic. Both Dak and Zeke used a media supported campaign to pressurize the Jones Boys into signing these players into contracts that ultimately has left the team in a terrible state and still a long way from winning a SB.
However I admire both players ( and their agents) for the audacity to extracts these ludicrous sums from a man who is a billionaire ( and contrary to opinion here obviously a good businessman) along with his nepotistic son.
The bottom line is that Dallas will need a lot of good drafting and a bit of luck to get anywhere near a SB in the next two seasons. That's before Jones extends Dak' contract. ( Adopts the pose from Munch' s The Scream).

charron · Feb 3, 2022

MajesticRey said:
No, it’s absolutely not Zeke’s fault. It’s Jerry’s fault for allowing a RB to be overpaid.

Correct same with any other player. Their job is not to construct the most talented team. It's to play hard and make as much money as they can in a short period of time.

Buzzbait · Feb 3, 2022

nightrain said:
Him and his Agent played Jerry like a cheap fiddle.

Totally agree. Jerry should've told him where to stuff it. Letting Zeke get by with that hold out and then rewarding his efforts was a huge mistake. I liked Zeke and I was all in for drafting him, but that premature hold out and way oversized contract killed it for me.

nightrain · Feb 3, 2022

Buzzbait said:
Totally agree. Jerry should've told him where to stuff it. Letting Zeke get by with that hold out and then rewarding his efforts was a huge mistake. I liked Zeke and I was all in for drafting him, but that premature hold out and way oversized contract killed it for me.

I just can't see how anyone can put that much of an investment into a RB in today's NFL, particularly when your are lining up a big payday for your QB. You can't have two franchise players in the same backfield and make it work with the cap.

CATCH17 · Feb 3, 2022

A lot of people on here applauded the move just like they did with Dak.

Buzzbait · Feb 3, 2022

starman22 said:
While this is true, if you are a fan of the Team, you don't applaud this level of ineptitude in your front office.

Exactly. I'm a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, not the Dallas Zekes, Dlaws and Daks who aren't as good or important as they think they are.

Buzzbait · Feb 3, 2022

CATCH17 said:
A lot of people on here applauded the move just like they did with Dak.

Yes, and then when the cap goes all to Hell-o, they conveniently forget what caused it. All they care about is PAY THE MAN!

Clove · Feb 3, 2022

kskboys said:
So, it's ok to rob others as long as you get overpaid?

It could be said that owners rob players. They make billions off of them, and pay them peanuts compared to what they make, to watch them get totally beaten up.

Clove · Feb 3, 2022

Coogiguy03 said:
Wish he would give it back

Would you? And if you would, you can hand it over to me.

Buzzbait · Feb 3, 2022

kskboys said:
I root for them to be well paid. Why is it important to root for them to get 15 mil/season instead of 10 mil/season? Either is a life changing amount they can easily retire on. Why get that extra that could be used to get the team into the super bowl? That's what I don't get. I myself root for the NFL players to become very rich. W/ the harm they do to their bodies, they deserve it. It's the greed of insisting on maxing out a contract that I disagree w/.........The money Z and DLaw got, where did it come from? It comes from other players' pockets. So, when you are rooting for anyone to get a maxed out contract, you are actually rooting for other players to get less.

All true ksk. And what's the sense in rooting for a player to hurt the team you claim to support?
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot..... :banghead:

Buzzbait · Feb 3, 2022

DCBoysfan said:
Funny, no one mentions the Billions that owners make, but 40 million for one man is outrageous.

Those greedy billionaire owners created and continue to create a myriad of players into millionaires.
How many millionaires have those players created other than themselves?
If it wasn't for those owners, you could erase all those millionaires they created.

buybuydandavis · Feb 4, 2022

RomoIsGod said:
He got his money before he fell off. Now set for life if he's not dumb with his money. Had he waited one more season he wouldn't have gotten paid nearly what he got. On the flip side, his contract hurts Dallas.

Jerry let himself get punked. Zeke had to come back for half the season if he wanted to accrue a league year. Perfect chance for Jerry to finally hardball a top player.

buybuydandavis · Feb 4, 2022

kskboys said:
The money, say Z and DLaw got, where did it come from?

Comes from the CAP, the pool of money Jerry has to make *our* little Cowboy dreams come true.
Getting value for each cap dollar is the fundamental competition, long term.

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