Rumor Per PFT: Dez to get franchise tag

[Jenky]

I don't know about that. Dez seems to need Romo more than Romo needs him. I've seen Romo get Laurent Robinson a 30+ million dollar contract. Dez has been GHOST since Romo went down.

What does this mean?

Dez was good with Kitna and Orton.

Weeden can't throw, so are you referring to that?

 

[Dale]

Look through the stats even Calvin Johnson has 3-4 games where he is pedestrian. WR is a lot harder than go run this route and out run the dude assigned you. Sometimes its the defense, sometimes its your teams gameplan, or your QB.

Totally agree.

I agree, LR wasn't your typical 2nd-3rd WR. He had great, amazing chemistry with Romo, and just knew how to get open. I don't see that with Williams, Beasley, or Harris.

Williams will make your occasional 1 or 2 great plays a game, and disappear(If he makes any at all). Beasley is good for maybe 2-3 1st downs, and then teams catch up to his "Out-Route", and Harris, will run his bubble screen until it becomes to dangerous, and we get picked off for 6.

We don't have the weapons here, and number 1's don't come by as easy.

If Romo were, say, 26, and hadn't yet gotten his big pay day (meaning we weren't already absorbing that figure into our cap hit), I might have a different take on re-signing Dez. I could see the argument that, hey, Romo's young enough that we can groom another go-to threat and save dollars to keep other parts of the team rolling.

But I keep going back to Romo's age. Jerry might say he thinks Romo plays another five years, but I try to live in the real world. He's much closer to the "one" hit that ends his career than about 27 other starting QBs at the moment.

It probably makes financial sense to break up our newest version of the Triplets, but I tend to think they're the foundation of our team for the next three seasons.

 

[endersdragon]

Tell Romo, to give back some of his money. He knows damn well without Dez we are road kill. His contract holds us up as well.

So the best way to fix a contract holding us up is to make another one. See here is my problem with this. You are the very type of fan that will crucify Jones if the contract doesn't work out. Ala Ratliff, ala Newman, ala Roy Williams (really both of them), etc. I want Dez back... but I don't want him back for $50 million guaranteed or even $35 million. I am saying franchise him, and if he pisses, moans, and complains, then trade him and use what we traded him for to get his replacement and help us out in other areas where we need it.

 

[Dale]

What does this mean?

Dez was good with Kitna and Orton.

Weeden can't throw, so are you referring to that?

Yep, if anything Kitna freely aired it out to Dez a bit more willingly than Romo does, who tends to not force many balls to No. 88. Dez shined with Kitna at the QB position.

Find me a wide receiver that will look good for us with Brandon Weeden in the lineup. To Josh Gordon's credit, he did manage to do it in Cleveland.

 

[Frozen700]

Aaron Rodgers has made Jordy Nelson. On any other team Jordy Nelson has 750 yards a season. For proof of that just look at what happened when Rodgers went down last season. He has one good game week 11 (after a mediocre week 10) and then 5 straight bad to mediocre games.

I will give you Jimmy, but still no elite WRs. And yea, Seattle and Pats don't have elite WRs either (and the Pats were find last year without Gronk doing much)

Rodgers going down, same could be said about many WR's. Like Dez with Weeden, or Andre Johnson, or Larry, or Moss going from NE to Titans/ Colin and 9ers.(Moss was still a good WR, just left NE where he broke records). These guys don't get horrible overnight.

Jordy Nelson makes great plays, and knows how to really take flight for the ball.

Brady is just a different breed. He is a guy, IMO who will go down as the best ever. I'll give you the pats. Gronk or no Gronk.

 

[Frozen700]

So the best way to fix a contract holding us up is to make another one. See here is my problem with this. You are the very type of fan that will crucify Jones if the contract doesn't work out. Ala Ratliff, ala Newman, ala Roy Williams (really both of them), etc. I want Dez back... but I don't want him back for $50 million guaranteed or even $35 million. I am saying franchise him, and if he pisses, moans, and complains, then trade him and use what we traded him for to get his replacement and help us out in other areas where we need it.

Well I can tel you just joined this board. To make a statement that I complain about Jerry, you obviously have not been around that long.

When I brought up the Romo contract, it's an example that he got paid. So Dez deserves the same.

