Respectfully, I don't think that "play" would work. No organization in the world works if your employees are furious. You can't throw away a season to make a point on one players contract. I'm not saying Dallas has to cave to Daks demands but benching him is not the answer. Trade him after June 1st, cut him... whatever but you can't have a player making 40+ million this year riding the bench.
I agree with you completely I just don't see any other way for them to get leverage if they won't agree on a trade is all I really mean because Dak will want to play. I really think Cowboys have a limit on what they want to spend and if they can't get them to agree on what they feel Dak is worth they will ask nicely for them to find a trade to a team that will agree to the contract he wants and Dak wants to play for. Todd France is difficult for owners but great for the player. It is why we are in this stupid contract in first place. We can't afford the cap hit to just let him play this year out that is for sure. Something has to happen.
Yes
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Dak and his agent may not get the amount they want, but they’ll get the most they possibly can if he’s a free agent. They won’t get the most they possibly can if they narrow it to one team and that team has to give up assets just to have the right to sign him to a massive contract. Like Cousins he’ll seek the largest guaranteed amount he can get. The Cowboys have to know how much they think he’s worth. Who knows if they’ve indicated that amount to them. Right now Dallas has to live with he plays out his deal, $29 million left, and they can bid for his services next March if they are so inclined. They knew the possible ramifications of the NTC. Like Buffalo right now, and Philly last year, there comes a time you endure the cap hit to be able to move on with more flexibility within the salary cap parameters. These are all adults. They appreciate where each other stands. It’s not emotional. There will be no threats or benchings. If the Cowboys find themselves out of playoff contention I’m sure they’ll see what Lance can do as they will have to make a decision on him, as well. Some seasons are better than others. 2024 does not look particularly promising right now.
They should have made him a defensive lineman. He's a physical freak.
Well....he actually has turned into a pro bowl level LT, but just has to wait for the older guys with more name recognition to retire. He's one of those guys where once he gets his 1st probowl, he'll get 7 more in a row.
Lane Johnson might take exception to that statement.
I never meant the threat thing literally kinda meant that this is the corner I thought they backed themselves in. However I just now discovered I was wrong . I thought trading him made the dead money less. They get the same amount of cap hit whether they trade him or cut him post June 1st. Letting him play out his contract is the best option outside of a new deal. We pay him 60 mill to play for us this year and get a 40 million dead cap hit next year. Trading him makes zero difference. So your sir are absolutely correct. Anyways, my point was this contract is the reason we have done very little in free agency. This whole damn thing is a mess. I just don't see doom and gloom and can't wait to see what we do in the draft.
1 - Micha has become a primadona and is doing stupid crap.
His remaining pay between now and the end of the 2024 season is $29 million. He’s already been paid $131 million of his $160 million 4 year deal. He’s going to become a free agent and sign the last player contract of his career. If I had to guess, I believe New Orleans will sign him unless Carr has a great season. Saints can get out of his deal after this season. Dak will not get $60 million AAV. Someone will, but not him. Nonetheless, it will be a significant amount, over $50 million per season. It is always exciting to start out with a new QB. It isn’t painless, though, but either is keeping Dak five more years.
Lane Johnson is at the end of his career. Landon Dickerson is just getting started. They also play different positions.
I took notice when I noticed how big he was, and muscular. He just wasn't tall, and skinny this guy was a monster. I saw the videos of rugby players hanging onto his feet and legs while he drug them down the field another 10 or 20 yards. It was like me on the football field with a team of 5-year-old.
There is still 40 million in dead cap space. It is the restructures they did that pushes the money to the void years.
Yes, I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time. Now they’ve got themselves so behind the eight ball can they even afford to sign their draft picks? They need to hire a proven professional general manager.
Landon Dickerson is their best guard, not the best lineman.
Every team has to pay for quality. And to do that you have to have cap space to afford quality. As a Cowboys fan you don’t want Mailata to play up to his contract, but you don’t have a clue whether he will or not. Bottom line, they’re paying a highly regarded left tackle and you’re impressed the Cowboys re-signed Chuma Edoga “at a comparative discount”. Tyler Smith has not proven himself a good NFL left tackle, you just want to believe he magically will be one. If wishes from fans mattered the Cowboys would win the Super Bowl every year.
