Do the players want to be here?

[KingCorcoran]

I believe they want to play for the Cowboys. As a diehard fan, I believe that. Idk what kind of fan you are but you seem to suggest otherwise.

An honest one.

 

[charron]

Players want to be where they are paid well. None of the highly paid players are giving dallas a discount because they love dallas so much. The culture here is about the $. Tom Brady isn't taking the same team friendly deal here as he did with the patriots.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

Of course they want to be here, the exposure and name recognition they develop on this team will give them the best shot at getting the best contract possible.

on another team, some of these players would never have name recognition, less exposure equals less money and fewer awards.

Dak grew up a Cowboys fan, I doubt he gives this up willingly, and honestly, I wouldn’t either.

 

[hornitosmonster]

No and I don't blame them. The fan base is trash and the owner has lost touch with reality.

 

[Chasing6]

I think most of our fans are delusioned about the Cowboys from their past success.

If you are getting drafted out of college 20-23 years old, you would have seen the Cowboys play over the last 12-15 years. Not a whole lot to be excited about.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I believe they want to play for the Cowboys. As a diehard fan, I believe that. Idk what kind of fan you are but you seem to suggest otherwise.

I mean, I'm a diehard fan. That said, I can't help but wonder what must be going through their heads and think about the press conference or about the lack of help the fo is giving them.

 

[The Ominous]

Then they ALL can hit the road. Or just take the cash and then peace out. Unfortunately we are stuck with Da Jones Posse

 

[JoeKing]

I mean, I'm a diehard fan. That said, I can't help but wonder what must be going through their heads and think about the press conference or about the lack of help the fo is giving them.

Okay diehard, try pulling your head out and listening to what the FO is saying. They have said time and time again they do not have the money to resign all the talent whose contracts are coming due for renewal. You either aren't listening or refuse to believe. The "lack of help" from the front office is what happens when drafting is so successful and rookie contracts expire.

 

[Cowboys5217]

If you want to get that bag, then play for Dallas and coast until that contract year. Then give it your all, and get that big bag o' cash. You can then mail it in for the rest of your career after taking Jerry for a fool.

If you want to win a SB, then stay as far away from the Cowboys as you can.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Okay diehard, try pulling your head out and listening to what the FO is saying. They have said time and time again they do not have the money to resign all the talent whose contracts are coming due for renewal. You either aren't listening or refuse to believe. The "lack of help" from the front office is what happens when drafting is so successful and rookie contracts expire.

Tbh, that's true about how well we draft. What I wonder is why they don't shop some of their drafted players in that sense? Take for example, CeeDee. If they know they can't keep Dak, Micah, and CeeDee, then why not see what we can get for CeeDee? If the Eagles were willing to give up a 1st for AJ Brown, then someone is likely to want to give up at least that if not more for Lamb. If the cap is an issue and since we draft well, then might it not be prudent to trade the players that the FO knows it can't resign? Imagine how much they could do with extra 1st round picks.

 

[blueblood70]

I know that there's a lot to make of the lack of activity from the front office this offseason. I know it's been a brutal offseason, and it feels like a toxic cloud has fallen over the Cowboys since the Packers game. We can't even seem to keep our own guys happy anymore. Whatever happened to we like our own guys? Well, what if, and this may be even more damning against the FO, what if our key players DON'T want to be here?

I understand that trying to extend Dak, CeeDee, and Micah would probably be a challenge (even though, let's be honest, Roseman and the Chiefs FO would probably find a way). However, you would think they could at least get CeeDee (the Jefferson deal was pretty much perfect for Lamb's deal) and Micah done. Yet, all this offseason (besides drama and toxicity) has produced is Zeke returning, a long snapper, a decent draft on paper, and Erick Kendricks. What gives? Do the players want to be here?

Well, it takes two sides to make a deal. The players have probably noticed the lack of investment from the FO. Yes, they want to take care of their bank accounts, but they probably would also like to win a SB. If they do not think the FO is willing to provide them with the tools that they need to win, then why would they want to stay if they have aspirations? Do you think Parsons would want to stay here, when he can probably go to a team like Kansas City and become an instant contender? Think Lamb wouldn't jump at the chance to join a team that needs his skillset and will actually provide him an opportunity to win a SB?

