DLaw alienating Cowboys fans?

Mr_437 · Mar 28, 2019

Negotiating in the media my be what's turning fans off... Cowboys could be neater.

Big_D · Mar 28, 2019

Once he resigns, IF he resigns.. all will be forgiven. As of right now, he definitely is in the dog house. Holding off on surgery, shooting down 20 million. Got to get what you can get, but this just looks like pure greed.

X550i · Mar 28, 2019

northerncowboynation said:
I read that Tank wants 22.5m, is that the 20m range? The Cowboys offered 20m, that is in the range. Seems they're in the same range for grenades and horshoes

Agreed, the devil is in the details.......guaranteed money bonus structure. I don’t know why people continue to dwell on the $/yr.

cowboyblue22 · Mar 28, 2019

they will sign him and pay way more than he is worth he could care less what the fans

JustChip · Mar 28, 2019

ClappingCarrot said:
We don't necessarily know that D Law has done anything because he has remained pretty silent on the matter during the negotiation period.

Could be his agent that's being difficult. They want their cut too.

Bingo. Agents get paid a % so the higher the contract, the more they make. But the player is ultimately responsible, which is why I respect the heck out of Ivan Rodriguez for what he did with the Rangers in the 90's.

CowboyStar88 · Mar 28, 2019

Let the player make his money. I ain’t mad at him, nor do I care enough if he’s alienating some cry baby fans. Lol

Love the new mantra trade him lol like DEs grow on trees. Taco is a perfect example.

dagreat1_87 · Mar 28, 2019

If I get paid 20-22 million a year, I could care less what the fans think about me

Point-of-the-Star · Mar 28, 2019

Floatyworm said:
Now this is funny....Jerry Jones has been
alienating fans/players for over 30 years.....Now D-Law is the problem? Typical backstabbing ownership move to lowball a player.

But please continue Jerry to tell everyone how broke you are....

Is this for real. I usually don't respond to posts this crazy but it's not a matter of how much money Jerry has ... he has plenty
of money and he'd spend it for a Lombardi. It's that pesky salary cap.

Anyone can alienate any group if they act foolishly (as Jerrah historically has). Despite Jerrah's past *******ity it doesn't preclude DLaw playing the stoopid card now and pizzing fans off.

Beats_By_Zeke · Mar 28, 2019

RamziD said:
You serious?

Yeah I’m serious. You telling me you can’t read thru a contract and tell if it’s going to benefit you or not?

Rockport · Mar 28, 2019

Jkyle said:
DLaw's hardline stance may result in him losing favor with Cowboys fans even if he signs a contract.
Unless it is revealed that the Cowboys are offering him shotty deal, he will come across as a selfish player not concerned about having a good team around him.
If he signs a deal in the $20 million per year range, fans will accept that and scrutinize him but he will be scrutinized more if he get's a deal above the other top DE's.
It's hard to garner sympathy when you're complaining about being disrespected at only making $20 mill a year.
At $20 mill, the fan expectations will be high but if he were to get paid as the top DE, we will expect all-world domination. $20 mill is the going rate for top 5 DE's but being the Top Dog will require no excuse Freakish performance.
We all know that he is just below that Mack/Von Miller level.
It will be interesting to see if it's the avg per year or the guaranteed $ that is the hold up. He may be willing to accept the $20 mill range but just wants a huge guarantee.

The hell with the fans. Just read the threads here. 99% have no fricken clue what they are talking about.

mattjames2010 · Mar 28, 2019

LOL D-Law should be worrying about what the forum dwellers think when he’s trying to secure his financial future.

mattjames2010 · Mar 28, 2019

Beats_By_Zeke said:
Yeah I’m serious. You telling me you can’t read thru a contract and tell if it’s going to benefit you or not?

Do you think negotiating isn’t a skill? Not all football players have it.

“Why do you need a lawyer bro? Just wing it!”

atlantacowboy · Mar 28, 2019

Its the surgery. He should have got the dam surgery a week after the season.

Cowboys should rescind the franchise tag and let him negotiate in the open market with a bum shoulder. Nobody is paying that dude 20 million per.

CalPolyTechnique · Mar 28, 2019

No, just our dumb fans of which there are many.

LatinMind · Mar 28, 2019

Beats_By_Zeke said:
This is the part I don’t understand about today’s nfl. Why do they need Agents? Can’t they sign a contract and read over the terms by them selves?

more then half of these guys cant read

DHCBF66 · Mar 28, 2019

Floatyworm said:
Let's recap....

Lawrence was a free agent going into the 2018 season.

Cowboys/Jerry didn't want to give him a long term deal then when it was reasonable...slapped the franchise tag on him in a prove it season.

Lawerence plays....and plays well.

Now it's 2019...Lawrence still wants a long term deal...and Cowboys and Jerry still don't want to pay.

Cowboys and Jerry only have themselves to blame for playing this cat and mouse game. They played...and lost. Pay up.

Lawrence earned his deal...fair and square.

Jerry didn't want to sign him in 2018 because he had health issues and he had ONE good season under his belt out o FOUR. In 2019 he had 14.5 sacks, the 3 years prior to that he had a total of 9 sacks. Then there were the injuries and the suspension. AND, last season he only had 10.5 sacks, a drop off from 2018. Now he needs surgery on his shoulder and there is no telling how well that will go. IF JJ signs him to the $85 million guaranteed he wants and he drops off the map, the same people screaming to give him what he wants will be the same one's cussing JJ for giving an injury prone player that kind of $$$.

TwoDeep3 · Mar 28, 2019

Cowboy fans alienate themselves.

PA Cowboy Fan · Mar 28, 2019

cowboy_ron said:
I couldn't care less how much he's paid.......my only concern is the product they put on the field.

That's all I care about. If he gets paid and comes in and plays lights out then I'll support him. If he comes in lazy and flops I'll turn on him. This negotiating on Twitter is ridiculous.

PA Cowboy Fan · Mar 28, 2019

dagreat1_87 said:
If I get paid 20-22 million a year, I could care less what the fans think about me

Yep because if he actually helps the team win a championship, guess what. Those fans that are against him will change their mind. All any true fan cares about is winning.

cowboy_ron · Mar 28, 2019

PA Cowboy Fan said:
That's all I care about. If he gets paid and comes in and plays lights out then I'll support him. If he comes in lazy and flops I'll turn on him. This negotiating on Twitter is ridiculous.

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