It worked if we get to a SB. Otherwise, nobody wins. This so called victory will be way forgotten. The only win was the reworked deal is now fully guaranteed. Money was moved,not added. Years were added. It was a Jerry Jones slight of hand trick.The extra 4m per year certainly isn’t meh…that’s for sure. Big time meh to those who said holdouts don’t work tho
Absolutely not complaining. Zack is worth every penny. I'm neutral on this. Just my observation is, it appears they let Zack have the win on this. But really what it is, was a moving of money, adding of years to the existing deal,then they fully guaranteed it. What stuns me is many behaving like Jerry let him sit out there unsigned or something. The guy was already under contract. I know this much,those celebrating because Zack somehow beat the man on this better be careful. Because now if he isn't the missing super bowl piece, then what? That's all I heard during this hold out. Allegedly, a 33 year old guard is our ticket to the big dance. Ok guys, let's see.
What if i do? Lol! Tough guy!
Not this crucial. Our SB hopes lie with a 33 year old guard? That's a hard sell. I love Zack Martin and now he better be the missing piece in this SB equation. That's all I know. He won in the sense his deal is now fully guaranteed. Years were added,money moved. Both sides win. Cap is largely unaffected. I'm not ready to do jumping jacks over extending a 33 year old guard just yet,as great as he is. But I am glad the drama is over.
LOL. You are funny.
Jerrys the one that made it a big issue. All the negotiations should have been done behind the scenes. He was trying to put player against player and fan against fan. Anything to keep the Cowboys in the news.
There will be no stud. They are content with Smith Smith Biadasz Martin and Steele.
Haha no that’s not how it works. Super Bowls are team accomplishments. Player contracts are individual compensation based on performance based results. Martin has consistently been one of if not the best at his position in the league.
Who cares who gets the "win"?
Yup.
How do you figure there is no new money? Possibly I misread, but from what I read there is additional money.
Now I get what you are trying to say but it is likely incorrect. The dead money at the end of the deal (2025 and 2026) before his contract was restructured this week was not cash to be paid out in a future year, but rather just the allocation of a previously paid restructure bonus for cap purposes (bonuses can be split over up to 5 years for cap purposes). This is in addition to that and that did not go away. It's just clearly additional money he will be paid. We should find out exactly what they did soon to see how this was structured and what the impact by year is.
No, what would have reduced our chances to win would be not having our best offensive player when the games begin
Him playing under his original contract would have been best for the team. If our best offensive player is our RG then we are already screwed. We pay our QB 40 million per year. He needs to be our best player. Players holding the team hostage for more money and the Owner caving in every time does not make the team better.
They all do unless it's a player they feel they can do without or no longer really want. Just like they cave to some players, they also force other players to take a pay cut or be released. It's part of the game.
