Based on the sentiments you’ve expressed here can it be assumed you think no team is going to offer anything significant in trade for him? Or have you ascertained issues with Pickens that other teams can’t identify?
Right now, Pickens is expensive but still manageable. However, pushing this into the future will only make it much worse. With proper restructuring, the deal can still be done, but it must be handled carefully.
With the franchise tag Jones has all the leverage. Something he didn't have when it came to Parsons. It's a very real possibility that Pickens is forced to play under the tag. Unfortunate as they may sound. The compensation for him may just not be sufficient for a trade and Jones may simply NOT want to pay him what David M might demand.
He can't hold out and he can't create anything negative if he wants to cash in. He lowers his market value if he pulls any shenanigans. If he holds out he just loses money. He would be stupid to do so. He either signs a deal for the same money that Lamb got or he plays on the tag and has a huge year to line him up for the new contract with Dallas or another team.
Lol celebrity boxing on pay per view. Jerry would do anything for attention
I'm not so sure he holds out. He would have no contract and no pay. His recent salary is about 3.6 mil/yr iirc (210k per game). 28 million is a significant pay raise. He may not like it but I have my doubts that he would leave that much money on the table (1.6 million per game). Better to be disgruntled and tough it out for another year compared to not being paid for a year if he doesn't sign the tag by week 10. If he declines to sign the tag and doesn't play, the Cowboys can tag him again in 2027.
The Cowboys...with the franchise tag...have a LOT of leverage to use against him. David M. simply doesn't matter much in this situation once the Cowboys pull the trigger...at least for 2026.
If you don't trust him then you don't sign him. It could happen even if you tag him. I don't care if he returns or not but he isn't going to be the reason the Cowboys break the playoff curse. Hardly any teams have 2 #1 WRs. The Cowboys have Always had good offenses. This defense needs to be fixed.
The billions he has tends to prove your statement false.
I don't equate being rich to winning.
No team in the NFL needs draft capital more than the Las Vegas Raiders. They’ll give up none of what they have for any player. They are more likely to trade a player they have for additional draft picks.
There will be several teams that want Pickens. It could cause a bidding war. I can see teams like Denver, New England, and the Eagles ponying up two first-round picks for him. If the asking price is just a second-rounder, they can easily afford that and still pay his salary.
This is kind of sad if true.
Like he did with Micah who didn't want to leave.... Got it.
Micah, like every other NFL player, plays for money. He does not play the game for a team. The notion that Micah Parsons cares what team he plays for is typical NFL fan wishful thinking. Loyalty is a fan characteristic. Not a player characteristic.
They are not going to spend $30+ million a year on a receiver until they’re sure they have a quarterback that can make the investment worthwhile. You’re thinking every team has a GM as stupid as Jerry.
You're trying to respond with generalities instead of this specific instance where the POS you're glorifying didn't act the way you're projecting him to be and Micah said he wanted to stay.
