We did not make him an offer. That's been reported as fact. Anything else is speculation. He left because the team never offered him a contract to stay. He is quoted as saying that he wanted to stay, but can't stay if there's no offer.
All I know is that they didn't offer him. Why is open to speculation. I figure it was because he was coming off injury and they wanted him for a lot less than he received. So we're not far off in our beliefs. But he didn't choose Seattle over us. He chose Seattle because the Seahawks made him an offer and we didn't for whatever reason. Leaving here was decided for him.
I don't hold it against him. Players are trying to maximize their worth while owners are trying to get them for as little as possible. That can get ugly, as we've seen.
I think we don't know enough about the process. Take all the Micah stuff, for instance. We know that Micah and Jerry talked, that Jerry thought they had come to an agreement that was more than fair, that Jerry was going to have his contract people send that agreement to Parsons' agent, that Parsons' agent said he wouldn't look at it because the team is supposed to negotiate with him and that communication broke down from there. This was a multi-month process.
He didn't say anything that already hasn't been said here, on this forum.
Don't care much for those saying it around here, either....but, there is a big difference between being a critical fan and a teammate....I bet you're wearing you Hot Boyz shirt right now!! Lol
From the sounds of it, it appears that George wants every penny he deserves. And he should get it, just not here with all the holes we have to fix. Now if we were able to sign him for $25 mil of less, then heck yes sign him.
George has made one thing clear: he wants a contract, and he wants to be in Dallas. The Cowboys know this. At the very least, they should’ve put something on the table to get the conversation going.
I would think that he’d prefer to sign with Dallas. But he isn’t going to leave a single penny on the table, especially with the comments he’s made and Mulugheta being his agent. You have to be careful with the offer, being that George might feel disrespected if it’s not high enough. Perhaps we just want him for one more prove it year (not saying it’s a good idea) or maybe they want to tag and trade. This is going to be interesting how it plays out one way or the other.
I think they clearly plan to tag him and are not worried about it. Can't really say I blame them on that. They are guaranteeing him a $24 million to $28 million payday. They can't tag both him and Williams, so naturally they are working on trying to get a deal done with the cheaper player.
I like the player ... but I don't trust him. Just feels like a long term commitment would be regretted. If they tag & play or tag & trade, seems like the team would be using their contractual rights to their advantage for once.
Yes, they were wanting him for less and were surprised by the offers he was getting from around the league. SJ just thought he would test the waters and end up re-signing with a more team friendly deal in Dallas. But as usual, the Jones boys miscalculated on him and Micah as well. The whole "i'll never win in Dallas" garbage only came about when he felt disrepected the Cowboys wouldn't match.
He was, but he was also a contributor to the culture here that has resulted in 3 decades of futility. Players don’t necessarily come here entitled, but eventually they are drawn over to the dark side.