I get frustrated at the FO because of the seeming lack of effort to fix the clear and obvious weaknesses of the team. I was about 3 the last time the Cowboys won a SB. The players are the ones that actually put their bodies on the line. They put dedication into their craft to want to win the SB and to get into the HOF. If they can't get that here, why stay? While listening in to Jerry's conference, he stated that sometimes things get expensive in reference to Dak. What if Dak told him he doesn't want to be here anymore?

It'd be one thing if the FO doesn't want to get a deal in place. It'd be one thing if they had a plan of succession for the players and coaches in place. It'd be a damning indictment against this FO if the players, aware of the FO's lack of effort, were saying they don't want to be here anymore. I heard Stephen saying how they have received an increase in season ticket requests in response to a question that was more about fans being upset. Think the players don't see through this? Think that didn't speak to the players and say, "Wow, all they care about is filling seats. They don't care how we perform"? Think they want to stay in a situation where they don't feel like they can make the most of their career and potential?

I think, reading the tea leaves (to use a Steveism), we will see a lot of our key players leave. Perhaps the only way, besides the seats being filled, that the FO will realise that things have gone terribly wrong with their methods is for our star players to leave in droves. I think this will happen the more players see that this team is a dead end to their potential.

Really because the Kansas City Chiefs wait until one week before the season starts to bring in Chris Jones after his holdout... So what's your point the Cowboys will probably get some of these done before the season starts but everyone wanted them done a month ago two years ago ohh I'd pitch by the way they had a CD lamb they traded him they did not get it done.. It's a matter of fact they drafted a #7 running back to be their starter a seventh round running back and a bunch of receivers over the last two years that's been really receiver by committee there's been no clear elite wide receiver on that team and yes they still have Kelsey and Mahomes but they are not running around spending big money in free agency and signing their players they've had to make big decisions as well they let a lot of really good players go off their defense as well what was that cornerback that used to be here we traded deserved a big contract what they do they got rid of them and we signed DIGGS I mean you all just think that some of us are casual that we're not going to come in here and read this you're trying to use the Kansas City Chiefs because they're winning Super Bowls as some kind of blueprint they like all teams have to make decisions.. So let's recap they got rid of my top cornerback in the league and a top wide receiver in the league because they decided they didn't want to pay them IRONIC? yup our fan base is delusional.. Roseman, he didn't even properly replace his defenders last year or his coaching staff and the eagles collapsed and have lost the divsion to Jerry twice inthe last 3 years.. Making all these moves looking like a big Wheeler dealer Oh my God Howie Roseman is gone in the free agent market and making trades and yet he's lost to us twice in the division had an ultimate collapse anything he did last year with moves both coaching and players did not work out... Yes on the outside it looks like he's doing a lot but he's also just moving pieces around and it is not always working..

You are also act like these players are gone they're not gone,

I bet all three end up being here it's probably a 75% bet but they're all probably going to end up being Dallas Cowboys and it all starts with Prescott...

so if they can get this worked out with Prescott the other chips will fall right into place but they all are here for 2024 all of them are under contract ,all of them are making great money too,

it's not like they've been low walled; lamb is on the hook for $1 million per game, Prescott $2.5 million per game, and Parsons he's on his rookie deal now but he's already been extended his fifth year option which would pay him about $1.5 million per game you got that they're paying their people they extended Martin, wilson, hooker, kept tank and last year brought in Cooks, Hankins, and Gilmore, I mean they restructured tank it's not like they're sitting on their hands they also brought back Wilson, Lewis, and hooker under new contracts.

I mean they literally are not just doing nothing they put a team together they have won 36 games two division titles and been in the playoffs 5 out of the last eight years stop acting like they're not getting things done because it's not on other people's schedules...

I realize this front office can be frustrating because of the way they say things in public and apparently way it looks like they're doing business but in the end they are putting a competitive team out and he Jerry's right in his interview he's had a top six team here in the last decade in winning percentage I know it's in the regular season but they've also been to the playoffs 5 out of the last eight years we are winning division everyone talks about us like we're the giants or Washington we are not we are dominating our Division I know we want more and so do I but don't act like they're like the worst ownership in the NFL when they've been literally beating up on the bottom 20 teams in the league and they've been competitive with the top ten teams in the league that is a fact...

