Twitter: Archer: Breakdown of Zeke's Contract

[Rockport]

 

[Corso]

My dude bringing the Mr. Blue Sky by ELO into my realm of forefrontedness...

My goodness! I almost started talking like my main man @Melonfeud !

 

[Bowdown27]

from the looks of this, it is a very good contract structure and gives both parties what they wanted....kudos to the FO

I was going to post the same. Well done breakdown. Everyone happy.

 

[Rockport]

My dude bringing the Mr. Blue Sky by ELO into my realm of forefrontedness...

My goodness! I almost started talking like my main man @Melonfeud !

I thought it was @Melonfeud when I first read it.

 

[Corso]

I thought it was @Melonfeud when I first read it.

Didn't even mean it until I was halfway through. He's going to watch something one day and be like: Corso!

 

[HungryLion]

I thought it was @Melonfeud when I first read it.

I still don’t know anything that @Melonfeud is talking about.

I just know he’s the man.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

so isn’t it gurley at 14, bell at like 12 and freeman at 8 or so?

The AAV isn't used. Bell, Gurly, and David Johnson are the top three for the 2019 season.

 

[bsbellomy]

So the team didn't gain anything is what you're saying?

1. It's debatable if he's even the #2. Most non-cowboys fans would say he isnt.
2. No you don't have to eventually pay him, that's the point.
3. Yay! We saved almost nothing compared to just franchising him twice.

And if you miss the playoffs this year because he's missing games?

 

[buybuydandavis]

 

[Stash]

I was going to post the same. Well done breakdown. Everyone happy.

Except some of the fans here. They just look for something to complain about and try to find the 'bad' in anything they can.

 

[Eanwen]

I'm glad we had a billion Zeke threads for what turned out to be a 4/48 deal. Certainly justified and not hysterical at all.

 

[AbeBeta]

Your story, you tell it. Mean time, this is almost exactly what I posted as the target contract for Zeke. There really isn't much you can say to me that is going to ruin the day. This is a good deal and right on target IMO.

There is always tomorrow

 

[Corso]

I still don’t know anything that @Melonfeud is talking about.

I just know he’s the man.

He drips awesome. Except for when we're bickering...

 

[uvaballa]

My friend (Eagles fan) just mentioned his fifth year option was already guaranteed and that’s a part of the $50million so it was a team friendly deal. Plus some of the guaranteed money is only if he’s on the roster to start the league year. So if he gets in trouble and gets cut he doesn’t even get the full $50 million.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I'm curious what you were expecting to gain?

I think some wanted Zeke to come back crying that he was beaten by Jerry and to apologize to Cowboy nation for all the trouble he's caused. lol

 

[CowboyStar88]

I think some wanted Zeke to come back crying that he was beaten by Jerry and to apologize to Cowboy nation for all the trouble he's caused. lol

Lol so unrealistic.... My life is the same as it was 40 days ago he’s caused me no trouble.

 

[Zordon]

That Twitter handle is so embarrassing.

 

[JBond]

Right- set a new standard for RBs.

Give the player everything he wanted despite tough talk from the team.

Player got to miss training camp.

Sure sounds like a win for the team?

Sigh...

I was very vocal about holding Zeke to the fire and franchising him for two years. It was never going to happen and we will need those tags elsewhere. I am ok with the deal. Life is one giant comprise. If he screws up we can walk away. That is what I really cared about.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

A breakdown of Ezekiel Elliott’s eight-year, $102.9 million deal with the Dallas Cowboys:

Signing bonus - $7.5 million

2019 base salary - $752,137
2020 base salary - $6.8 million ($13 million option bonus)
2021 base salary - $9.6 million
2022 base salary - $12.4 million
2023 base salary - $10.9 million
2024 base salary - $10 million
2025 base salary - $15.4 million
2026 base salary - $16.6 million

Note: The first two years of the deal are fully guaranteed, totaling $28 million at signing. The base salaries in 2021 and 2022 become fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the league years in 2020 and 2021.

Alright, I have been a pretty staunch opponent to paying Zeke as the top RB in the league two years early. I felt that getting him up into the top 3-5 two years early was reasonable but we should not make him the highest paid right now. Considering that he would make about about 44-45m if he played out his deal and got franchised twice, guaranteeing him about a million and a half more a year isn't that bad.

The fact that it has something of a knucklehead clause makes me happy and is a pretty significant win by the Cowboys. Anyone that thinks this deal is more than a 4 to 5 year deal isn't being real with the numbers. If we keep him 5 years that an average of about 12m a year and can walk away with minimal dead money. I think news media is going to report this as Zeke getting a great huge deal, but looking at it in depth it really is a reasonable deal for the Cowboys.

Now let's play some damned football.

 

[aikemirv]

I think a great contract for both sides. Dallas gets Zeke for his best years and Zeke gets security. Dallas can get out at pretty much any time after year 2 if they wanted but at worst a 4 yr 50 million deal. 1 million more than Gurley and that’s not even fully guaranteed