I'm a fan of Zeke, but also a fan of other players on the team

[Cas2800]

I'm also a fan Dak, Amari, Jaylon, Leighton, Malik, Byron and the rest of the Cowboys who will soon be asking to get paid. I am a COWBOY fan. Sure Zeke deservers to get paid but he is going about it all the wrong way. Zeke is not above the team. Sure he deserves more then what hes getting paid. But hes also under contract for 2 more years. If you want more money now then fine, but you can demand top dollar while still obligated for two additional years. I don't always agree with Jerry , I have to agree with him here and his stance. Overpaying Zeke will only take away from paying other Cowboys who deserve to get paid. At some point you have to buy into the betterment of the team. Sure the focus is on Zeke, but the same needs to be said Dak and Amari. Sacrifice a little for the betterment of the TEAM instead of your selfish ways. The Cowboys have gone above and beyond supporting Zeke when the world was against him and that should be worth something. So when I see people putting down others because they don't agree with Zekes stance, we must be reminded that we are fans of the players, but ultimately I'm a COWBOY FAN and don't to be crippled in future years by overpaying someone's GREED.

 

[D4KADON]

Overpaying someone’s greed?


The dude is the backbone to our team. It’s almost criminal that Dak will earn more money than Zeke considering who our offense revolves around


Zeke should not feel sorry for the Dallas Cowboys considering their goal is to use his value up and throw him to the curve after his rookie contract. What he’s actually doing right now is very smart because he still has value, is the most important part to our offense and our team needs him given the expectations for this team this year

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Overpaying someone’s greed?


The dude is the backbone to our team. It’s almost criminal that Dak will earn more money than Zeke considering who our offense revolves around


Zeke should not feel sorry for the Dallas Cowboys considering their goal is to use his value up and throw him to the curve after his rookie contract. What he’s actually doing right now is very smart because he still has value, is the most important part to our offense and our team needs him given the expectations for this team this year

Pretty much. When I hear people say use him up and drop him, I don't know why any RB would have any loyalty. But any scrub can run behind our line or so I've been told.

 

[Ranching]

I'm also a fan Dak, Amari, Jaylon, Leighton, Malik, Byron and the rest of the Cowboys who will soon be asking to get paid. I am a COWBOY fan. Sure Zeke deservers to get paid but he is going about it all the wrong way. Zeke is not above the team. Sure he deserves more then what hes getting paid. But hes also under contract for 2 more years. If you want more money now then fine, but you can demand top dollar while still obligated for two additional years. I don't always agree with Jerry , I have to agree with him here and his stance. Overpaying Zeke will only take away from paying other Cowboys who deserve to get paid. At some point you have to buy into the betterment of the team. Sure the focus is on Zeke, but the same needs to be said Dak and Amari. Sacrifice a little for the betterment of the TEAM instead of your selfish ways. The Cowboys have gone above and beyond supporting Zeke when the world was against him and that should be worth something. So when I see people putting down others because they don't agree with Zekes stance, we must be reminded that we are fans of the players, but ultimately I'm a COWBOY FAN and don't to be crippled in future years by overpaying someone's GREED.

 

[D4KADON]

Pretty much. When I hear people say use him up and drop him, I don't know why any RB would have any loyalty. But any scrub can run behind our line or so I've been told.

I do believe any guy can run from our lines but not many players are like Zeke in which defenses have to plan to shut down because he can take over a game

I’m not sure why people don’t understand that concept

 

[408Cowboy]

I'm also a fan Dak, Amari, Jaylon, Leighton, Malik, Byron and the rest of the Cowboys who will soon be asking to get paid. I am a COWBOY fan. Sure Zeke deservers to get paid but he is going about it all the wrong way. Zeke is not above the team. Sure he deserves more then what hes getting paid. But hes also under contract for 2 more years. If you want more money now then fine, but you can demand top dollar while still obligated for two additional years. I don't always agree with Jerry , I have to agree with him here and his stance. Overpaying Zeke will only take away from paying other Cowboys who deserve to get paid. At some point you have to buy into the betterment of the team. Sure the focus is on Zeke, but the same needs to be said Dak and Amari. Sacrifice a little for the betterment of the TEAM instead of your selfish ways. The Cowboys have gone above and beyond supporting Zeke when the world was against him and that should be worth something. So when I see people putting down others because they don't agree with Zekes stance, we must be reminded that we are fans of the players, but ultimately I'm a COWBOY FAN and don't to be crippled in future years by overpaying someone's GREED.

