We're saving money for existing players (Lamb, Diggs, Micah)

Coogiguy03 · May 17, 2022

The 3 players mentioned, surely it will be more, I think these 3 will break the bank. Knowing how things are going with our lack of spending, I don't expect contract negotiations to go on for weeks and months.

Now days this leads to players deleting their team from social media ( new modern scare tactic to show team they're ready to get paid??)

With all the money we're choosing not to spend, do you think we re set the market? I know these deals usually take time, but cap boy is saving so it should go quick! Please give your thoughts.....

INCowboysFan · May 17, 2022

Lamb and Diggs are both entering their 3rd year. Lamb will have his 5th year option picked up, so we have him for the next three seasons. There should be no rush to extend him now. Diggs originally signed a 4 year contract. I would expect them to extend him after the 2022 season. Way too early to start talking new contract for Parsons.

CWR · May 17, 2022

Coogiguy03 said:
The 3 players mentioned, surely it will be more, I think these 3 will break the bank. Knowing how things are going with our lack of spending, I don't expect contract negotiations to go on for weeks and months.

Now days this leads to players deleting their team from social media ( new modern scare tactic to show team they're ready to get paid??)

With all the money we're choosing not to spend, do you think we re set the market? I know these deals usually take time, but cap boy is saving so it should go quick! Please give your thoughts.....

If Diggs can continue to come anywhere near what he did last year he will absolutely be the highest paid CB. Parsons will likely be the highest paid defensive player in the league. Lamb I can't predict, but he's going to have to have a larger impact to get the money he wants here. If we let one walk, my bet is on Lamb. It'll be my fault for buying his jersey, sorry.

RustyBourneHorse · May 17, 2022

CWR said:
If Diggs can continue to come anywhere near what he did last year he will absolutely be the highest paid CB. Parsons will likely be the highest paid defensive player in the league. Lamb I can't predict, but he's going to have to have a larger impact to get the money he wants here. If we let one walk, my bet is on Lamb. It'll be my fault for buying his jersey, sorry.

I would agree. Plus, drafts usually have a lot of great WRs, so I would actually probably try to trade CeeDee if the draft has good WRs after this season. We might be able to obtain a few 1sts for him.

MountaineerCowboy · May 17, 2022

Lamb and Diggs have more to prove as far as I'm concerned.

Is Lamb a #1 or just a glorified #2 that only looks good when a real #1 is on the field getting all the attention?

What happens if Diggs only gets 4 INTs but still gives up over 1,000 yards and is nonexistent in the run game?

Hawkeye0202 · May 17, 2022

Coogiguy03 said:
do you think we re set the market?

Stephen said few a years ago ( think it was during Dez negotiation), that he would do a contract that resets the market. Take it for what it's worth or whatever it means, but he said it.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

If the Cowboys are smart they get Diggs and Lamb done next offseason. Stephen says that is the plan. It would save tons of money.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

MountaineerCowboy said:
Lamb and Diggs have more to prove as far as I'm concerned.

Is Lamb a #1 or just a glorified #2 that only looks good when a real #1 is on the field getting all the attention?

What happens if Diggs only gets 4 INTs but still gives up over 1,000 yards and is nonexistent in the run game?

Lamb will be the clear cut number 1 receiver this season with no Gallup early in the season. If he does not play well it will be a disappointment.
Diggs did not give up a 1,000 yards to receivers. He also has best ball skills of any cornerback in the NFL. 1st team all pro at 23 years of age and first cornerback to record double digit interceptions in 40 years.

Bowdown27 · May 17, 2022

baltcowboy said:
Lamb will be the clear cut number 1 receiver this season with no Gallup early in the season. If he does not play well it will be a disappointment.
Diggs did not give up a 1,000 yards to receivers. He also has best ball skills of any cornerback in the NFL. 1st team all pro at 24 years of age and first cornerback to record double digit interceptions in 40 years.

we forget how young and impressive our guys have been. Lamb I believe holds a few cowboys receiving records in first two seasons. And he wasn’t the 1.

that diggs stat. Double digit interceptions in 40 years is absurd.

CWR · May 17, 2022

baltcowboy said:
If the Cowboys are smart they get Diggs and Lamb done next offseason. Stephen says that is the plan. It would save tons of money.

Call me crazy, but I'd be working on a deal to bring back Pollard now. Only hitch may be him actually wanting to wait and drive up his value. If he signed today though, it would be a bargain.

MountaineerCowboy · May 17, 2022

baltcowboy said:
Lamb will be the clear cut number 1 receiver this season with no Gallup early in the season. If he does not play well it will be a disappointment.
Diggs did not give up a 1,000 yards to receivers. He also has best ball skills of any cornerback in the NFL. 1st team all pro at 23 years of age and first cornerback to record double digit interceptions in 40 years.

You don't know that about Lamb until he proves it. We HOPE all those things, but acting like its a forgone conclusion that Lamb is going to be a clear cut #1 WR is foolish. That's the kind of talk that gets you made fun of later on. When it comes to Lamb it's a wait and see situation.

One site has Diggs giving up 1,068 yards last season and another has him giving up 907 yards. So, take your pick, but both of those are entirely too much, but he got 11 INTs, so he gets a pass, but he better keep up those historic INT numbers or those yards are going to hurt us bad. Also, as I said before, he is completely nonexistent in the run game.

