Per Schefter, Zeke deal to be done within 24 hours **merged**

[Silver N Blue]

Pollard is gonna a hold out for 7 years 100 million if he's as good as some here are making him out to be

Well he is on Kamara's level.

 

[HungryLion]

$40MM guaranteed, if true, isn't great but could have been way worse.

40 million guaranteed sounds like an could be good deal depending how it’s structured.

If that 40 million is at the front end of the deal. It makes the team can cut Zeke when he is about 28 years old if his production begins to decline, and not have any more money on the hook for the salary cap.

 

[reddyuta]

I think we can all live with this.one thing is for sure,Jerry will never draft a RB in the 1st RD again.

$40MM guaranteed, if true, isn't great but could have been way worse.

 

[MarcusRock]

Yep...

Looking like 40 Million. Not a win or loss for either side on that one.

You keep saying $40M but that is what you hope for. I'm telling you it's closer to $50M than $40M. But we'll see.

 

[MarcusRock]

So holding out with multiple years left on your previous deal works, even for the least valued position in football

When you're the best at said position? Yup.

 

[MarcusRock]

Did you expect Pappy to be a mathematician?

Hahaha. I don't dislike any poster here but that was just funny.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

He will never live up to this contract although I hope he does.


Anyways, we can resolve ourselves again to the fact that we won’t be bringing in any free agents again next year- you know, so we don’t have to waste our time

Thank goodness, had enough of the Greg Hardy/George Iloka etc signings, guys who contributed little or nothing to the team...

 

[Typhus]

Lets leave Eli out of this

Poor Eli,, bet young buck is starting by week six.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

Thank goodness, had enough of the Greg Hardy/George Iloka etc signings, guys who contributed little or nothing to the team...

I would like a meaningful signing from free agency sometime this decade....

 

[LACowboysFan1]

I would like a meaningful signing from free agency sometime this decade....

Not sure the Cowboys know what that is...

 

[Direwolf63]

Zeke's signing will eliminate Garrett's last excuse.

 

[Typhus]

I think we can all live with this.one thing is for sure,Jerry will never draft a RB in the 1st RD again.

Bruce Arians has been saying that for like 30 years now.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Zeke's signing will eliminate Garrett's last excuse.

 

[Ranching]

I think this is a Jerry signing all the way. How many of you think Stephen is sitting in the corner moping about this?

 

[EST_1986]

Stephen's the moron that said Gurley is where they start.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Again, that’s if he ever sees that money.

If his production drops off and he is cut when he is 28 years old. He wouldn’t see that money.

That’s why we really need to know the structure of the guarantees to know how long until the team can cut him painlessly.

They can cut him if needed. Only about $40 million is guaranteed.

Not different for him than signing a shorter deal, except the guarantees are more this way. 40 million guaranteed on a 4 year extension would have been cuckoo.

 

[JeffInDC]

So, if true, they stretched it out over 6 so he could have his ego stroked with "Avg. Per Year" Champ while only giving him the $40M guaranteed over 6. Sounds like this could be a great deal for all...………….

 

[GMO415]

Press conference scheduled for tomorrow already

 

[AbeBeta]

I like sound rational analysis.

And saying it's OK to overpay a player today because it won't look so bad in a few years isn't sound rational analysis.

We aren't over paying. We are paying market value.

 

[Carson]

The way I see it, at the end of the day, if it makes the team better, I’m all for it.

Zeke does make the team better.

Pollard is better used in smaller dosage (now this is based off college and he could be an elite RB1 in the future)

As long as we don’t miss out on resigning Coop or Dak I’m ok with all of this.