News: Cowboys not close on extension with Schultz

conner01 said:

He’s already getting 10 and he will get 12-14 next year
You can’t have everyone on a second contract so I don’t think they want to extend him unless it’s a steal and that’s not likely to happen
I don’t think he’s acting up at all. He’s been to every workout he’s required to be at. He’s just like anyone else on any job, he wants to get paid market rate and I don’t blame him
I think we took a TE this year and will take another next year in part so they can move on from Schultz
Not because they don’t want to keep him but you can’t keep everyone

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Market rate says Schultz is worth around $10 mil, hence the tag 1 year amount of $10 mil. The issue is that Schultz does want to get paid what the top 3 TE contracts are: between $13 - $15 mil/year. That's above his market value.

Dalton Schultz Contract Breakdowns, Salary Cap Figures, Salaries, Bonuses | Spotrac

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Market Value

• 4 yrs, $50,762,824
• Avg. Salary: $12,690,706
• NFL Rank: 127
• TE Rank: 5

America's Cowboy said:

Market rate says Schultz is worth around $10 mil, hence the tag 1 year amount of $10 mil. The issue is that Schultz does want to get paid what the top 3 TE contracts are: between $13 - $15 mil/year. That's above his market value.

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Market rate and an avg of contracts that some are not new, is not the same thing
You can’t look at a contract for the top guy that’s 3 years old and say that’s the top pay for a position
It just doesn’t work that way

Stash said:

I don’t think they want to get a long term deal done with Schultz. I think this tag business was just to buy them time to develop a replacement or two.

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they do not want a long term deal at 10M plus thus the desire to have multiple years to draft TE.

Its not just top 3 guys getting paid.
Gesicki also got franchised and Geodert got nearly 15M a year.
Njoku got 14m a year.

conner01 said:

Market rate and an avg of contracts that some are not new, is not the same thing
You can’t look at a contract for the top guy that’s 3 years old and say that’s the top pay for a position
It just doesn’t work that way

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Then how was Schultz's 1 year franchise tag value set? Is that not "market value"? Or are you referring to where other teams could be willing to overpay (which makes this a mute point since the Cowboys won't go there)?

conner01 said:

Market rate and an avg of contracts that some are not new, is not the same thing
You can’t look at a contract for the top guy that’s 3 years old and say that’s the top pay for a position
It just doesn’t work that way

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13.6M AAV only gets you to 6th highest.
Saying 13-15 is top 3 isn't accurate.
14.245 is 3rd.

Schultz isn't wrong about his market value. He just has to wait on it.

America's Cowboy said:

Then how was Schultz's 1 year franchise tag value set? Is that not "market value"? Or are you referring to where other teams could be willing to overpay (which makes this a mute point since the Cowboys won't go there)?

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The franchise tag is based upon the last 5 years data.
TE was low and has exploded. That is why there are two teams using the tag on TEs this year whereas neither TE is a star type player.

Market value is determined by the most recent contracts.

jterrell said:

13.6M AAV only gets you to 6th highest.
Saying 13-15 is top 3 isn't accurate.
14.245 is 3rd.

Schultz isn't wrong about his market value. He just has to wait on it.

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I agree
And I don’t think they want to pay market value
It’s a business and you can’t pay everyone
I think they think they can develop a TE and save on that position
You kinda have to make those decision
The only reason they had to tag him was Jarwin flamed out or they wouldn’t have tagged him
But losing cooper, Wilson and gallups injury along with Jarwin, I think they had no choice

if he could block, a contract would have already been done by now.

CowboysFaninHouston said:

which is not surprising. they have him for a year. they will see what they have with Ferguson, McKeon and what else might hit the market next year. so smart move on their part all around.

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Particularly for a guy like Schultz who took a while to emerge. Schultz would have jumped at playing on the tag or even a four year deal that averaged around the tag... but when guys like Njoku gets 4 year at close to 13 mil per year, Jonnu Smith gets 12.5 per over 4 years and the tag is about 11 mill ... there is going to be an issue. Particularly since neither have produced like Schultz

jterrell said:

The franchise tag is based upon the last 5 years data.
TE was low and has exploded. That is why there are two teams using the tag on TEs this year whereas neither TE is a star type player.

Market value is determined by the most recent contracts.

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Ok, thanks for the clarification.

Schultz is good as gone. No way will the Cowboys pay him a top 3 pay.

Yep, something tells me there'll be another TE selection being made in the next draft. Schultz's Cowboys days seem limited.

