He was done when he demanded his new deal. The Cowboys were just mesmerized by his career up to that point.
The restructure benefitted the team more than Zach. We needed cap space and that was a choice Sj and Jerry made.........knowing full well Zach was near the end. Even in his worst year, this year, he's still an above average NFL G.... not even close to "the bottom".
Jerry should have never extended and let Zach walk last year or let him go. but Jerry holds on to players until the end of contracts to minimize dead money. yes, this is it for Zach.
Zach was first team AP all-pro last year. He earned his raise. The stupidity occurred this past off season when Jerry decided to create cap room by restructuring the deal.... knowing full well Zach might not play beyond 2024.
IMHO, you let a player go a year too early, than a year too late. last year should have been his last. we did the same with Smith. Biadasz, williams, kearse, LVE, Gillmore, Armstrong, etc.... and continuing that trend with bunch of players on the current team like Lawrence, Wilson, etc. Jerry keeps players to the end of their contract regardless of their abilities, production, etc....he hates to cut a player in the middle of a contract, having paid bonuses in advance, now having to replace them and pay bonuses again...to him that's double paying for the same position and is not cost effective.
His PFF rating and stats are really good.
PFF says otherwise. Not done.
it is not a bargain. he's the 6th highest paid guard this year (in which prior to his holdout he should have been considerably lower) and is playing the worst football of his career. that is not a bargain in any capacity
Thats Jerry's fault. He wanted money for Dak and decided to restructure Zachs deal.
Absolutely absurd statement. His hold out and subsequent extension is as good an example of what is wrong with this franchise as anything.
Whats absurd is anyone complaining about Zach getting paid.
When it comes to winning football games that hold out and subsequent extension was not good for the Dallas Cowboys. Things like that happen on this team because Jerry is emotional and will always cave. Zach got paid. Great. Good for him. It is just another B grade security tossed into our so called AA bond. Eventually you no longer have a AA bond. You have the 2024 Dallas Cowboys.
You mean not done, as in he can still play?
it really is hard to consider a million-dollar career playing in the NFL a wasted career.
huh? Hate? Have you seen him this year? Did you see him last night? He whiffs now and that's not like him. I admire what hes done here. It's not hate if its true. Now maybe others have an agenda about him but I don't. Try not to assume. Not all posters /fans are created equally. I been a Dallas fan for 51 years. PFF can roll up their scores tight and shove them where the sun don't shine. Many times they are wrong. Every now and again they get it right. We all watched the game last night and it was a repeat of the last 5. My eye test says he looks done. I am not happy about it either.
he plays really stiff, like he has a bad lower back. Something isnt right with him. PFF must be skewed on this because I know what we saw last night and the previous 5 games. That was a guy who couldn't move.
Agree on all counts.
