CouchCoach
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Lots of people meet, doesn't mean they get anything done.
If we want to be all in. If we want to be competitive, we've got to make a competitive offer here.
Had we made the trade for ET, we certainly wouldn't have also dropped a first for Cooper.
Now, we can have both.
People got to get off the injury issue here. Broken bones are freak plays. Be concerned about guys who have soft tissue issues every year. Be concerned about guys who've snapped multiple ligaments.
We are either all in or we aren't. Window ain't opening any wider.
If we want to be all in. If we want to be competitive, we've got to make a competitive offer here.
Had we made the trade for ET, we certainly wouldn't have also dropped a first for Cooper.
Now, we can have both.
People got to get off the injury issue here. Broken bones are freak plays. Be concerned about guys who have soft tissue issues every year. Be concerned about guys who've snapped multiple ligaments.
We are either all in or we aren't. Window ain't opening any wider.
I'm less concerned about the injury, more concerned about the attitude. We're talking about a guy who:
1. is principally motivated by being the highest paid S in the league, rather than winning a championship;
2. publicly solicited interest from another team when he still had a year left on his contract with his current team; and
3. flipped the bird at his own bench when he got injured, after not getting the pay hike he wanted.
If RKG means anything, this ain't it.
The state tax thing factors, too.It sounds like there's a whole lot about Earl Thomas that ol' Marble Mouth doesn't know. He wants to make claims for what the guy will do, yet doesn't even know if he's married or not? And it's obvious that he didn't know of the fact that the Cowboys are Thomas' favorite team. So much so that the guy would rush from games and practices to watch them! That counts in the equation. You tell yourself how much it counts, but it's undeniable that it does.
Texas born man, Texas college player, Texas favorite team.
It is one of several advantages the Cowboys have in this situation.
I wish RKG didn't mean anything.
Between Sean Lee, Tyrone Crawford, Jeff Heath, Allen Hurns, and now Jason Witten, this team is paying far too much money to 'right kinda guys' who don't help them to win games on Sundays.
I'm less concerned about the injury, more concerned about the attitude. We're talking about a guy who:
1. is principally motivated by being the highest paid S in the league, rather than winning a championship;
2. publicly solicited interest from another team when he still had a year left on his contract with his current team; and
3. flipped the bird at his own bench when he got injured, after not getting the pay hike he wanted.
If RKG means anything, this ain't it.
The state tax thing factors, too.
If it's all about the money..
the additional bump there is a ton on a $14 mil/yr deal.
We will see.
You are looking for an excuse.
Do you want a player who gives our D the one thing it needs in turnovers? Or do you want to whine about him being upset his former team wouldn't commit?
Fair, (Though I'm a little less down on Crawford and Heath than you are.)
Crawford's value just increased with Gregory and Irvin out.I wish RKG didn't mean anything.
Between Sean Lee, Tyrone Crawford, Jeff Heath, Allen Hurns, and now Jason Witten, this team is paying far too much money to 'right kinda guys' who don't help them to win games on Sundays.
I won't cry if we sign him. He's obviously a special talent. But I will be a little worried about he'll do to the locker room.
10 million and one, Waldo!!!I'm curious to what your own terms for 'competitive' would be?
My own is that I'd be willing to pay him $10 million a year of that's what it took.
How high are you willing to go?
Crawford's value just increased with Gregory and Irvin out.
After the draft who knows who becomes available.
These other guys are on a bubble sort of.
Austin as well.
Here is what I see..I'm less concerned about the injury, more concerned about the attitude. We're talking about a guy who:
1. is principally motivated by being the highest paid S in the league, rather than winning a championship;
2. publicly solicited interest from another team when he still had a year left on his contract with his current team; and
3. flipped the bird at his own bench when he got injured, after not getting the pay hike he wanted.
If RKG means anything, this ain't it.
Who contradicted themselves like that or are you just making it up?So based on most of the comments I’ve read, Earl is awesome and would make us a Super Bowl contender but if he signs somewhere else he’s old, injury prone and wouldn’t have been worth his asking price.
Very confusing.