Cowboys Begin Signing Draft Picks

[Hagman]

In the past, they'd wait until almost the last possible day because they wanted other players' contracts to set the market.

Now, ever since the NFLPA accidentally revealed the rookie pool formula last season, almost every contract is based exactly on the formula, right down to the last dollar. There's virtually no negotiation involved at all.

Thanks, Adam.

 

[Hostile]

Every other team except the Saints were already signing rookies before the Cowboys...so they may have still been waiting.

No team can sign their drafted players if signing them would put them over the Salary Cap. Once the league year starts teams have to be under the Cap. Dallas waited until Terence Newman's post June 1 cap charges came off the books.

New Orleans could possibly be waiting until they get Brees signed. They've also had a lot of stuff to figure out with regards to the suspensions from the bounties, etc.

4 more to go, and I will be officially happy.

 

[Risen Star]

I figured you'd point out that he led the signings.

Half joking, half geniunely intrigued that we can have a Welker type in this offense.

Whoa. Hold on, everyone. I said Welker type. Not Welker himself. Just a guy who can be at WR what Witten is at TE. A security blanket for the QB. We need that.

 

[Risen Star]

I think this is great. No holdouts, little science. Get them signed and underway.

I never understood the last minute mad dash. I understand you want other signings around your picks to set the market, but it always seemed to me that if the league started the process earlier there'd be less time missed.

We never really have a holdout, but why miss even a day of camp working on the language of a contract? Another plus from the rookie wage scale.

 

[gimmesix]

I never understood the last minute mad dash. I understand you want other signings around your picks to set the market, but it always seemed to me that if the league started the process earlier there'd be less time missed.

We never really have a holdout, but why miss even a day of camp working on the language of a contract? Another plus from the rookie wage scale.

Jerry Jones has said in the past that he believes deadlines make everyone work harder to get it done. So he preferred for the team to wait until camp neared so that both sides would have a greater urgency rather than just endlessly tossing numbers back and forth.

 

[elcowboi]

I figured you'd point out that he led the signings.

I'm glad you clarified that. I was lost for a second there.

 

[burmafrd]

No team can sign their drafted players if signing them would put them over the Salary Cap. Once the league year starts teams have to be under the Cap. Dallas waited until Terence Newman's post June 1 cap charges came off the books.

New Orleans could possibly be waiting until they get Brees signed. They've also had a lot of stuff to figure out with regards to the suspensions from the bounties, etc.

4 more to go, and I will be officially happy.

The Boys could have signed everyone except Claiborne before June 1, according to AdamJT

 

[Manster68]

In the past, they'd wait until almost the last possible day because they wanted other players' contracts to set the market.

Now, ever since the NFLPA accidentally revealed the rookie pool formula last season, almost every contract is based exactly on the formula, right down to the last dollar. There's virtually no negotiation involved at all.

And I have no problem with that at all. It will be good for the league to get as many players signed and into camp to be in the best shape possible to avoid injuries if nothing else.

Team cohesiveness and chemistry would be a second reason.