Davis offered more money from NYG and wash

[BLT]

i was listening to the ticket and they were saying that there were reports that Leonard Davis could have gotten more money from NY and Washington but he wanted to come to dallas... if thats true then im even more glad that we got him , it makes sense though, he does already live in texas.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

i was listening to the ticket and they were saying that there were reports that Leonard Davis could have gotten more money from NY and Washington but he wanted to come to dallas... if thats true then im even more glad that we got him , it makes sense though, he does already live in texas.

this information does make it feel better to have Davis

 

[Hostile]

If true that sure makes the Washington Post look a little foolish. A Skins fan posted a blurb by them yesterday that all Washington basically did was drive up our price.

Be funny if Davis validated this.

 

[junk]

2. The Leonard Davis drama was the best of the weekend. Davis, a native Texan, wanted to sign with the Cowboys so his parents could see him play. They live a little more than an hour from Dallas. But the Commanders wooed him, and he was intrigued. Pressed by the Cowboys on Friday night for a figure that would prevent him from making the trip to Washington, Davis asked for $24 million in guarantees. Once he got to Washington, Davis' wife kept calling and telling him the wisdom of signing in Dallas so his parents could see him. He signed a staggering seven-year, $49.6 million deal with Dallas that included $18.7 million in guarantees. The Commanders weren't going to go that high. The Giants might have gone higher to make him their left tackle. Davis will play right guard or right tackle for the Cowboys.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2787825

 

[Rampage]

why is everybody willing to pay this bum so much. he has failed at every position he has played. i don't like this move but i'm hoping for the best

 

[YosemiteSam]

What I heard is Washington offered close to the same money. The Giants on the other hand were ready to offer substantially more. It came down between Dallas and NY. Dallas is home and his family could come see him play. He was supposedly quoted as "absolutely wanted no part of Tom Coughlin". So he took less to come to Dallas. Washington didn't have a chance since they offered the same money as Dallas with Dallas being home.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Well, I don't know the specifics of what NY or Washington offered but I do know that the Tax benifits in Texas are something that every player looks at. Could be that they did offer more but could also be that it wasn't enought to off set the over all value of the deal when you consider Texas and it's Tax laws.

 

[superpunk]

If true that sure makes the Washington Post look a little foolish. A Skins fan posted a blurb by them yesterday that all Washington basically did was drive up our price.

Be funny if Davis validated this.

Dallas' media speculation is just as reliable as La Confora.

It's all just speculation for speculation's sake.

 

[BLT]

yea but its not like he had the cowboys by the balls... we paid market value for him and maybe even got him at a discount.

 

[Hostile]

Dallas' media speculation is just as reliable as La Confora.

It's all just speculation for speculation's sake.

Are you sure about that or just speculating?

 

[Dcz84]

why is everybody willing to pay this bum so much. he has failed at every position he has played. i don't like this move but i'm hoping for the best

Because were not football people and have no way to judge talent like the big guys in the NFL. I'm a Chef and have no clue wether he was worth it or not, but i will trust our people and the choice they have made.

 

[Mansta54]

why is everybody willing to pay this bum so much. he has failed at every position he has played. i don't like this move but i'm hoping for the best

Ahh, he was a very good and dominant OG his first 3yrs in the league until Dennis Green took over and decided to move him to OT... I wouldn't say he failed at every position. I don't think he failed at OT either, he was just a better OG...

 

[wesleyc288]

Who wouldnt rather be a Dallas Cowboy?

 

[WoodysGirl]

Dallas' media speculation is just as reliable as La Confora.

It's all just speculation for speculation's sake.

Well actually Davis said it himself in the PC thread in the Daily Zone.

That it came down to Washington and Dallas.

 

[YosemiteSam]

yea but its not like he had the cowboys by the balls... we paid market value for him and maybe even got him at a discount.

For a left tackle (the most prized position on the offensive line) we got a discount.

I beleive the Colts Tarik Glenn makes something like $11M a year and Walter Jones got a 7 year 54.5 million dollar deal that also had $20M in signing bonuses and incentives.

 

[superpunk]

Well actually Davis said it himself in the PC thread in the Daily Zone.

That it came down to Washington and Dallas.

I mean whether or not they opffered more money.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I mean whether or not they opffered more money.

Assuming can be bad, but it doesn't take huge leap of it to think Wash offered more based on these comments. Of course, it's all in how you interpret it.

How close were you to signing in Washington?​

LD: It was close. When it came down to money I had to decide wher I wanted to live. I talked to my agent and my wife and it was obvious Dallas was the right choice for us.​

 

[CF74]

The guy is making $50 mill, what difference does a couple mill more make?

 

[junk]

For a left tackle (the most prized position on the offensive line) we got a discount.

I beleive the Colts Tarik Glenn makes something like $11M a year and Walter Jones got a 7 year 54.5 million dollar deal that also had $20M in signing bonuses and incentives.

But he isn't a LT.

And he isn't as good as Tarik Glenn or Jones. Risky signing.

 

[BLT]

The guy is making $50 mill, what difference does a couple mill more make?

put yourself in the situation.. lets say your making 100k a year.. what difference would an extra 20k make to you a year?