Clark Contract Restructure

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Any organization is as strong as its weakest link. Jerry Jones is the Cowboys’ weakest link.

Yawn

 

[blueblood70]

I've been a fan for a very long time yet did not realize the organization was that large. Thank you for the explanation.

I looked this up a long time ago because I was curious how many employees they have, including everyone—trainers, players, front office staff.

It’s still a lot, though I’m not sure exactly who they count. They’ve got cooks, doctors, lawyers, CPAs, and big groups in the front office.

That’s not to say they don’t make the final calls or sometimes make the wrong ones, but it’s a corporation, not a little family pizza shop or corner bodega.

I’m pretty sure Jerry knows how to run a business, whether you like him as a GM or not. They employ a ton of people, delegate a lot, and while they’re ultimately responsible for every decision, they’re not scrambling to make every meeting or sign every contract themselves.

When he said he’s never met DavidM, it doesn’t mean he’s never met an agent—it just means he’s not at all those meetings. Same goes for the Joneses; they approve everything, but in today’s world, they don’t need to meet everyone or handle every detail.

Delegation is key. They’re basically the CEOs of a massive corporation. Running a $15 billion business isn’t like running a mom-and-pop shop. It might feel that way sometimes because they’re so public and we know the ownership group more than most fans know theirs, but just because it’s family-owned doesn’t make it a mom-and-pop operation.

 

[Chasing6]

He was already under contract until 2027, so there wasn’t much they could do if they didn’t want to commit long-term. In my opinion, this was the best way to handle it.

The Cowboys have capologists and contract experts—this isn’t just Jerry and Steven making calls.

They have people whose sole job is to manage contracts and the salary cap, and if they thought your suggested approach would bring more money, they would’ve done it. They have their reasons for handling it this way.

A couple of years ago, it was the same situation—an entire team of professionals working on contracts and finances, giving the Cowboys the information they need.

They’re not making decisions on a whim; these are experienced pros who do this every day. Sometimes, during situations like the Parsons deal, the Cowboys don’t even meet face-to-face with the player, sending others to finalize contracts. This isn’t some mom-and-pop setup—it’s a massive organization with around 1,200 employees, many in the front office focused solely on contracts and the salary cap.

Trance was on a whim.

 

[blueblood70]

Trance was on a whim.

It wouldn’t be the first time a team made a mistake reaching for a quarterback in hopes of improving the position—it happens all the time. It doesn’t have to be on a whim; they saw an opportunity and took it. If we’re talking about Trey Lance, well, it happens. But the biggest mistake? That belongs to San Francisco, the team that gave up three first-round picks to move up and get him. This big organization with a supposedly better GM still overreached for the guy. They make plenty of mistakes over there, and even after the Cowboys picked up Lance thinking he might be a bust, San Diego was ready to grab him too.

Teams take risks, especially at quarterback. But if you want to talk about a bad move, that would be Mingo making the team again on a non-guaranteed one-year deal. That fourth-round pick used on him was one of the worst I’ve seen. Late in the season, there’s no need to use a mid-round pick on a developmental player—it was just dumb.

Every team has made questionable moves; I could list examples from all 32 teams over the last five years. Still, it’s odd when a team cuts a quarterback, eats the dead cap hit, then turns around and pays another unproven one—like Malik Willis—a decent chunk of money. Between the dead cap from two cuts and the investment in Willis, hoping for a Sam Darnold-style revival, they’re spending more at quarterback than the Cowboys are with Prescott—probably more than the Cowboys’ entire QB room. They should have just gone into the draft for QB and Let Quinn yours and that guy battle it out but instead they're trying to cover up one mistake with multiple more mistakes.

I mean Denver got lucky but they did it right they were willing to eat Russell Wilson's mistake and went in and got another quarterback Like I said there was a lot of luck involved but at least they didn't go double down on stupidity so other teams are very stupid both in the draft and free agency and getting guys they thought would be a good fit and they're not..

 

[Chasing6]

It wouldn’t be the first time a team made a mistake reaching for a quarterback in hopes of improving the position—it happens all the time. It doesn’t have to be on a whim; they saw an opportunity and took it. If we’re talking about Trey Lance, well, it happens. But the biggest mistake? That belongs to San Francisco, the team that gave up three first-round picks to move up and get him. This big organization with a supposedly better GM still overreached for the guy. They make plenty of mistakes over there, and even after the Cowboys picked up Lance thinking he might be a bust, San Diego was ready to grab him too.

Teams take risks, especially at quarterback. But if you want to talk about a bad move, that would be Mingo making the team again on a non-guaranteed one-year deal. That fourth-round pick used on him was one of the worst I’ve seen. Late in the season, there’s no need to use a mid-round pick on a developmental player—it was just dumb.

Every team has made questionable moves; I could list examples from all 32 teams over the last five years. Still, it’s odd when a team cuts a quarterback, eats the dead cap hit, then turns around and pays another unproven one—like Malik Willis—a decent chunk of money. Between the dead cap from two cuts and the investment in Willis, hoping for a Sam Darnold-style revival, they’re spending more at quarterback than the Cowboys are with Prescott—probably more than the Cowboys’ entire QB room. They should have just gone into the draft for QB and Let Quinn yours and that guy battle it out but instead they're trying to cover up one mistake with multiple more mistakes.

I mean Denver got lucky but they did it right they were willing to eat Russell Wilson's mistake and went in and got another quarterback Like I said there was a lot of luck involved but at least they didn't go double down on stupidity so other teams are very stupid both in the draft and free agency and getting guys they thought would be a good fit and they're not..

There was no they. It was GM Jethro all by himself on a whim.

 

[jterrell]

duh.

 

[DuncanIso]

I see a possible cut next March

JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION​

2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000
2028 Dead Cap: $6,600,000
2027 Savings: $20,000,000