Pay cut Cowboys will ask Zeke to take will be massive

[Ken]

There is no amount of pay cut that should keep him on the team.

It is time to go in another direction, he just is a weight around our offenses' neck at this point.

 

[Reid1boys]

If I run the Cowboys, Id be telling Zeke he needs to take a deal close to league minimum.... sorry. It is just the reality of this league. Zeke had a contract, held out and forced Dallas to pay him because he was a top 3 RB at that time. Now, he is below avg as a runner IMO, but I do like what he brought to the table this year in short yardage, so now Im the Cowboys and I do in reverse what he did to us. If he doesnt take the deal, I cut him. Nothing personal Zeke. I love the guy, his attitude, besides his one shirt exposing incident, never been in trouble, team guy... good locker room guy, but its business.

 

[Reid1boys]

Lol he's actually pretty decent. What are you watching? I wouldn't want Zeke back if played for free, he's a waste of a roster spot

People hear some crap on a chat board and they stick to it. Just like Schultz is a horrible blocker... I know, I know, they watch the film and can see it....lol

 

[Captain-Crash]

he'll take a cut to stay with his boyfriend. shrugs

 

[Cowfan75]

Please, Zeke...bet on yourself!

 

[EndGame]

So, they signed Zeke to an extension earlier than they needed to (i.e. caved in to his demands) and now they're going to ask to roll that salary back to more like what it was when they extended him? I mean, if it works, that's great.

Unless he's willing to go back to (as someone else mentioned) around $3 million a year, I don't think we keep him. He's an elite pass protector and goal line back. Goal line backs are a dime a dozen, and you don't pay a pass protecting back $10+ million a year.

 

[Mr_437]

The problem starts with the FO even offering a paycut in the first place, just cut him. He's not worth $3M nor the minimum when you look at FA and study the draft class...too many promising RBs with fresh legs and cheap salaries.

 

[Acceptablename]

ZEEK play the game of business and won. Now he is smart to understand the Cowboys have entered the game.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Keeping Zeke is wasting a roster spot and stopping progress. Every future down with Zeke in the lineup is a wasted down.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

 

[Flamma]

So, they signed Zeke to an extension earlier than they needed to (i.e. caved in to his demands) and now they're going to ask to roll that salary back to more like what it was when they extended him? I mean, if it works, that's great.

Unless he's willing to go back to (as someone else mentioned) around $3 million a year, I don't think we keep him. He's an elite pass protector and goal line back. Goal line backs are a dime a dozen, and you don't pay a pass protecting back $10+ million a year.

No matter what pay cut Zeke agrees to, Dallas owes 11M to the cap. That 11M dead cap doesn't go away because Zeke agrees to it, just the 5 million beyond that. That 11 million has already been paid to him, and he's not giving it back. We're paying that cap hit one way or another.

 

[fivetwos]

The problem starts with the FO even offering a paycut in the first place, just cut him. He's not worth $3M nor the minimum when you look at FA and study the draft class...too many promising RBs with fresh legs and cheap salaries.

That’s exactly it. It’s not about money.

He would be taking the spot of a RB that could actually help the team.

 

[AtomicDog]

Good for Zeke that he got his money, even if it was bad for Cowboys. It's downright sinister how we have devalued running backs, basically saying use a man for 3 years and then dump him before he wants big money and is no longer in his prime.

Devalue running backs at your own peril. Think of the great ones we've had and their contributions to our success.

 

[Carson]

The $3 million we offer will be more than he gets on the market

 

[Ranching]

Zeke is still a good play that can help....anyone that doesn't see this, doesn't know football. I agree, he needs to take a big paycut.

 

[nightrain]

Stephen will pump up his worth with his ridiculous sound bites to the media. $8M per at least.

 

[quickccc]

The first 3 years he was a complete beast. Then we started seeing him going into self preservation mode by taking himself out of the game on the regular…….I don’t remember #22 doing that back in the day

but, I agree, I wish the ending would have been on a higher note

Zeke was doing that even in his beast mode days ... the coaches cater and baby him to where he became set in his ways .. tapping his head out of games even near
red zone area.

That's on Garrett . Ironically Garrett s also the reason why we saw a rapid decline at only age 26 to 28... Red just pounded and beat him down to the ground ...

 

[ShortRound]

We'll always have Cabo.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Good for Zeke that he got his money, even if it was bad for Cowboys. It's downright sinister how we have devalued running backs, basically saying use a man for 3 years and then dump him before he wants big money and is no longer in his prime.

Devalue running backs at your own peril. Think of the great ones we've had and their contributions to our success.

Sinister? The guy got to be rich and famous for playing a game. There's no pity warranted here.

 

[Flamma]

My guess is a 3 year restructure, 4, 4, 3. With the final year being a void year.