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ESPN Picks The Cowboys Most Team-Friendly Contract, And The Winner Is...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...most-team-friendly-contract-and-the-winner-is
...But ESPN went with a much smaller contract, and one that verifies the Cowboys smart approach to free agency.
Dallas Cowboys
Alfred Morris, RB
Before drafting Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys bought cheap insurance by signing Morris to a two-year, $3.5 million deal. Getting a second year at low cost was key for the Cowboys, who used a similar strategy with Darren McFadden. The team gets all the upside.
The Alfred Morris contract was a great deal. You have to remember the context too, this was before they drafted Ezekiel Elliott. When they looked around for insurance for Darren McFadden, they found a two-time Pro Bowler who has rushed for over 1,000 yards in three of his four seasons, and is only 27-years-old. He also happens to fit their running scheme pretty well. His cap number for 2016 is $1.3 million, for 2017 it's $2.2 million.
That should be the definition of bang for the buck.
The Cowboys pulled off a similar trick in 2015. When DeMarco Murray left, another sign of their frugality, especially at the running back position when they refused to pay him over the limit they had set, they grabbed McFadden. That one was more of a leap of faith than Morris' signing, McFadden was injury-prone and older, no one knew if he could really get it done. But the Cowboys signed him to a two-year deal with cap hits of $1.15 million in 2015 and $2.15 million in 2016. Last year he showed he could still get it done...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...most-team-friendly-contract-and-the-winner-is
...But ESPN went with a much smaller contract, and one that verifies the Cowboys smart approach to free agency.
Dallas Cowboys
Alfred Morris, RB
Before drafting Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys bought cheap insurance by signing Morris to a two-year, $3.5 million deal. Getting a second year at low cost was key for the Cowboys, who used a similar strategy with Darren McFadden. The team gets all the upside.
The Alfred Morris contract was a great deal. You have to remember the context too, this was before they drafted Ezekiel Elliott. When they looked around for insurance for Darren McFadden, they found a two-time Pro Bowler who has rushed for over 1,000 yards in three of his four seasons, and is only 27-years-old. He also happens to fit their running scheme pretty well. His cap number for 2016 is $1.3 million, for 2017 it's $2.2 million.
That should be the definition of bang for the buck.
The Cowboys pulled off a similar trick in 2015. When DeMarco Murray left, another sign of their frugality, especially at the running back position when they refused to pay him over the limit they had set, they grabbed McFadden. That one was more of a leap of faith than Morris' signing, McFadden was injury-prone and older, no one knew if he could really get it done. But the Cowboys signed him to a two-year deal with cap hits of $1.15 million in 2015 and $2.15 million in 2016. Last year he showed he could still get it done...
