Cowboys claim OT Jordan Mills

[Zekeats]

For you maybe, that $2 million doesn't just disappear when Brinkley did.

Where you crying when they signed him? Where you crying the whole time he was on the team throughout training camp? Where you even crying that he made the 53 initially? If not than you have no reason to be upset. The front office decided that money or not he was not worth a roster spot.

 

[Stash]

Where you crying when they signed him? Where you crying the whole time he was on the team throughout training camp? Where you even crying that he made the 53 initially? If not than you have no reason to be upset. The front office decided that money or not he was not worth a roster spot.

Yeah, any and all criticism is somehow 'crying'. What looks more like 'crying' are the kids who can't handle any criticisms of anything 'their team' does.

Boo hoo.

 

[erod]

So maybe they should burn up whatever ap room they still have? After all, they can absorb that too. That's the same level of lunacy you're trying to justify here only on a bigger scale.



Except that Murray guy. He was ' too expensive' while they flushed $2 million down the drain here.



And, as we all know, Jasper Brinkley was the only middle linebacker available in the entire league, so the Cowboys had to get him or they were sunk. And because he was the only one in the entire league, the Cowboys also had to overpay to get him.

The lengths that some fans feel the need to stoop to in an effort to justify every mistake this team makes never ceases to amaze me.

There are 31 other teams that have "wasted" more than $2 million this year on bad signings.

Chip Kelly spent how many million at running back this year? And they won't be any more productive collectively as the four here. Look how they drastically overpaid Murray, Maxwell, Matthews, etc.

Look at what the Giants are about to pay JPP. Look at the money they paid for Cruz, who never plays. Look what they invested in Amakamura.

Look at Washington has tied up in RG3 in money and draft picks. Look at the mess of money spent for Jason Hatcher, Stephen Bowen, etc.

The Cowboys essentially have no bad money spent on their entire roster, except for a measly $2 million on Brinkley. And cap space is largely irrelevant anyway. If the Cowboys want to, they can spend pretty much whatever on anybody if they structure it right.

 

[Stash]

There are 31 other teams that have "wasted" more than $2 million this year on bad signings.

Who else has wasted $2 million on a player that will never play a regular season snap for them? Let me know and I'll deservedly criticize them too.

Chip Kelly spent how many million at running back this year? And they won't be any more productive collectively as the four here. Look how they drastically overpaid Murray, Maxwell, Matthews, etc.

If they get one snap, they've clearly gotten more than Dallas has.

Look at what the Giants are about to pay JPP. Look at the money they paid for Cruz, who never plays. Look what they invested in Amakamura.

Look at Washington has tied up in RG3 in money and draft picks. Look at the mess of money spent for Jason Hatcher, Stephen Bowen, etc.

The Cowboys essentially have no bad money spent on their entire roster, except for a measly $2 million on Brinkley. And cap space is largely irrelevant anyway. If the Cowboys want to, they can spend pretty much whatever on anybody if they structure it right.

Again, the lengths some fans feel required to hold to justify Dallas' mistakes continue to amaze me.

None of these examples has anything to do with $2 million wasted on a player you will receive 0 plays from. Not one.

 

[Smashin222]

It was a NECESSARY mistake.

McClain is suspended. Lee hadn't played a snap yet. Durant and Carter are gone. Hitchens isn't really a MLB. Gachkar just got here.
Wilson is a rookie.

They had to do something.

This was a $2 million insurance policy that turned out to be UNNECESSARY in the end. Brinkley is a limited player, and the guys here look good enough to let him go.

This is the obvious answer to all the gripers.

It isn't wrong to buy insurance and ultimately determine you don't need it. We signed Brinkley in March! Pre-draft insurance so that we weren't forced to draft a MLB for need because Rolando went off the rails and Lee is returning from a serious injury.

Who else has wasted $2 million on a player that will never play a regular season snap for them? Let me know and I'll deservedly criticize them too.



If they get one snap, they've clearly gotten more than Dallas has.



Again, the lengths some fans feel required to hold to justify Dallas' mistakes continue to amaze me.

None of these examples has anything to do with $2 million wasted on a player you will receive 0 plays from. Not one.

You don't understand the concept of insurance do you? It usually costs something. What was your plan at MLB in March?

 

[Stash]

You don't understand the concept of insurance do you? It usually costs something.

$2 million for an insurance policy you're never able to cash is $2 million wasted.

What was your plan at MLB in March?

Considering it was March, my plan would include the 2015 NFL Draft. And any other 'insurance policy' that wouldn't have cost me $2 million in guarantees. Believe it or not, there were in fact plenty of other options.

