If Jerry was willing to pay Gregory $70 million

Sydla · Mar 16, 2022

The other thing at play, I would guess, is that deep down they look at last year as a success. They won 12 games after people criticized their 2021 offseason.

But last year wasn't a "success". It may be a high water mark for them when compared to the previous quarter century but it was hardly a success.

CWR · Mar 16, 2022

rocyaice said:
What's sad is that they probably SHOULDN'T even sign those guys for what they will demand at their ages...but they've sat on their hands for so long they really have no choice if they want to improve this team for this year.

The money might be right, if you can keep the terminate the contracts by year 3 or 4. As long as they aren't asking for lengthy deals I think it works out.

links18 · Mar 16, 2022

John813 said:
How did they view RG better than Chandler Jones is my question.

Because Gregory was Jerry's pet reclamation project. Gregory never got the memo apparently.

Cowboysheelsreds053 · Mar 16, 2022

pacy said:
Oh, they didn't get to Chandler Jones yet. They are still busy to sign their own guys and lick their wounds behind Gregory.

well if they thought Armstrong was better than Jones, Roger should take the team from them for being idiots.

Big_D · Mar 16, 2022

“‘We love you, we will support you. This is the best place for you. We know who you are.'”

This says it all. The stupidity of the GM. And then he left anyway. These players aren’t your friend.

RomoIsGod · Mar 16, 2022

Sydla said:
There are comparable, if not better, options at DE in FA.

If you were willing to spend that on Gregory, there's no reason to not be willing to spend that on another edge player - Miller, etc. That ZaDarius Smith contract was totally manageable. He's been a better edge player than Gregory before he got hurt last year in GB.

But we weren't willing to make an offer on a player that is now getting paid less than Gregory.

Don't let the front office spin this after the fact.

I'm sure it was a trust issue.

Sydla · Mar 16, 2022

And there goes Miller. Rumored to the Bills.

Curious to see what he got.

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 16, 2022

CowboysWillRise said:
The money might be right, if you can keep the terminate the contracts by year 3 or 4. As long as they aren't asking for lengthy deals I think it works out.

Yeah that Von Miller is EXCESSIVE. INSANE.

Hawkeye19 · Mar 16, 2022

CowboysWillRise said:
Imagine what happens in 2023 though. The cap shoots up and FAs sign record contracts to the extent of which we've never seen before. It will be the mother of all ridiculous contracts off season. This is the one to take advantage. Next year will be mayhem.

Pretty much. But— remember— you gotta trust the process lol

kevm3 · Mar 16, 2022

This upcoming season looks like a disaster in the making and if things don't change in free agency, we might be headed towards 7 and 10 territory. But hey, at least we have a bunch of cap space so we can load up on players that won't make the team.

Award2184 · Mar 16, 2022

All things considered I would have liked to keep him, but at the end of the day he had 6 sacks, 4 TFLs, graded out as a horrible run defender, and had 29 pressures. He missed 5 games with nagging injuries/COVID (I can't 100% remember the details - but know he wasn't on the field for 5 games). He's never played over 500 snaps or registered double-digit sacks in a season. He's a great athlete and a talented pass rusher, but the overall production is replaceable and since he's pushing 30 I'm not sure he's a surefire homerun FA signing for 14ish million a year. Not hating on him for smoking weed or any of that, just looking at the numbers. After a while they do tell a story and show what you're likely to get moving forward.

conner01 · Mar 16, 2022

Sydla said:
And there goes Miller. Rumored to the Bills.

Curious to see what he got.

6/120

john van brocklin · Mar 16, 2022

Sydla said:
There are comparable, if not better, options at DE in FA.

If you were willing to spend that on Gregory, there's no reason to not be willing to spend that on another edge player - Miller, etc. That ZaDarius Smith contract was totally manageable. He's been a better edge player than Gregory before he got hurt last year in GB.

But we weren't willing to make an offer on a player that is now getting paid less than Gregory.

Don't let the front office spin this after the fact.

They only pay their own guys!!!!!
It's beyond infuriating !!!

john van brocklin · Mar 16, 2022

rocyaice said:
Only thing I can think of is Quinn didn't want him or they didn't think he was a fit. I Just don't know what the answer is. There's no way they are clearing this space to not do anything with it so I don't know what's going on.

Does anyone know what's going on ???
Hope he have a plan B.

SoBlue128 · Mar 16, 2022

Sydla said:
Granted Jones got more but not significantly more.

Again, I don't think they actually have a plan. It's basically let's sign some of our own if we can and then if we can't just wait it out and sign some low hanging fruit and we'll trot out the yearly, "We build through the draft" BS they love to sling around.

That's exactly what it is, they are arrogant and never have a plan B.

JonesBoys · Mar 16, 2022

Sydla said:
There are comparable, if not better, options at DE in FA.

If you were willing to spend that on Gregory, there's no reason to not be willing to spend that on another edge player - Miller, etc. That ZaDarius Smith contract was totally manageable. He's been a better edge player than Gregory before he got hurt last year in GB.

But we weren't willing to make an offer on a player that is now getting paid less than Gregory.

Don't let the front office spin this after the fact.

Because this Jones clown show truly isn’t interested in doing what it takes to win. Just good enough to keep taking our money.

Award2184 · Mar 16, 2022

Might have to settle for a settle for a stopgap/cheap veteran like a Justin Houston or Melvin Ingram player to pair with an early draft pick like Jermaine Johnson/Karlaftis (could fall)/David Ojabo at 24 or someone like Cam Thomas/Sanders from Cincy/Nick Bonito with the 2nd rd pick. You could also spend a late rd pick on a pass rush specialist later in the draft like Ali Fayad.

Bank on Tank playing in more games than last year, Parsons continuing to be Parsons, and improvement from Gholston to help. It wouldn't hurt to get more push from the inside by signing a guy like Suh or Hicks to a short-term deal and using them as a situational DT.

I don't think those are unreasonable projections. If you then take the additional savings from not signing RG and spend it on an impact player somewhere, Bobby Wagner, don't see why you can't field a pretty good defense.

Also, drafting a dynamic player like Dax Hill or Pitre to play in the nickel gives you a lot of blitzing ability.

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 16, 2022

john van brocklin said:
Does anyone know what's going on ???
Hope he have a plan B.

Man I'm afraid they are winging it.......

Starforever · Mar 16, 2022

Cowboysheelsreds053 said:
I am ready to call the headquarters of both Cowboys and Reds and go Michael Douglas in Falling Down.

Don't do it. They will recover.

john van brocklin · Mar 16, 2022

rocyaice said:
Man I'm afraid they are winging it.......

You may be right lol

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