And again I'm gonna recap this in a smaller quicker way most likely all three of these guys are getting resigned and all this crying is gonna be for nothing the winning all the preconceived notions the guessing all the nonsense... They have a long time really to get these guys signed... Where it could happen before the season starts...

 

[blueblood70]

Okay diehard, try pulling your head out and listening to what the FO is saying. They have said time and time again they do not have the money to resign all the talent whose contracts are coming due for renewal. You either aren't listening or refuse to believe. The "lack of help" from the front office is what happens when drafting is so successful and rookie contracts expire.

That's not what they said that's what you wanna hear they said it is making it more difficult and complicated so it's not getting done on a fans timetable... Literally once you get somebody like Prescott extended and can use his contract to lower your cap hit then everything else falls into place they don't have the money now but once you figure out how to manipulate the salary cap with the one big contract and then you fit the others in place but it takes time when you have this many come up at the same time and they're working on it and they're probably gonna get them all signed they had never said they weren't signing them all they said it's more complicated they said it takes more time to work out the details that's what they said not one person has said that any of these players are leaving...

They're trying to tell the fans that all this jumping off a Cliff the sky is falling attitude like this should have been done on their timetable the same with the social media pundits and all the people flapping their gums this will get done they're saying they have to have more time getting it done they've been in negotiations with Lam and Prescott and right now they havent agreed upon the final details so yes it's an ongoing situation in which all of them are under contract for 2024 and many of them can either be franchised tag transition tag order consign one week before the season starts some of them might be signed and we have nothing else to talk about everybody wants to talk about it because they believe they know what the Jones family is thinking by some of the weird things they say out loud but my comprehension from what they're saying is they need more time because of what these contracts are now versus before it's not just paying a guy's top five at his position he wants to now be the second highest paid player in the league outside of quarterback and that complicates things... Because we have two of them coming up the only way this is gonna get worked out is if Prescott gets signed and then you use his contract spread out like all teams do way out into the future so that way you now lower your cap and you can sign the other two..

Right now I say 75% that all three are gonna be Dallas Cowboys in 2025 but that small percentage could fall easily because there is a chance that if Prescott doesn't sign the Cowboys have decided they're gonna treat all of them they'll trade Parsons diggs lamb and then move Martin and tank and then Prescott just gonna walk off into the sunset it happens to all teams..

Just because you heard it different or comprehend it different doesn't make it true that's what I'm hearing they're saying it's taking more time and to be patient they really want them all here but they're trying to figure out how to fit it all in and it doesn't matter that it's now because they are all under contract for next year and two of them can be franchise tagged and transition tagged or flat out signed anytime Prescott speed ship that we need to really make it all move faster and I think that's the hold up and that is why they're gonna try to get it figured out sooner than later...

See it however you want you can argue to you're blue in the face I'm not agreeing with you that's not what I heard....

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Really because the Kansas City Chiefs wait until one week before the season starts to bring in Chris Jones after his holdout... So what's your point the Cowboys will probably get some of these done before the season starts but everyone wanted them done a month ago two years ago ohh I'd pitch by the way they had a CD lamb they traded him they did not get it done.. It's a matter of fact they drafted a #7 running back to be their starter a seventh round running back and a bunch of receivers over the last two years that's been really receiver by committee there's been no clear elite wide receiver on that team and yes they still have Kelsey and Mahomes but they are not running around spending big money in free agency and signing their players they've had to make big decisions as well they let a lot of really good players go off their defense as well what was that cornerback that used to be here we traded deserved a big contract what they do they got rid of them and we signed DIGGS I mean you all just think that some of us are casual that we're not going to come in here and read this you're trying to use the Kansas City Chiefs because they're winning Super Bowls as some kind of blueprint they like all teams have to make decisions.. So let's recap they got rid of my top cornerback in the league and a top wide receiver in the league because they decided they didn't want to pay them IRONIC? yup our fan base is delusional.. Roseman, he didn't even properly replace his defenders last year or his coaching staff and the eagles collapsed and have lost the divsion to Jerry twice inthe last 3 years.. Making all these moves looking like a big Wheeler dealer Oh my God Howie Roseman is gone in the free agent market and making trades and yet he's lost to us twice in the division had an ultimate collapse anything he did last year with moves both coaching and players did not work out... Yes on the outside it looks like he's doing a lot but he's also just moving pieces around and it is not always working..