I'll kinda hate to see him go but it is what it is! I'm pretty sure Dak will be devastated. Take away sll those dumpoffs to Schultz, it'll be tough.

They don't want to re-sign him, at least not right now. The Browns are the ones that kind of screwed him. Dallas has him signed on the tag for $10 million. They can tag him again next year for $13 and change million. He now wants $14 million + thanks to the Browns. Dallas has no incentive to do it. They have him for the next 2 years for $23 million and a similar rookie they can watch develop. Why sign him for 4 or 5 years at $14 million + right now? Doing so makes no sense!

zrinkill said:

Good ..... He will be easily replaceable ...... Just like Jarwen was
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America's Cowboy said:

Market rate says Schultz is worth around $10 mil, hence the tag 1 year amount of $10 mil. The issue is that Schultz does want to get paid what the top 3 TE contracts are: between $13 - $15 mil/year. That's above his market value.

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I mean that is not how the market responded at all. The market is paying other bad TEs 13m+ per year and did it THIS offseason. Right now for instance the franchise tag for TEs is tied for the 8th highest AAV for this year. That is not top 5. If you argued he should be 5th then he would be making 13.7m per year which is the market value for a top 5 TE.

If he has another season of 700 + yds and around 8 tds again he'll get that 15 million on the open market.

dsturgeon said:

I don't think there is another step for him. I think he is pretty good. Or I think he is pretty good in the role the cowboys have for him, and is most likely worth that money. I personally would not spend the money on him. What I was trying to say, is that if he is not abnormally good, I would rather the money go elsewhere, and find someone else to replace him. Even if what they find is not quite as good, until they find a TE who is of better or equal quality, they should tweak the offense, and make up those yards some other way.

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The next step is to improve his blocking. If he becomes a plus blocker and does as well as he has been as a receiver, then he'll be worth the contract. However, whether we'll pay him that (if his blocking improves) will depend a lot on Ferguson. If he proves capable of replacing him, then we'll move on. But if he doesn't, then the options are to pay Schultz (who would be proven), spend an early pick on the position (which might turn out like Gavin Escobar) or spend another midrounder and hope (which would not be smart).

We could and probably would add a cheap FA, but then all we're liable to end up with is a lesser player starting. I want to see how it plays out this year before making any decision, which is why I would like to see Dallas keep him on the tag.

speedkilz88 said:

If he has another season of 700 + yds and around 8 tds again he'll get that 15 million on the open market.

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Wow.. that’s funny.. we have a RB getting paid $15 mil now that had 1000yrds and 10Tds, and people says he’s not worth that amount..

AND HE BLOCKS BETTER THAN SCHULTZ ALSO!

Knotamus said:

Wow.. that’s funny.. we have a RB getting paid $15 mil now that had 1000yrds and 10Tds, and people says he’s not worth that amount..

AND HE BLOCKS BETTER THAN SCHULTZ ALSO!

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RBs aren't valued anymore.

Don’t get me wrong, I like Schultz. I don’t fault him for wanting to get paid. That said, he’s not a game changing TE. He’s a product of his surroundings. Dallas has had arguably one of the NFL’s best WR trio’s the last couple of years and Shultz took advantage.. as any decent TE should have.

He become a sure handed outlet for Dak. Yet that, by no means, makes him an elite TE. Good for him for turning his career around and seizing the moment . But now, he’s just trying to take advantage of Dallas’s perceived ‘weak’ receiver core. There’s no chance in Hell they would be pushing this hard for a new contract if Amari Cooper was still here. His agent believes he has Dallas cornered, but I don’t believe the Jones care enough to break. Yeah.. Dak broke them.. even Lawrence and Zeke. But there’s nothing special about Shultz. He’s just a really solid/decent player. And thats not a slight against him.

Shultz is average at best in every physical matrix AND he can not block a phone call. No offense, I’d rather roll with Ferguson into the season if Shultz wants to play hardball. Yet, obviously Dal is willing to guarantee $10+mil this season.. so what’s the problem? If Shultz plays well, he’ll get paid by someone.. and Dal will draft a top end player on a rookie deal. I’m good with that.

The real problem is the agent. He’s playing poker with a pair of Jacks.. I think the Jones are calling his bluff.

speedkilz88 said:

RBs aren't valued anymore.

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The best TEs in the league (Kittle and Kelce) are making $15mil or less..

I’d say.. TE’s haven’t been valued either

I’d also say that players should be valued per production, but I suppose that’s a novel idea