TRADED Porter traded to Cowboys (2027/6th round, 2028/2nd round)

[Jarntt]

There is only 14 games left this season. 13 for two teams. There’s a big difference between the two receivers you indicated and George Pickens. They weren’t about to become free agents. No team is giving up any significant draft capital for a player they can’t stop from becoming a free agent in less than six months. After the Cowboys final regular season game they can sign Pickens. At that point why would Pickens be in a hurry to sign? As a free agent he could pick where he plays. Any team interested in him, and paying him, would simply wait for him to become a free agent. If he’s going to be expensive they may as well sign him and not give up draft assets.

That's just not true. They were about to become free agents. Brown was in the final year of his rookie deal. Hill was entering the final year of his contract. IF Pickens is tagged it's the same. He doesn't decide if he is tagged, the team does. Devante Adams was tagged and then traded to the Raiders for a 1st and 2nd rounder and then signed to a full market deal.

 

[MikeT22]

You might be right about Tomlin but I wouldn't be shocked at all if Shotty is sent packing if this team doesn't make a playoff run. Jerry is 83 and probably not buying any green bananas these days. He wants to win now. Thats why we suddenly have become so active in the trade market. He couldn't care less about 2 years on a coaching contract. He's running out of time.

If thats the case then why did he hire him in the first place? Did he really think Schotty was some gem everyone else passed over for decades?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Or work out a long-term or short-term deal. His salary for this year (minus signing bonus) is $4 million. He might be willing to take a two-year deal where we had a sizable signing bonus. Let's say we gave him a $10 million bonus, adding a $5 million cap hit, then throw in a non-guaranteed $20 million base for next year that allows us to move on with a $5 million hit if he doesn't work out. If he does work out, we have him under contract but can try to negotiate a long-term deal to bring down the base that we gave him.

Essentially, we'd be giving him $10 million to make sure we have him on the team next year if we want to have him on the team. But because of the way it is structured, he gets a nice incentive to sign this year and he's set to make top 10 corner money next year (without a new deal).

Ya, there is no way he agrees to that when he wants a 30m per year deal. You make this trade with the belief that you are willing to be in that ballpark on a deal

 

[darthseinfeld]

Yep…he’s gone and we keep $13M next year.

I like the trade relative to the cost. As long as Jerry doesn’t ask me to help pay the bill, I don’t care how he spends his money. The salary cap is all ****** anyway. (Edit: why can’t I say F-oo-g-a-z-i)

Don’t pay attention to Risen…he gets a softy anytime cornerback is mentioned.

Maybe spell it ******

Edit: lol that didnt work. Im leaving it like that because it looks funny

 

[Relayer]

It would just be a placeholder. Porter would get a bump this season with the $10 million bonus added to the $5 million he's making, and he'd get another $20 million in base (which would make his cap hit $25 million in 2027) if Dallas couldn't negotiate a long-term deal with him next year. $25 million for one year is among the top 10 in the league for corners.

That math is wrong. Reality is you are giving him $30M for 1 year with $10M guaranteed paid this year as a signing bonus.