You are also act like these players are gone they're not gone,

I bet all three end up being here it's probably a 75% bet but they're all probably going to end up being Dallas Cowboys and it all starts with Prescott...

so if they can get this worked out with Prescott the other chips will fall right into place but they all are here for 2024 all of them are under contract ,all of them are making great money too,

it's not like they've been low walled; lamb is on the hook for $1 million per game, Prescott $2.5 million per game, and Parsons he's on his rookie deal now but he's already been extended his fifth year option which would pay him about $1.5 million per game you got that they're paying their people they extended Martin, wilson, hooker, kept tank and last year brought in Cooks, Hankins, and Gilmore, I mean they restructured tank it's not like they're sitting on their hands they also brought back Wilson, Lewis, and hooker under new contracts.

I mean they literally are not just doing nothing they put a team together they have won 36 games two division titles and been in the playoffs 5 out of the last eight years stop acting like they're not getting things done because it's not on other people's schedules...

I realize this front office can be frustrating because of the way they say things in public and apparently way it looks like they're doing business but in the end they are putting a competitive team out and he Jerry's right in his interview he's had a top six team here in the last decade in winning percentage I know it's in the regular season but they've also been to the playoffs 5 out of the last eight years we are winning division everyone talks about us like we're the giants or Washington we are not we are dominating our Division I know we want more and so do I but don't act like they're like the worst ownership in the NFL when they've been literally beating up on the bottom 20 teams in the league and they've been competitive with the top ten teams in the league that is a fact...

And again I'm gonna recap this in a smaller quicker way most likely all three of these guys are getting resigned and all this crying is gonna be for nothing the winning all the preconceived notions the guessing all the nonsense... They have a long time really to get these guys signed... Where it could happen before the season starts...

They've been a decent ownership, but the fact of the matter is, the only teams besides us that haven't made it to a conference championship since we were last there (which was prior to my becoming a fan as I didn't start following the sport until the 1999/2000 season as I was about 7 at the time, and I was about 3 the last time we went to the NFCC and SB) are the following: Washington (just got rid of Snyder last year), Houston (joined in 2002, and will probably go to an AFC Championship game with Stroud at some point), and Miami. That's pretty embarrassing imo. Now, to be fair, we should have been there in 2014 if not for a bogus call on the Dez play, but you'd think we'd have had more opportunities to go there. For some reason, this franchise, since I've been a fan tends to do well in the regular season, and, when in the playoffs, get dusted by the division round. That's my biggest frustration, and there are some glaring weaknesses, such as our lack of ability to stop the run. So, I'm frustrated because there seems to be an ability to fix the glaring weaknesses.

 

[blueblood70]

They've been a decent ownership, but the fact of the matter is, the only teams besides us that haven't made it to a conference championship since we were last there (which was prior to my becoming a fan as I didn't start following the sport until the 1999/2000 season as I was about 7 at the time, and I was about 3 the last time we went to the NFCC and SB) are the following: Washington (just got rid of Snyder last year), Houston (joined in 2002, and will probably go to an AFC Championship game with Stroud at some point), and Miami. That's pretty embarrassing imo. Now, to be fair, we should have been there in 2014 if not for a bogus call on the Dez play, but you'd think we'd have had more opportunities to go there. For some reason, this franchise, since I've been a fan tends to do well in the regular season, and, when in the playoffs, get dusted by the division round. That's my biggest frustration, and there are some glaring weaknesses, such as our lack of ability to stop the run. So, I'm frustrated because there seems to be an ability to fix the glaring weaknesses.