 

[endersdragon]

Well I can tel you just joined this board. To make a statement that I complain about Jerry, you obviously have not been around that long.

When I brought up the Romo contract, it's an example that he got paid. So Dez deserves the same.

Possibly so, but you know very well many/most around here will crucify Jones if Dez Bryant does something wrong or doesn't perform the way he has been. I feel uncomfortable giving him more that a 5 year deal, and more than $25 or so million guaranteed and it sounds like that is what he is looking for (rightfully so).

 

[BlueStar22]

Just pay the man. Damn. Can't believe that your best offensive player next to the QB is a question.

 

[Frozen700]

Laurent Robinson. LOL I don't know probably no one. Probably we have a lot more sustained drives relying on Murray more. We probably score a few less points but oh well our defense wins the game for us like it has several times this year.

Teams would load the box with 9, and Run blitz us like there was no Tomorrow, so no, we would not be able to sustain more drives with Murray. Dez made them pay for 1 on 1. Without Dez, we could be talking about a different score, and more kill shots on Romo.

 

[Frozen700]

Possibly so, but you know very well many/most around here will crucify Jones if Dez Bryant does something wrong or doesn't perform the way he has been. I feel uncomfortable giving him more that a 5 year deal, and more than $25 or so million guaranteed and it sounds like that is what he is looking for (rightfully so).

Oh yeah. I agree with that. I see it all the time. They are ready to kidnap him when things go south.

Then when we do good, it's always "That guy" is the reason we are doing good. Jerry get's ignored and forgotten, until bad things come about.

 

[Frozen700]

I don't know about that. Dez seems to need Romo more than Romo needs him. I've seen Romo get Laurent Robinson a 30+ million dollar contract. Dez has been GHOST since Romo went down.

Same could be said about Murray.

Who is really going to respect Weeden? Run blitz, and dare to him to throw it accurately.

Cards, did this. The only WR in the league that could have made up for it, MAYBE, is Megatron 100%, outside of Randy Moss.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I am saying franchise him, and if he pisses, moans, and complains, then trade him and use what we traded him for to get his replacement and help us out in other areas where we need it.

Well, that is one sure fire way to create a revolt in the locker room.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What does this mean?

Dez was good with Kitna and Orton.

Weeden can't throw, so are you referring to that?

My point is, Dez needs Romo more than Romo needs Dez. Weeden can't throw.....okay so he needs Romo no? Kitna and Orton aren't here. Only Romo and Weeden are.

Okay but Romo has played well without Dez so what is this about Romo needs Dez? And Dez may have been "good" with Orton and Kitna but he's not "GREAT" as he is with Romo. He and Romo have a certain chemistry that as we saw a few weeks back couldn't be duplicated with Weeden.

 

[endersdragon]

Well, that is one sure fire way to create a revolt in the locker room.

How many people in that locker room have been franchised without pissing moaning and complaining before?

 

[LatinMind]

And when you trade him and find yourself looking for another legit #1 receiver while defenses are stacking the box against your "run team," what then?

Romo and Witten aren't getting any younger folks. Pay the home grown talent.

Havent they been stacking the box all yr? They just cant stop the run.

 

[big dog cowboy]

How many people in that locker room have been franchised without pissing moaning and complaining before?

I don't know, how many?

 

[Beast_from_East]

This is just rumors people, relax.


This is also the worst case scenario if we cant reach a deal with Dez, you slap the tag on him and continue to negotiate. Besides, this tells me that the team thinks Dez is way more important that DeMarco when it comes to contracts. If neither player agrees to a long term contract, then you can only tag one. The team is making the logical conclusion that with 3 first round picks on the offensive line, it is way more easier to find another RB than to find another stud WR.

 

[DMX690]

How many people in that locker room have been franchised without pissing moaning and complaining before?

Anthony Spencer

 

[endersdragon]

Anthony Spencer

Yea... I sort of realized that... but still, franchise tags are part of the game, especially for guys having the cops come to their house every 8 months. Either agree to a reasonable deal without half of the deal being guaranteed or get franchised... it's just the way it works.

 

[plymkr]

I was hoping to use it on murray

Me too. I'd rather use it in Murray to see if he can be consistent for another year and stay healthy for another year.