News: PFT: Were Cowboys concerned that Dez wouldn't be happy with a pay cut?

[Proof]

I think people are over blowing the timing aspect of it. There was not much advantage to the team to release him earlier. Whether they took the time to look for other free agent and trade options, scout wr options in the draft, or just beat down Jerry...I think it’s a reach to say they did it to stick it to Dez.

I don’t believe they did it specifically to stick it to him. But the way they went about it was with pretty blatant disregard for him. And cool, that’s business, but it’s crummy business and doesn’t reflect well

 

[kskboys]

He said he wouldn't.

 

[BlindFaith]

Yep, I can see that as well. Hurns would have a lot more negotiating leverage post-Dez than he did when he was still here.

But when Hurns was signed was the point where they had no reason to keep Dez around any longer. Unless spite was involved.

There's no "football advantage" gained by waiting.

They could have been looking to trade him after they signed Hurns. They may have been debating keeping him until after the draft to see if then a team would want him.

They may have even considered taking him to camp and waiting to final cuts to see if they could trade him.

Releasing him now is actually a huge favor to him. They could have made it much worse for him if they wanted to.

 

[renny]

I think that's a valid concern.

But what still makes no sense to me at all is the timing.

But more than anything else, I see one player being made the scapegoat for what is, in fact, a myriad of issues leading to offensive Dysfunction.

What angers me is that one guy pays the price for it while others somehow keep their jobs.

I feel the same way.

 

[Wood]

Well that and he said he would have taken the cut...though he also prefaced he would know guys didn’t like him

Stunning interview if you ask me. What jumps out is Dez comments that players wearing Cs (garret guys) were not the ones getting "real love" in locker room. I will need to dig into who are all Cs on team but this all points to already divided room and may have been this way long time and thus almost zero playoff success.

 

[Stryker44]

Were Cowboys concerned that Dez wouldn't be happy with a pay cut?

Talk of a potential pay cut for Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant began last season. He responded to the possibility bluntly: He didn't want one. The reality all along was that he'd be gettin...

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The guy was given a contract. Isn't it the honor, loyalty, and sacrifice principle that means the front office should uphold that contract?

 

[Vanilla2]

The guy was given a contract. Isn't it the honor, loyalty, and sacrifice principle that means the front office should uphold that contract?

All those contracts honored out in Maryland must’ve drove y’all nuts

 

[Beast_from_East]

I think that's a valid concern.

But what still makes no sense to me at all is the timing.

But more than anything else, I see one player being made the scapegoat for what is, in fact, a myriad of issues leading to offensive Dysfunction.

What angers me is that one guy pays the price for it while others somehow keep their jobs.

Excellent point Stash

 

[Diehardblues]

I think people are over blowing the timing aspect of it. There was not much advantage to the team to release him earlier. Whether they took the time to look for other free agent and trade options, scout wr options in the draft, or just beat down Jerry...I think it’s a reach to say they did it to stick it to Dez.

Well, it certainly didn’t do Dez any favors waiting until FA was basically over and most teams have used the bulk of their Cap space.

And if we’d waited until June 1st we’d of saved a few more million.

The timing is certainly questionable .

 

[Diehardblues]

That's the one that makes the most sense.

The others give the Cowboys no benefit.

There was plenty of benefit to doing it earlier, when free agent options were most plentiful. And you and I both know that they tried to do just that by pursuing Sammy Watkins. If they knew they were moving on then, they knew they were moving on now.

This decision had already been made. There’s no doubt in my mind now after seeing how it went down. This explanation that they needed time to convince Jerry is BS.

 

[Diehardblues]

That's the one that makes the most sense.

The others give the Cowboys no benefit.

There was plenty of benefit to doing it earlier, when free agent options were most plentiful. And you and I both know that they tried to do just that by pursuing Sammy Watkins. If they knew they were moving on then, they knew they were moving on now.

Which leaves my biggest question ..

How are we going to utilize this Cap savings from Dez release? Or is this just a cash grab which makes no sense.

The bigger possibility is Dak is being used as a scapegoat for Dak.

 

[Diehardblues]

I don’t believe they ever intended on offering Dez a pay cut. They didn’t hold any value in retaining Dez.

 

[Stryker44]

All those contracts honored out in Maryland must’ve drove y’all nuts

He is your franchise player. You inexplicably tag Lawrence instead.

 

[Stash]

They could have been looking to trade him after they signed Hurns. They may have been debating keeping him until after the draft to see if then a team would want him.

They may have even considered taking him to camp and waiting to final cuts to see if they could trade him.

Releasing him now is actually a huge favor to him. They could have made it much worse for him if they wanted to.

No, actually they couldn't. They've done him zero favors releasing him at this point. None. The peak of free agency is over, teams are focused on the draft. And now a new crop of player are about to enter the league. They screwed him.

They released him because they'd be on the hook if he got hurt during this week's practice activities and they'd be stuck. That's the only reason they didn't string him along longer.

 

[Stash]

This decision had already been made. There’s no doubt in my mind now after seeing how it went down. This explanation that they needed time to convince Jerry is BS.

Sure it is. Even if it' were true, it still makes them look terrible. You make decisions based on the league calendar and when it benefits the team, not when you get back from vacation and feel like it.

 

[Stash]

Which leaves my biggest question ..

How are we going to utilize this Cap savings from Dez release? Or is this just a cash grab which makes no sense.

The bigger possibility is Dak is being used as a scapegoat for Dak.

If there were an immediate need or use for the money gained it would have already happened.

If it was about trading for Earl Thomas, that would have already happened. Otherwise, you're a dummy who just let Seattle know to jack up their asking price.

If it's about signing free agents, you just showed them you now have a lot more money.

No, it's the reason I started a thread asking about "the plan". There is none.

 

[JustChip]

I don’t believe they did it specifically to stick it to him. But the way they went about it was with pretty blatant disregard for him. And cool, that’s business, but it’s crummy business and doesn’t reflect well

Actually, blatant disregard would be if they waited until the day before his 2018 salary would've been guaranteed.

 

[sbark]

Oh so you're saying Beasley agrees with Dez that it's partly about the coaches lack of imagination, hence the statement about "being next" if he spoke up to the media as well? I thought you were saying that Beasley was a contributing factor as to why Dez was released. Or am I not understanding you correctly?

........blame all around, Dez, Dak and coaches

Maybe the Coaches Lack of "imagination" stems from Dak virtually unwilling to throw a intermediate ball between the hash marks into a developing NFL window (ie throw a receiver open)..........knowing that really places a ceiling on a coaches "imagination"................it also, once a def realizes allows LB'rs to stay shallow and limit Beasley, FS/SS to creep up to support the run D even more, They didnt play Butler (speed) any significant snaps for quite a few games

it collapses a offense, knowing the LBrs and S are shallow, it lets a D-Line just T-off on the snap making the OLine look very ave at best............

Dak needs to throw all the balls

 

[iceberg]

I think that's a valid concern.

But what still makes no sense to me at all is the timing.

But more than anything else, I see one player being made the scapegoat for what is, in fact, a myriad of issues leading to offensive Dysfunction.

What angers me is that one guy pays the price for it while others somehow keep their jobs.

kinda the way life works so you'd likely be angry a lot.

 

[Section446]

They just knew that he wasn't worth any price anymore.