That wasn't the point you are acting like they never signed their superstars as a matter of fact they're too emotional they usually outfit themselves and over sign overpay but the one thing they've always done from day one is pay their superstars so everyone keeps worrying that they're not gonna do it because they can't afford it and it's a lie you're reading between the lines and I'm telling you where you're reading is wrong I think they're gonna find a way to get him all three done 75% they're gonna get it done that's not back putting up people I know it seems embarrassing but hell the Cleveland Browns how many GM's ownerships and changes of like states they're moving around did it help them they haven't even wanted division since 1996 I mean the team can't even win a division and you keep worrying about these other things that will eventually come full circle the Eagles only have one Super Bowl in 60 years many teams have none some have just won we're waiting on number six shari's waiting on #4 that's what makes this different we have been competitive we have put ourselves close and like the chiefs took 52 years it was a much longer drought than ours and finally won another Super Bowl y'all need to calm down I get it we're all frustrated....

But when you stop spewing the narratives without bringing up facts that this happens all around the NFL it is not embarrassing to have a top six team in the NFL that's constantly in contention we're in prime time games for a reason we are still relative and I get it we are blowing it in the playoffs and we're all frustrated and embarrassed especially about the last loss..

But it still doesn't take away from what I said the Kansas City Chiefs are not big players in free agency they do not keep all their players they've had to make tough decisions they've had to go young they've had to depend on draft picks they are one of the teams that do not do with the Rams Eagles and 49ers do and they still have success most NFL teams do it the way Jerry does I know it doesn't seem like that but most teams don't do the all in thing because that is very few and far between it's very rare...

I get it they're frustrating our front office say dumb things they come in public and speak out of the side of their mouth and sometimes Jerry is becoming senile and it's not making fun of him he says things and words that pop out of his mouth don't fit which I know the psychotic mint psychic I can read Jerry speak I don't know why people can't but he intends to sign all three of these players it may not happen but I think 75% chance all this crying is gonna be for nothing and we're gonna have a competitive year...

But we all watch because we're fans and one of these days it's gonna just come like it has for many teams but championships are hard to win yes I want to get to an NFC championship game I get your point but I'm trying to bring reality into this I'm trying to bring the voice of reason it is frustrating but we are still competitive we are one of the best teams in the NFL. Stop comparing us to teams that may have done it once or twice they got lucky and tripped over themselves like Blake Bortles getting to a championship game and Mark Sanchez and all that nonsense somehow Nick Foles accidentally goes on a run this is just luck and our luck is coming I know it don't seem like it it will come full circle someday and we will be even more appreciative because it took so long..

 

[Chasing6]

I know that there's a lot to make of the lack of activity from the front office this offseason. I know it's been a brutal offseason, and it feels like a toxic cloud has fallen over the Cowboys since the Packers game. We can't even seem to keep our own guys happy anymore. Whatever happened to we like our own guys? Well, what if, and this may be even more damning against the FO, what if our key players DON'T want to be here?

I understand that trying to extend Dak, CeeDee, and Micah would probably be a challenge (even though, let's be honest, Roseman and the Chiefs FO would probably find a way). However, you would think they could at least get CeeDee (the Jefferson deal was pretty much perfect for Lamb's deal) and Micah done. Yet, all this offseason (besides drama and toxicity) has produced is Zeke returning, a long snapper, a decent draft on paper, and Erick Kendricks. What gives? Do the players want to be here?

Well, it takes two sides to make a deal. The players have probably noticed the lack of investment from the FO. Yes, they want to take care of their bank accounts, but they probably would also like to win a SB. If they do not think the FO is willing to provide them with the tools that they need to win, then why would they want to stay if they have aspirations? Do you think Parsons would want to stay here, when he can probably go to a team like Kansas City and become an instant contender? Think Lamb wouldn't jump at the chance to join a team that needs his skillset and will actually provide him an opportunity to win a SB?

I get frustrated at the FO because of the seeming lack of effort to fix the clear and obvious weaknesses of the team. I was about 3 the last time the Cowboys won a SB. The players are the ones that actually put their bodies on the line. They put dedication into their craft to want to win the SB and to get into the HOF. If they can't get that here, why stay? While listening in to Jerry's conference, he stated that sometimes things get expensive in reference to Dak. What if Dak told him he doesn't want to be here anymore?