The jury is still out for these two guys.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

Bowdown27 said:
we forget how young and impressive our guys have been. Lamb I believe holds a few cowboys receiving records in first two seasons. And he wasn’t the 1.

that diggs stat. Double digit interceptions in 40 years is absurd.

For some reason the Debbie Downers on the board think the team is full of scrubs :huh:

. Lamb,Parsons, and Diggs are worth multiple early round picks if the Cowboys wanted to trade them. I don’t think many teams in the league have that kind of talent.

RustyBourneHorse · May 17, 2022

MountaineerCowboy said:
Lamb and Diggs have more to prove as far as I'm concerned.

Is Lamb a #1 or just a glorified #2 that only looks good when a real #1 is on the field getting all the attention?

What happens if Diggs only gets 4 INTs but still gives up over 1,000 yards and is nonexistent in the run game?

Frankly, depending on how the season goes and how loaded the draft is at CB as well as WR, maybe we could try to move Diggs and Lamb. It'd be nice to have at least 3 first round picks this year, as well as maybe another extra 1st the following season.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

MountaineerCowboy said:
You don't know that about Lamb until he proves it. We HOPE all those things, but acting like its a forgone conclusion that Lamb is going to be a clear cut #1 WR is foolish. That's the kind of talk that gets you made fun of later on. When it comes to Lamb it's a wait and see situation.

One site has Diggs giving up 1,068 yards last season and another has him giving up 907 yards. So, take your pick, but both of those are entirely too much, but he got 11 INTs, so he gets a pass, but he better keep up those historic INT numbers or those yards are going to hurt us bad. Also, as I said before, he is completely nonexistent in the run game.

The jury is still out for these two guys.

Lamb is gonna get his chance as a true 1 this season. The problem with Lamb is he seems to have problems separating from top end cornerbacks.
Diggs is the ultimate gambler. He will give up some big plays but with his receiving skills, you keep throwing it his way he will get one or two.
For us to succeed they have to play better then they did last season for sure.

RustyBourneHorse · May 17, 2022

baltcowboy said:
For some reason the Debbie Downers on the board think the team is full of scrubs. Lamb,Parsons, and Diggs are worth multiple early round picks if the Cowboys wanted to trade them. I don’t think many teams in the league have that kind of talent.

Agreed, though I'm not sure I'd extend Lamb tbh. Like I said, I think trading him for an extra first or two would be nice. There seems to be a market for trading WRs for 1sts, and maybe it's time we get in on that.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

CWR said:
Call me crazy, but I'd be working on a deal to bring back Pollard now. Only hitch may be him actually wanting to wait and drive up his value. If he signed today though, it would be a bargain.

Your not crazy but the Cowboys love them some Zeke. If Elliott stays healthy I think Pollard might get less carries then he did last season.

baltcowboy · May 17, 2022

RustyBourneHorse said:
Agreed, though I'm not sure I'd extend Lamb tbh. Like I said, I think trading him for an extra first or two would be nice. There seems to be a market for trading WRs for 1sts, and maybe it's time we get in on that.

They don’t have to but if Lamb gets 90+ catches and 1400 yards he is gonna want top end receiver money. Lamb is more talented then Cooper Kupp so he could put together a similar season next year.

MountaineerCowboy · May 17, 2022

RustyBourneHorse said:
Frankly, depending on how the season goes and how loaded the draft is at CB as well as WR, maybe we could try to move Diggs and Lamb. It'd be nice to have at least 3 first round picks this year, as well as maybe another extra 1st the following season.

I don't see that because Jerry loves that home grown talent.

Also, if they play well then we should sign them. I just hope they go with the wait and see approach instead of signing them just because. If they earn big pay days then do it, but don't do it just because you like em.

MountaineerCowboy · May 17, 2022

baltcowboy said:
Lamb is gonna get his chance as a true 1 this season. The problem with Lamb is he seems to have problems separating from top end cornerbacks.
Diggs is the ultimate gambler. He will give up some big plays but with his receiving skills, you keep throwing it his way he will get one or two.
For us to succeed they have to play better then they did last season for sure.

Agreed. They both must improve from last season.

I love the INTS, but I would be much happier with 6 INTs and 600 yards allowed over 11 INTs and 1,000 yards allowed. I prefer a J.C. Jackson type over a Trevon Diggs type personally. Jackson had 8 INTS, but only gave up 650 yards.

Diggs gives up too many chunk yards. Jackson only gave up 2 less completions than Diggs did last year 52 to 54, but like 300 less yards. Diggs was tied for 1st in the NFL with the most 15+ yard receptions given up, so that's an issue that needs fixed. That's what you get with a gambler though. You might get an INT, but you might give up a first down catch on 3rd and 12.

Lamb I worry more about than Diggs to be honest. Diggs is the main guy where Lamb has always been #2 to Cooper. Lamb is going to have to now go against the #1 CB and be the focus of opposing defenses in the pass game. It remains to be seen how he handles that. The one game he played without Cooper, although it was only for 1 half, he had 3 catches for 14 yards. So, we'll see.

Coogiguy03 · May 17, 2022

CWR said:
If Diggs can continue to come anywhere near what he did last year he will absolutely be the highest paid CB. Parsons will likely be the highest paid defensive player in the league. Lamb I can't predict, but he's going to have to have a larger impact to get the money he wants here. If we let one walk, my bet is on Lamb. It'll be my fault for buying his jersey, sorry.

Don't be so hard on yourself

We're saving money for existing players (Lamb, Diggs, Micah)

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