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Posted by nickeatman at 3/22/2010 4:44 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
This one ranks right up there with Tony Romo’s contract talks and even DeMarcus Ware’s negotiations, too.
Miles Austin isn’t going anywhere. For some reason, there’s a group of Cowboys fans that are worried that the team is going to let this guy go because he didn’t get a long-term contract right away. Sure, Austin wants a new deal and based on his numbers from last year and going to the Pro Bowl like he did, I’m sure he’ll get a huge payday at some point.
But the Cowboys didn’t run to the bank to pay Romo after he blew up in similar fashion in 2006. And they weren’t that quick to pay Ware, even after he led the NFL with 20.0 sacks in 2008.
You might not like the general manager Jerry Jones, but you should definitely respect the businessman Jerry Jones and he knows how to do business. The Cowboys are smart enough to know that no team is going to forfeit a first- and third-round pick for any player, much less a guy who has only surfaced for about 12 games. Austin is under contract this year and he’ll likely start the season playing for that $3.168 tender offer.
And if he continues to show he’s a true No. 1 receiver, then it’s likely the Cowboys would then lock him up for a long-term deal. That’s exactly what they did with Romo, signing him during the bye week in 2007 and they did a similar thing with Ware, who agreed to his new deal just following the bye week last year.
So you can read all kind of stories or blogs that tell you that Miles Austin still doesn’t have a long-term deal. But please don’t mistake that for a player who is on his way out.
This one ranks right up there with Tony Romo’s contract talks and even DeMarcus Ware’s negotiations, too.
Miles Austin isn’t going anywhere. For some reason, there’s a group of Cowboys fans that are worried that the team is going to let this guy go because he didn’t get a long-term contract right away. Sure, Austin wants a new deal and based on his numbers from last year and going to the Pro Bowl like he did, I’m sure he’ll get a huge payday at some point.
But the Cowboys didn’t run to the bank to pay Romo after he blew up in similar fashion in 2006. And they weren’t that quick to pay Ware, even after he led the NFL with 20.0 sacks in 2008.
You might not like the general manager Jerry Jones, but you should definitely respect the businessman Jerry Jones and he knows how to do business. The Cowboys are smart enough to know that no team is going to forfeit a first- and third-round pick for any player, much less a guy who has only surfaced for about 12 games. Austin is under contract this year and he’ll likely start the season playing for that $3.168 tender offer.
And if he continues to show he’s a true No. 1 receiver, then it’s likely the Cowboys would then lock him up for a long-term deal. That’s exactly what they did with Romo, signing him during the bye week in 2007 and they did a similar thing with Ware, who agreed to his new deal just following the bye week last year.
So you can read all kind of stories or blogs that tell you that Miles Austin still doesn’t have a long-term deal. But please don’t mistake that for a player who is on his way out.