It'd be one thing if the FO doesn't want to get a deal in place. It'd be one thing if they had a plan of succession for the players and coaches in place. It'd be a damning indictment against this FO if the players, aware of the FO's lack of effort, were saying they don't want to be here anymore. I heard Stephen saying how they have received an increase in season ticket requests in response to a question that was more about fans being upset. Think the players don't see through this? Think that didn't speak to the players and say, "Wow, all they care about is filling seats. They don't care how we perform"? Think they want to stay in a situation where they don't feel like they can make the most of their career and potential?

I think, reading the tea leaves (to use a Steveism), we will see a lot of our key players leave. Perhaps the only way, besides the seats being filled, that the FO will realise that things have gone terribly wrong with their methods is for our star players to leave in droves. I think this will happen the more players see that this team is a dead end to their potential.

For better,(can it be worse), it is time for Stephen to take over.

 

[JoeKing]

Tbh, that's true about how well we draft. What I wonder is why they don't shop some of their drafted players in that sense? Take for example, CeeDee. If they know they can't keep Dak, Micah, and CeeDee, then why not see what we can get for CeeDee? If the Eagles were willing to give up a 1st for AJ Brown, then someone is likely to want to give up at least that if not more for Lamb. If the cap is an issue and since we draft well, then might it not be prudent to trade the players that the FO knows it can't resign? Imagine how much they could do with extra 1st round picks.

You're talking about the wrong players. CeeDee is one we keep. The players we drafted and years later couldn't afford to pay have already gone to other teams this offseason. The final one that will be allowed to walk is Dak in 2025. Micah will get an extension next year. Look for CeeDee to get a new deal before the Cowboys leave Oxnard.

 

[Frosty]

I know that there's a lot to make of the lack of activity from the front office this offseason. I know it's been a brutal offseason, and it feels like a toxic cloud has fallen over the Cowboys since the Packers game. We can't even seem to keep our own guys happy anymore. Whatever happened to we like our own guys? Well, what if, and this may be even more damning against the FO, what if our key players DON'T want to be here?

I understand that trying to extend Dak, CeeDee, and Micah would probably be a challenge (even though, let's be honest, Roseman and the Chiefs FO would probably find a way). However, you would think they could at least get CeeDee (the Jefferson deal was pretty much perfect for Lamb's deal) and Micah done. Yet, all this offseason (besides drama and toxicity) has produced is Zeke returning, a long snapper, a decent draft on paper, and Erick Kendricks. What gives? Do the players want to be here?

Well, it takes two sides to make a deal. The players have probably noticed the lack of investment from the FO. Yes, they want to take care of their bank accounts, but they probably would also like to win a SB. If they do not think the FO is willing to provide them with the tools that they need to win, then why would they want to stay if they have aspirations? Do you think Parsons would want to stay here, when he can probably go to a team like Kansas City and become an instant contender? Think Lamb wouldn't jump at the chance to join a team that needs his skillset and will actually provide him an opportunity to win a SB?

I get frustrated at the FO because of the seeming lack of effort to fix the clear and obvious weaknesses of the team. I was about 3 the last time the Cowboys won a SB. The players are the ones that actually put their bodies on the line. They put dedication into their craft to want to win the SB and pto get into the HOF. If they can't get that here, why stay? While listening in to Jerry's conference, he stated that sometimes things get expensive in reference to Dak. What if Dak told him he doesn't want to be here anymore?

It'd be one thing if the FO doesn't want to get a deal in place. It'd be one thing if they had a plan of succession for the players and coaches in place. It'd be a damning indictment against this FO if the players, aware of the FO's lack of effort, were saying they don't want to be here anymore. I heard Stephen saying how they have received an increase in season ticket requests in response to a question that was more about fans being upset. Think the players don't see through this? Think that didn't speak to the players and say, "Wow, all they care about is filling seats. They don't care how we perform"? Think they want to stay in a situation where they don't feel like they can make the most of their career and potential?

I think, reading the tea leaves (to use a Steveism), we will see a lot of our key players leave. Perhaps the only way, besides the seats being filled, that the FO will realise that things have gone terribly wrong with their methods is for our star players to leave in droves. I think this will happen the more players see that this team is a dead end to their potential.

