Jane Slater re: Earl Thomas

[Ddisco22]

Is it an honest offer?

Naw, those other guys set the market.

 

[lostar2009]

Is it an honest offer?

It is for ET. But if another team is willing to pay let him go.

 

[Cowfan75]

Maybe we're saving cash for our next coach. Marvin Lewis, 10 yrs, 100 mil.

 

[Idgit]

I don’t buy it. The team was looking to trade a 2nd for him last April, and had the framework for paying him back then. They’re letting him test the market. That makes much more sense and is consistent with how they work.

 

[Bardley1985]

Do the 10million with heavy incentive that he can make the other 5+... if he’s the best then make the incentives that he has to lead the conference in xxxx and each game he gets so much... insurance since he’s had a few injuries and older

 

[JohnsKey19]

Was watching NFLN and Jane Slater was reporting on the Cowboys and Earl Thomas. She noted the other recently signed deals (re: safeties) and mentioned Thomas is looking for something similar to Landon Collins (per year annually) but that the Cowboys are “looking for him to come down to the $8-9M range.”

This team is all in.

Laughable. But not surprising that our brilliant Mom & Pop operation totally miscalculated the market by about 4 mil per year for a player of Earls caliber.

 

[LittleD]

What does it really matter if you sign him for 10 million or 15 million?

Nothing..

Foolish... It matters if you have to let other players go because you don't have cap space to keep your own players who you developed.

 

[LittleD]

Laughable. But not surprising that our brilliant Mom & Pop operation totally miscalculated the market by about 4 mil per year for a player of Earls caliber.

They didn't miscalculate at all. They know the market prices for players but, they don't have any intention of paying market when the draft is coming
up soon.

 

[Jake]

What does it really matter if you sign him for 10 million or 15 million?

Nothing..

Actually, it does. Anyone with any experience in managing finances and personnel knows you can't just go "OMG, give him whatever he wants!" and not have it impact the rest of your roster (that's true in any business). Not just from a financial resources standpoint, but employee morale as well.

These are big boy decisions, not fan boy ones.

 

[ItzKelz]

Meet Earl half the way at 11 mil. The truth is Earl is not worth 14 mil a year. 30 years old and coming off of an injury.

 

[1972COWBOY]

ET should be paying the Cowboys to let him play for them. I suggest the Cowboys accept 2 million.

 

[JoeKing]

Stephen Jones could snap his fingers Thanos-style and create whatever cap room he wants.

Or so we have been told for years.

But that is not the entire truth. He "could". But he won't.

That skinflint philosophy is engrained in Dallas.

That is the big argument.

Just because both he and his father convinced the dummies in the audience that the snake oil works does not mean that they are doing what they claimed during the pitch.

What a dumb comment. Snapping the fingers Thanos-style kills half of all life, it does not create cap space. You still have the same money to work with and the same slots to fill so killing off half your roster only creates more work if you are SJ. And then there is the problem that creates when the Thanos-style finger snap wears off and those you killed off reappear. Spoiler alert... it's my theory that the Thanos finger snap will somehow be undone in the next Avengers movie.

 

[RodeoJake]

I don’t buy it. The team was looking to trade a 2nd for him last April, and had the framework for paying him back then. They’re letting him test the market. That makes much more sense and is consistent with how they work.

Exactly. They wouldn't have been willing to give up a 2nd just to let him walk. Of course there's always the possibility they've cooled on him a bit since he's broken the same bone twice now. If it were just about the money, he would have agreed to a deal by now.

 

[slick325]

Stephen Jones could snap his fingers Thanos-style and create whatever cap room he wants.

Or so we have been told for years.

But that is not the entire truth. He "could". But he won't.

That skinflint philosophy is engrained in Dallas.

That is the big argument.

Just because both he and his father convinced the dummies in the audience that the snake oil works does not mean that they are doing what they claimed during the pitch.

This...

 

[dallas72]

Was watching NFLN and Jane Slater was reporting on the Cowboys and Earl Thomas. She noted the other recently signed deals (re: safeties) and mentioned Thomas is looking for something similar to Landon Collins (per year annually) but that the Cowboys are “looking for him to come down to the $8-9M range.”

This team is all in.

I saw different reports Earl wants a 2year deal for 30 mil

 

[Prime21]

Landon Collins is in his prime. ET is 30 and coming off an injury.

 

[slick325]

Earl Thomas was and is a better player than Landon Collins. Not even close. Please stop the comparisons. Not even Skins fans are saying that on their radio show this morning.

 

[Carson]

So how long until we all log in to see Thomas signed with Houston?

 

[Brax]

What past success is driving this lowball philosophy Stephen has adopted?

Like which players has he convinced to come and play for less for the honor of playing for the Dallas Cowboys?

Want to win? Open up your wallet and pay for talent.

Instead we seem to be running an ideal business model. Maximize revenue (us being suckers), keep costs down.

I guess the Pats are suckers too, they don't win much do they embracing the pay for what they perceive is true player value, only difference is one FO knows football the other doesn't.

 

[John813]

The only thing that matters is the guarantees.
The team could pay him 14 mil a year, on average on a 4 year deal.
Have the deal backloaded with a decent guarantee, good sized signing bonus and incentives that he could never reach.
Cut him after two years and cap wise they would of paid him much less than 14mil per. Salary wise he would of gotten paid.

That being said, unless one team is desperate, I don't think the market is as strong for him. 30, and two B2B IR years hurts value.