Don't tell the world you're going to pay someone x amount of dollars if you're not ready to pay them x amount of dollars.

 

[Corso]

Fret fret fret...
Finish your lunch, it's time for dinner...

 

[texbumthelife]

I'm also a fan Dak, Amari, Jaylon, Leighton, Malik, Byron and the rest of the Cowboys who will soon be asking to get paid. I am a COWBOY fan. Sure Zeke deservers to get paid but he is going about it all the wrong way. Zeke is not above the team. Sure he deserves more then what hes getting paid. But hes also under contract for 2 more years. If you want more money now then fine, but you can demand top dollar while still obligated for two additional years. I don't always agree with Jerry , I have to agree with him here and his stance. Overpaying Zeke will only take away from paying other Cowboys who deserve to get paid. At some point you have to buy into the betterment of the team. Sure the focus is on Zeke, but the same needs to be said Dak and Amari. Sacrifice a little for the betterment of the TEAM instead of your selfish ways. The Cowboys have gone above and beyond supporting Zeke when the world was against him and that should be worth something. So when I see people putting down others because they don't agree with Zekes stance, we must be reminded that we are fans of the players, but ultimately I'm a COWBOY FAN and don't to be crippled in future years by overpaying someone's GREED.

If you pay Zeke like the best back in football today, then 10 guys sign higher contracts in the next two years, what's the likelihood he pulls the same thing again before the second contract is up too?

I'm a firm believer you don't cater to holdouts. You want your money? Show up and do it the right way.

 

[CWR]

Overpaying someone’s greed?


The dude is the backbone to our team. It’s almost criminal that Dak will earn more money than Zeke considering who our offense revolves around


Zeke should not feel sorry for the Dallas Cowboys considering their goal is to use his value up and throw him to the curve after his rookie contract. What he’s actually doing right now is very smart because he still has value, is the most important part to our offense and our team needs him given the expectations for this team this year

I agree, so I wouldn't overpay either of them. Pay Zeke enough to make him a happy for a couple seasons but with the ability to move him after that.

Dont offer Dak more than 25-28. He can get paid early at a discount or he can play out his rookie contract and we will decide what he is worth without Zeke.

 

[Blackrain]

I am not against paying Zeke more money but since he is basically asking Jerry to do something that he dosent have to do I think it would be fair for him to take the top 5 offer he was given and stop holding out . Looking at it from Jerrys perspective it not all about his production . His character is not the best at his position and that has had an effect on his ability to play for our team . It must be taken into consideration

He could very well get suspended again or banned and was lucky his pushing of the security guard didn't land him a suspension . He has not shown progress in this area and still seems immature. I believe if his character was top notch he would have been paid by Jerry already . Hard to totally invest in a guy that makes bad career altering decisions without any thought of the consequences

 

[jnday]

Overpaying someone’s greed?


The dude is the backbone to our team. It’s almost criminal that Dak will earn more money than Zeke considering who our offense revolves around


Zeke should not feel sorry for the Dallas Cowboys considering their goal is to use his value up and throw him to the curve after his rookie contract. What he’s actually doing right now is very smart because he still has value, is the most important part to our offense and our team needs him given the expectations for this team this year

I agree with several points you are making, but Zeke is just trying to hold the team hostage because of the high expectations and Super Bowl talk. There is no defending holding out with two years left on his contract. He is simply trying to take advantage of an organization that has spent a lot of resources defending his immature behavior and he is showing no gratitude for the unwavering support that Jerry has given him. By the way, Zeke’s behavior is only showing lack of character at this point. Jerry is capable of putting Zeke on a shelf for two years and costing Zeke way more money than this holdout get him. He is lucky that Jerry has a soft spot for his players and he is not as vindictive as most people would be towards Zeke in this situation.