I hope they all leave.....trade there butts, and start over.....what they heck have the players on this team won anyway....they Cant beat the 49ers and struggle to beat over .500 teams and cant rise to the occasion in playoff season.....they are an embarrassment.... This should be and I hope a PROVE IT year or let the all walk or trade them....and START OVER.... Regular Season HERO;s and PLAYOFF DUDDDes

 

[Techsass]

Some don't want to be here, just like some of our fans....but at least the players are getting paid. Lol

So Reality isn't paying you? Hmm maybe I should just keep quiet about my deal.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

You're talking about the wrong players. CeeDee is one we keep. The players we drafted and years later couldn't afford to pay have already gone to other teams this offseason. The final one that will be allowed to walk is Dak in 2025. Micah will get an extension next year. Look for CeeDee to get a new deal before the Cowboys leave Oxnard.

Sure, but, hypothetically speaking, if we are drafting well, then wouldn't make sense to trade the ones we are not going to be able to keep? Why not add more darts to the draft board if we can't keep some players?

 

[exciter]

I know that there's a lot to make of the lack of activity from the front office this offseason. I know it's been a brutal offseason, and it feels like a toxic cloud has fallen over the Cowboys since the Packers game. We can't even seem to keep our own guys happy anymore. Whatever happened to we like our own guys? Well, what if, and this may be even more damning against the FO, what if our key players DON'T want to be here?

I understand that trying to extend Dak, CeeDee, and Micah would probably be a challenge (even though, let's be honest, Roseman and the Chiefs FO would probably find a way). However, you would think they could at least get CeeDee (the Jefferson deal was pretty much perfect for Lamb's deal) and Micah done. Yet, all this offseason (besides drama and toxicity) has produced is Zeke returning, a long snapper, a decent draft on paper, and Erick Kendricks. What gives? Do the players want to be here?

Well, it takes two sides to make a deal. The players have probably noticed the lack of investment from the FO. Yes, they want to take care of their bank accounts, but they probably would also like to win a SB. If they do not think the FO is willing to provide them with the tools that they need to win, then why would they want to stay if they have aspirations? Do you think Parsons would want to stay here, when he can probably go to a team like Kansas City and become an instant contender? Think Lamb wouldn't jump at the chance to join a team that needs his skillset and will actually provide him an opportunity to win a SB?

I get frustrated at the FO because of the seeming lack of effort to fix the clear and obvious weaknesses of the team. I was about 3 the last time the Cowboys won a SB. The players are the ones that actually put their bodies on the line. They put dedication into their craft to want to win the SB and to get into the HOF. If they can't get that here, why stay? While listening in to Jerry's conference, he stated that sometimes things get expensive in reference to Dak. What if Dak told him he doesn't want to be here anymore?

It'd be one thing if the FO doesn't want to get a deal in place. It'd be one thing if they had a plan of succession for the players and coaches in place. It'd be a damning indictment against this FO if the players, aware of the FO's lack of effort, were saying they don't want to be here anymore. I heard Stephen saying how they have received an increase in season ticket requests in response to a question that was more about fans being upset. Think the players don't see through this? Think that didn't speak to the players and say, "Wow, all they care about is filling seats. They don't care how we perform"? Think they want to stay in a situation where they don't feel like they can make the most of their career and potential?

I think, reading the tea leaves (to use a Steveism), we will see a lot of our key players leave. Perhaps the only way, besides the seats being filled, that the FO will realise that things have gone terribly wrong with their methods is for our star players to leave in droves. I think this will happen the more players see that this team is a dead end to their potential.

Players that earn a 2nd/3rd contract want market value regardless of what team they’re on. That’s a reality readily apparent in the number of free agents willing to leave a good team to sigh with the Browns, Raiders, Jags over the last 20 years. It’s an ego thing most likely stroked by their agent who also wants as big a cut as possible. If anything players here are more likely to get endorsements because they play with the Cowboys and they still want the ego stroking from a market value contract. Your best bet is to realize players, agents, GMs and owners don’t consider fans instant gratification needs during these negotiations and let it play out. All the hand wringing, foot stomping and shrill screaming ain’t gonna change a damn thing!