Rapoport: Cowboys offered Dez 10y $114m (only $20m guaranteed)

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Also Fitz only got 27 million guaranteed and I wouldn't say Dez is better than Fitz in his prime (or even now)

Dez is way better at this point . Stop joking around , no reasonable person would choose Fitzgerald over Dez at this point .

 

[Nirvana]

I hope we lock him up during the bye and get a deal done. Who needs this anxiety in the off-season?

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I've seen an estimate that the tag for WRs will be 12.7M. If they offered him a contract that averages 11.4M per, then they don't save much by giving him a contract vs the franchise tag and that gives the team the leverage.

Often times the tag is several million higher than what a player would get as an average salary. In those situations, the team doesn't have as much leverage.

We have all the leverage. And we will sign Dez longterm. I've never been less concerned.

 

[Derinyar]

The guaranteed money is probably a little low. That being said I'd love to be inuslted with 20 million dollars, where can I sign up. 11.4 is reasonable for a AAV of Dez. I suspect that, if true, is something that just needs to be tweaked to come to an agreement. My guess is its set up similar to Tyron Smith. That deal will actually see most of that money, barring career threatening injury.

I think the problem we have with Dez and a contract is to some extent the Megatron deal, who is a better player then Dez. Fitzgerald got 7/113 a few years ago, with 27 guaranteed, but he will not see the back 45, and might not end up seeing the bonuses allotted this year (11 million). But I think the bigger issues are the stupid deals people have given to good but no where near great WRs like Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe, and Percy Harvin. Dez is better then those last guys, but they got paid higher then they are worth and its throwing things off.

 

[Kalyan]

he is 26 years old, so would be elite WR for next next 4 years until he gets to 30 years old, so guarantee of 35 million should be good IMO, if he plays 2-3 years at the elite level, his guarantee will be used up and any problems that might prop up, we are free to cut the ties (assuming that is what cowboys are worried about)

 

[Gameover]

No talk of a Murray contract. But let's sign the guy who disappears against elite competition QB money. #soundthinking

I pray he walks

 

[romothesavior]

No talk of a Murray contract. But let's sign the guy who disappears against elite competition QB money. #soundthinking

I pray he walks

I mean, I get the criticism that he has disappeared in a few games, but come on, you pray he walks? Ridiculous.

 

[Redball Express]

This only tells me that they offered Dez something other than a 10 year deal. It was for something other than $114M, and the guaranteed money was not $20M dollars.

We have faired poorly in the past with signings like TO, Galloway and Roy Williams.

I'd give the team a break before thinking they should pay Mr. Bryant.

I'm sorry.

Calvin Johnson he isn't.

I didn't care so much for his last 2 games and I'm still wondering what happened to him those 2 games?

Was he still upset about the Randle arrest statements?

Did he AGAIN get distracted so much so he fell off his normal mojo?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Additionally..I'd like to see Bryant play well and get the team in the playoffs

and I'd like to see him dominate against a playoff team..

not just a low-life 1-8 team like a Jacksonville.

How about doing it against the 9ers or the Iggles in the playoffs..

before we pull up the Brink's truck?

I'm so tired of players flashing big time potential only to de-cellerate to nothing.