 

[Cas2800]

Overpaying someone’s greed?


The dude is the backbone to our team. It’s almost criminal that Dak will earn more money than Zeke considering who our offense revolves around


Zeke should not feel sorry for the Dallas Cowboys considering their goal is to use his value up and throw him to the curve after his rookie contract. What he’s actually doing right now is very smart because he still has value, is the most important part to our offense and our team needs him given the expectations for this team this year

So you think any other team will pay Zeke 30 Million? Just the name of the game. Different positions demand different salaries. Just the way it is. He will never make more than a QB.

 

[D4KADON]

I agree with several points you are making, but Zeke is just trying to hold the team hostage because of the high expectations and Super Bowl talk. There is no defending holding out with two years left on his contract. He is simply trying to take advantage of an organization that has spent a lot of resources defending his immature behavior and he is showing no gratitude for the unwavering support that Jerry has given him. By the way, Zeke’s behavior is only showing lack of character at this point. Jerry is capable of putting Zeke on a shelf for two years and costing Zeke way more money than this holdout get him. He is lucky that Jerry has a soft spot for his players and he is not as vindictive as most people would be towards Zeke in this situation.

I can’t fault a man for taking care of his own. The Dallas Cowboys look after the Dallas Cowboys not Zeke. He has to do what’s right by him. Even if it means holding out 2 years before. I already explained why he’s doing it this
Year. You can be mad at him all you want but I personally fault the FO for not getting this done sooner

 

[D4KADON]

So you think any other team will pay Zeke more then Dallas will pay Dak? Just the name of the game. Different positions demand different salaries. Just the way it is. He will never make more then a QB.

Oh I know but I am strongly against the idea of giving Dak that much money because if he was as good as much as he wants, we wouldn’t need to sign Both skill set players for our qb to have successs. I think it’s just a damn shame that his skill position will require him to make more when in reality it’s elliott that makes the whole thing go

 

[Cas2800]

Oh I know but I am strongly against the idea of giving Dak that much money because if he was as good as much as he wants, we wouldn’t need to sign Both skill set players for our qb to have successs. I think it’s just a damn shame that his skill position will require him to make more when in reality it’s elliott that makes the whole thing go

So am I and that's why I say they all need to be team players in these contract negotiations. No way I think Dak deserves 30 million.

 

[Cas2800]

Why do people compare Daks money with Zekes money. Two totally different positions.

 

[D4KADON]

Why do people compare Daks money with Zekes money. Two totally different positions.

I get that but in the grand scheme of things, there’s a pretty good reason why people do it

 

[jnday]

I can’t fault a man for taking care of his own. The Dallas Cowboys look after the Dallas Cowboys not Zeke. He has to do what’s right by him. Even if it means holding out 2 years before. I already explained why he’s doing it this
Year. You can be mad at him all you want but I personally fault the FO for not getting this done sooner

Jerry has said from day one that he wanted Zeke as a long term player in Dallas. They have not been trying to use him up like they did Murray. There is nothing wrong with Zeke taking care of himself, but there are certainly better ways to do it considering that he has constant behavior problems. Dallas should have fined him instead of spending tons of money trying to defend him. Maybe if he acted half decent, he could get the money that Jerry has had to spend on lawyers and investigators.

 

[D4KADON]

I’m not going to go in circles about the Zeke suspension because part of me to this day believe that Elliott should’ve sued the league for that suspension. We will go in circles but from my perspective, the man did nothing wrong and using that against him in the contract negotiations is wrong.

 

[jnday]

Why do people compare Daks money with Zekes money. Two totally different positions.

In this rare case, the QB is not the center of the offense. Dak don’t deserve the kind of money that he is asking for when he is not the player that the offense is built around. Zeke was drafted to take some of the load off of Romo, but now is the player that has to carry the offense in many games because is not capable of carrying this offense. Losing Zeke would hurt the offense more than losing the 15th or 16th rated QB in the league. Of course this goes against the normal values of the positions in the NFL because this is a very unique situation.