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I sweat the Damone Clark extension.
That's pretty great #'s for a part time backHe's going to top 1500 scrimmage yards and have something like 15 TDs this year. And he's only going to be 26 next year. I'm pretty sure someone would bite hard on that, maybe MIA or LAR or LV, someone anyway. And if the Cowboys want to cut Zeke and have SB aspirations (which they will), the franchise tag makes a ton of sense: yeah, it's expensive, but it gives you continuity and it comes with no out-year obligations, so you don't have to give him a competitive 4-year contract and end up paying for his decline.
The projected franchise tag for a running back in 2023 is $12,632,000. I don't see that happening.
BINGO!!!Franchise Tag.
We currently have the tag on ShultzI doubt that for one main reason
We don’t have the cap space to tag him without doing something else
I'm not sure what we're arguing about at this point. Yes, it will be hard for the Cowboys to sign everyone, I don't disagree. I doubt the Cowboys will be able to sign Pollard to a long-term contract because I think someone else will offer more. That leaves the franchise tag as likely their only real option for keeping him around next year, which seems pretty viable to me because it doesn't interfere with signing those other guys long-term.They ran Murray a lot because they were trying to protect Romo. They didn’t want Romo having to carry the offense. The Cowboys felt they could find a cheaper option at RB and allowed Murray to walk. They signed Darren McFadden the following season, but he wasn’t the player he was. They tried using a combination of him and Joseph Randall to make up for Murray’s production, but it didn’t work and Romo ended up getting hurt. The Cowboys had 700 fewer rushing yards in 2015, resulting in Romo having to go back to carrying the offense. He was back to attempting 40+ passes. Him being injured prompted the Cowboys to draft Zeke in 2016. You mentioned Aaron Jones, but the Packers signing him for the kind of money they did ended up costing them Davante Adams. Hard to pay an RB and QB a huge amount of money and not lose players. We’ll see what the Cowboys do during the offseason. Another thing you have to remember is they’re going to need a lot of money to re-sign Parsons, Diggs and CeeDee. They’re currently preparing for those contracts.
You earned a like.Smart teams retain elite playmakers if they can.
I’m about as anti pay RBs as it gets but Pollard is a playmaking weapon.
I’d franchise him and do everything I can ti get out of Zekes contract.
I'm not sure what we're arguing about at this point. Yes, it will be hard for the Cowboys to sign everyone, I don't disagree. I doubt the Cowboys will be able to sign Pollard to a long-term contract because I think someone else will offer more. That leaves the franchise tag as likely their only real option for keeping him around next year, which seems pretty viable to me because it doesn't interfere with signing those other guys long-term.
The Cowboys had Joseph Randle in Murray's last year, and nothing was preventing them from using him more than they did. But they only gave him 51 carries. They didn't care about spelling Murray because they had already decided it was his last year with them, so why not run him into the ground?
Idiotic take.
DISAGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you serious man?????
At least franchise him a year.
Elite RBs don't grow on trees contrary to popular belief!
TrueMany teams believe this philosophy with LBers and RBs. Franchise, sure. But big money multi year deals, not so much.
How about seeing what he's asking for, who else is available, and if someone else is willing to restructure before making that decision?
Oop, there it is.Franchise Tag.