Twitter: Martin Contract Numbers

[Nightman]

Yeah I really dont understand the paranoia around here. We have managed the cap and refrained from signing other teams premium FAs so that we could retain our own.

I mean our oline is going to roll for years to come now. Retaining Martin is excellent news.

We are set at OL and the deals are all reasonable

OL contracts left on the books

Tron is due 6/68m.................0m gtd
TFred is due 6/47m...............9m gtd
LCollins is due 2/11-13m....... fully gtd
CWilliams is due 4/5.4m........3.2m gtd

ZMartin is due 7/93m..........40m gtd

 

[Nightman]

Honestly I hope they front-loaded as much as possible to get it out of the way (assuming we aren't looking to make any more significant signings this off-season).

that is not the best approach

keep the cap hits low early and roll over any excess if it isn't spent

 

[guag]

Yeah I really dont understand the paranoia around here. We have managed the cap and refrained from signing other teams premium FAs so that we could retain our own.

I mean our oline is going to roll for years to come now. Retaining Martin is excellent news.

We as a fan base are so used to being in cap hell or being stressed that it has gotten us into the mindset that we will always be that way... regardless of the fact that over the last several years, our front office has taken care of business and will be able to sign all of our own over the next few years...

 

[diefree666]

Do not sign D-law in fact Cut him NOW.. . ..who needs a Defense when you have the Dallas Wall baby!!.....

'Forgive them for they know not what they do'?

Now I noticed that picture of the Dallas D line of the late 70's and early 80's. Just possibly the greatest D line ever. BUT GUESS WHAT? they only WON ONE LOMBARDI.
AND THAT WAS WITH a HOF QB and HOF RB-and what did they win when that HOF QB retired?

 

[stiletto]

This is a player I just feel we won't have to worry about. Doesn't seem like the type guy to get his money and quit like so many. Have no problem whatsoever with this dude getting paid....

 

[guag]

that is not the best approach

keep the cap hits low early and roll over any excess if it isn't spent

I can understand this mindset as well, especially considering that the cap will increase by 10% each year. I didn't realize unused cap rolls over.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We as a fan base are so used to being in cap hell or being stressed that it has gotten us into the mindset that we will always be that way... regardless of the fact that over the last several years, our front office has taken care of business and will be able to sign all of our own over the next few years...

Exactly, and they're extending players like Martin that really deserve it.

 

[CPanther95]

This is a player I just feel we won't have to worry about. Doesn't seem like the type guy to get his money and quit like so many. Have no problem whatsoever with this dude getting paid....

You can't sign any long term contract without some inherent risk.

But you'd be hard-pressed to think of any player you could sign with less risk than Martin.

 

[stiletto]

You can't sign any long term contract without some inherent risk.

But you'd be hard-pressed to think of any player you could sign with less risk than Martin.

Agree totally.... yeah, always some risk I suppose.

 

[Rockport]

Ironic how before he agreed to a new contract, no one said anything about Martin other than sign him. Now that we've signed him, all I hear is that we spent too much.

 

[Silver Surfer]

...... Dallas will not be able to field a 52 man team. Hope these guys can play defense too.

Well guys, I guess we need to just shut it down right now...... its over.... we're doomed.

 

[J12B]

Where is @J12B and his front loaded, cap eating contract?

I thought he had the inside info

Alright, I'll admit that I was wrong.

I just noticed how SF structured Garrapolos deal by having a large cap hit when the had plenty of cap space and lower future years cap hits. Thought Dallas should do the same since they have the space.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Extension values to $14M AAV. Total contract terms are 7 years, $93.341M for an AAV of $13.3M.

About as expected. I'd only count the extension AAV, as we already had the rights to this year cheaper.

I'll be interested in seeing how much money is pushed to the last couple of seasons. They may not be real years.

 

[windward]

Where is @J12B and his front loaded, cap eating contract?

I thought he had the inside info

Even better, I had guys like Mike Tanier trying to lecture me on how this is a bad deal for Dallas.

 

[windward]

Ironic how before he agreed to a new contract, no one said anything about Martin other than sign him. Now that we've signed him, all I hear is that we spent too much.

We want what we want until we get it. Then, not so much.

 

[JustChip]

Todd Archer reported we gained $3M in cap space. So It'd be in the $6.3M area

If that's true then big kudos to Nightman because that's what he pegged it at.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Correct!!!!!!......And we will continue to NOT WIN anything with all our Cap being invested in the Dallas Wall while our talent level on defense with the exception of Lee and D-law is bleeding year in year out! Today was another example of Jerry idiotic GM world and the hunger continues ......lol...wait till they 8 man us this season and the excuses that will be posted here...in the end its all the coaches fault that they cant make Diamonds out of pieces of coal......

 

[WillieBeamen]

We already have space available, and it's easy. We let La'el walk if he doesn't improve and likely let Zeke walk regardless.

Paying players big amounts of money only due to which side of the ball they play on is not a smart team-building strategy.

Let the best player on our team walk???

 

[Aven8]

Wowza.......that's Tony Romo money right there!

 

[CPanther95]

Wowza.......that Tony Romo money right there!

That's over 87 times what Roger Staubach got paid.

Do you really think Martin is going to be 87 times more valuable to the Cowboys than Roger was???