Because Pickens isn't going to sign for less.
Sure, a team could offer some lowball contract, but Pickens isn't going to sign it lol
I don't really care what you keep repeating, you are wrong.
You're still missing the point, but I'm tired of this round-and-round nonsense. I never said another team would sign him for less; I'm saying offers could be made to the Cowboys for less compensation, like draft picks. Still, I don’t think he’s getting 38 until he’s a true free agent with more leverage, and right now I don’t see him having much. That’s why he hasn’t signed the tag yet, though he can still get offers from other teams.
Stalling is just going to land him on a worse team if he gets traded. Parsons got lucky, so let’s not forget that. With George Pickens, like we discussed with Parsons, they would have had more options during the draft. Right now, he should be signing the tag and getting in Jerry’s ear about what he wants from another team in case he’s trade, what the numbers are, what’s on the table, because we don’t know, and none of that can happen until he signs the tag.
Yes, they can get offers, but right now he’s holding up the process, and that’s on him, his ego is also his own fault.
When he came here, if money was the only goal, like getting a maximum contract and squeezing whatever team for everything they’d give, fine, but realistically, he’s not JSN and hasn’t proven he’s anything close.
He needs to prove himself, which means playing under the tag if he doesn’t want to sign long-term, giving himself more options. Right now, that means signing the tag, so they have the option to trade him during the draft. Odds of someone offering two first-round picks? Probably not, so he likely won’t get traded, but he’d have more trade interest if he signed the tag and looked more flexible. The problem is, he’s got the wrong agent, Todd France, from the same agency, gets deals done, but David drags things out and makes it harder.
I get that they want to make as much money as possible, but his best situation and best season were right here. If you’re smart, you don’t have to chase a market-setting deal, you can still be a millionaire and live comfortably taking 32 on a short contract, then double dip later with mostly guaranteed money. That would be ideal for him. He’s young enough to come back and land another big deal, and receivers tend to last longer in this league than running backs. You can defend him because you think he deserves 40 somewhere, but that’s not the point. If he wants an extension here, he has to compromise and understand the situation, CeeDee Lamb is already making big money, and the Cowboys are up against the cap.
No team in NFL history has paid two top five receivers top five money at the same time; teams typically don’t pay two players at the same position that much. He knew that coming in. So, if he doesn’t want to be a Cowboy, let him go—sign the tag and move on. If he wants top dollar, he needs to be traded, but the reality is nobody’s giving up the draft picks or the money he’s asking for.
So, sign the tag, play on it, and start the process.
In my opinion, he’s getting bad advice from David A. I get that it’s the agent’s job, but this is the kind of player who, if you feed his ego, will listen to everything. If money is his only concern, he could end up on a bad team and never reach his full potential. If that’s his goal, fine, let him go. I understand he has the right to ask for as much as he can get, but that’s not always the best choice. He wants to be here, but this market isn’t his, and it’s not happening. So why tell the Cowboys his number?
They can just say he’s not getting it, so sign the tag and aggressively look for trade partners, but you can’t do that until the tag is signed. Even though offers could be made, none have come in, and teams might offer less in draft compensation. Not a single team has made an offer, and that should be a wake-up call. The best move would be to fire David or transfer to Todd in the same group, because Todd France would speed this up and get it done.
Someone needs to sit down with him and explain that chasing a market-setting contract to feed his ego isn’t always the smartest play. If he gets something like $108 million over three years, mostly guaranteed with certain conditions, including no franchise tag or trade clauses, then he could take a short deal, stay here, and prove to the league that he’s not just a one-contract-year wonder.
It would be best for both the Cowboys and him. If he gets in trouble, acts up, misses games, gets suspended, or has a big drop in production, he’s going to lose money. That’s why you need stipulations in a fully guaranteed contract stating that if he meets all the criteria, it will be fully guaranteed. How is that a bad thing for George?
He’d get to play with Prescott and Lamb, pulling coverage, and if he leaves just for money, he could end up stuck on a bad team. I know the Cowboys aren’t considered a great team, but his role in this offense was excellent last year, and he should want to be here.
That means compromise.
The day before?