 

[Displaced Cowboy]

New England Patriots just spent $450k for 10 days or so of Reggie Wayne.

 

[xwalker]

There are 31 other teams that have "wasted" more than $2 million this year on bad signings.

Chip Kelly spent how many million at running back this year? And they won't be any more productive collectively as the four here. Look how they drastically overpaid Murray, Maxwell, Matthews, etc.

Look at what the Giants are about to pay JPP. Look at the money they paid for Cruz, who never plays. Look what they invested in Amakamura.

Look at Washington has tied up in RG3 in money and draft picks. Look at the mess of money spent for Jason Hatcher, Stephen Bowen, etc.

The Cowboys essentially have no bad money spent on their entire roster, except for a measly $2 million on Brinkley. And cap space is largely irrelevant anyway. If the Cowboys want to, they can spend pretty much whatever on anybody if they structure it right.

Sometimes people need attention. Telling the world that the sky is falling is the fastest way to get attention.

Edit: We are probably guilty of giving him the attention that he craves.

 

[Smashin222]

$2 million for an insurance policy you're never able to cash is $2 million wasted.


Considering it was March, my plan would include the 2015 NFL Draft. And any other 'insurance policy' that wouldn't have cost me $2 million in guarantees. Believe it or not, there were in fact plenty of other options.

Again, you don't seem to understand how insurance works. You pay up front, then if something bad happens you get cashed out. If nothing bad happens, you don't cash out. Yet you didn't waste that up front money, instead, you received something very valuable....coverage.

Feel free to clue us all in on your secret plan.

 

[Smashin222]

Again, you don't seem to understand how insurance works. You pay up front, then if something bad happens you get cashed out. If nothing bad happens, you don't cash out. Yet you didn't waste that up front money, instead, you received something very valuable....coverage.

Feel free to clue us all in on your secret plan.

I can see your post in an alternate universe where Lee goes down and the draft doesn't break in our favor with Wilson. "How did we not see this coming?! Why did we go cheap when it was so obvious things could go wrong!? Brinkley was available and would have cost 2 million in guarantees for a 2 year contract. This FO is clueless!"

 

[Stash]

Again, you don't seem to understand how insurance works. You pay up front, then if something bad happens you get cashed out. If nothing bad happens, you don't cash out. Yet you didn't waste that up front money, instead, you received something very valuable....coverage.

Feel free to clue us all in on your secret plan.

Again, my secret plan was to not play $2 million to get 0 return.

And feel free to let me know what a great idea it is to guarantee $2 million to the insurance policy you never want to use behind the starter you're paying $3 million in incentives you actually want to play.

 

[Rockport]

$2 million wasted is $2 million wasted. Cover your eyes all you want.

The facts point out that indeed you are the one covering their eyes.

 

[Zekeats]

Yeah, any and all criticism is somehow 'crying'. What looks more like 'crying' are the kids who can't handle any criticisms of anything 'their team' does.

Boo hoo.

Thanks for confirming that you had no problem prior

 

[Stash]

The facts point out that indeed you are the one covering their eyes.

$2 million down the drain clearly says otherwise.

 

[Stash]

$2 million down the drain clearly says otherwise.

You can break your back behind over backwards to try to justify it. I'll just call t the big mistake that it is.

 

[Stash]

Thanks for confirming that you had no problem prior

Take whatever you want from it. You need it to justify this awful mistake. I have no such requirement. I can see them for what they are.

 

[Rockport]

You can break your back behind over backwards to try to justify it. I'll just call t the big mistake that it is.

And I said consistent mistakes an clearly the FO hasn't done that of late.

 

[erod]

Who else has wasted $2 million on a player that will never play a regular season snap for them? Let me know and I'll deservedly criticize them too.



If they get one snap, they've clearly gotten more than Dallas has.



Again, the lengths some fans feel required to hold to justify Dallas' mistakes continue to amaze me.

None of these examples has anything to do with $2 million wasted on a player you will receive 0 plays from. Not one.

Good gosh, dude. How many times are you going to lose the same argument?

So if Murray carries the ball once and gets hurt for the rest of the season, that's a better deal than the Brinkley deal? Seriously, that's your argument?

 

[erod]

$2 million for an insurance policy you're never able to cash is $2 million wasted.

Then I suggest you never buy insurance if you don't successfully total your car or accidentally live too long for a term-life policy.

 

[CATCH17]

You can break your back behind over backwards to try to justify it. I'll just call t the big mistake that it is.

Mistake yes but big mistake?