The price for Dallas Cowboys star defender is only getting higher

[DallasEast]

I don’t “hate” Jerry Jones. But I am beyond tired of the results we get from him come playoff time. If we ever by some miracle get even a divisional playoff win under Jerry, maybe he will deserve a Pat on the back. But having three decades of playoff futility….what “credit” does he deserve?

Answer: Jerry Jones deserves little to zero credit at this stage of his general manager career.

Jones is not a player or coach etc. His job is not dependent on passing the football, blocking, formulating defensive schemes, etc.

His job is the same as every other NFL general manager who held the title: assemble the best combination of coaches and players who work together as seamlessly as possible and seriously compete for league championships. That's it.

Jones is not the only GM who is bulletproof as far as not meeting the requirements of his job. New Orleans' Mickey Loomis is another example of a football executive with job security so tight (courtesy of Saints owner Gayle Benson) that his performance does not jeopardize his continued employment.

However, both gentlemen are exceptions to the employment scrutiny faced by not only their peers at the position but employees everywhere. Outliers like these should not only be criticized. They should be criticized heavily up-and-until they either: a) finally get it right; or b) no longer hold the GM title and execute its responsibilities.

The level of criticism is fair. Their peers and employees in general face it all the time. They should not be held as exceptions to any degree simply because they enjoy the power of being substandard at what they do and getting away with it.

 

[dacopacabana]

Genuine question, if you're Micah Parsons, why the hell would you sign for the Dallas Cowboys?

Isn’t this his third DC in three years?

 

[dacopacabana]

because there's 32 teams and maybe 4 have true shot at a SB, Parity that why..

you're trying to tell me every superstar should end up on four teams? literally TJ watt zero playoff wins , Joey Bosa no signature playoff wins, Garett nothing to show ,

somehow you all are all clueless to the fact that this is just how sports are, you take te money and hope for the best , you rarely control where you play and don't have many options to get on a guaranteed winner.
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anything else i can help you with?

it's clear many of you are clueless because over the last 30 years,

history says Nearly ALL our stars have stayed here, not one new deal ,but multiples, these players signing new deals, if the reality is, its not worth it, they keep doing it.. ironic Huh? , they should turn down the money and force their way out but that hardly ever happens anywhere.

Those capless years truly were the day. Those days after have showed that the FO does not know how to manage a roster while being handcuffed by the cap.

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

He's half a DE. Can't play run for crap.
That makes him a novelty, another Robert Quinn.

pay him half

 

[Nova]

This is what the Jones clan does. Last year we all saw what happened. Rinse and repeat this year. Literally no other team would do business this way.

By waiting then having to overpay at the last minute is only hurting the team. For some reason these idiots can't figure that out.

Then comes the hold out and an out of shape player going into the season.

The Dez breaks his ankle in game one and is literally never the same again.

 

[bigdnlaca]

Genuine question, if you're Micah Parsons, why the hell would you sign for the Dallas Cowboys?

Because it is easy to get the money from the Cowboys now and then worry about legacy and ring chasing later with another team when everyone knows that the productivity will dip due to age.

 

[stuckindc]

Then comes the hold out and an out of shape player going into the season.

The Dez breaks his ankle in game one and is literally never the same again.

Exactly.

 

[Reid1boys]

The only thing as clueless as Jerry Jones is the people on this site. Did you guys just watch the Myles Garrett fiasco? He signed "early" and as soon as salaries started sky rocketing, he wanted a renegotiation. That's what the really good players do so when you sign them isn't important. You will probably have to re-negotiate if they perceive themselves not making market value and Micah falls into that category

Look what Martin did last season. and yes, clueless are everywhere.

40 million was being discussed in regard to Micha LAST YEAR. Nothing has changed. Micah himself said he didnt need to be the highest paid.....but if he wants to be, hes going to be, NO MATTER what Jerry did or didnt do.

 

[Reid1boys]

Because it is easy to get the money from the Cowboys now and then worry about legacy and ring chasing later with another team when everyone knows that the productivity will dip due to age.

ah.... so its only easy to get that money from Dallas? Didnt Surtain just get the largest CB contract in history? Didnt Garret just get the highest non qb contract in history? Didnt Maccafrey get a huge deal from the 49ers last season?

yes, yes he did.....49ers running back Christian McCaffrey signed a two-year, $38 million extension in June 2024, making him the highest-paid running back in the NFL,

You guys need to pay attention to how the NFL works.

Lamb had just came off a MONSTER season, and a monster forst 4 years of his career... he was getting a huge payday, no matter what Jerry did.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

This is what the Jones clan does. Last year we all saw what happened. Rinse and repeat this year. Literally no other team would do business this way.

By waiting then having to overpay at the last minute is only hurting the team. For some reason these idiots can't figure that out.

The sad part is I think they HAVE figured it out. They would rather overpay on their core players to use it as a built-in excuse to be cheap elsewhere in free agency.

Most fans have caught on to the fact that paying your stars actually SAVES cap space, but a lot of fans don't. They are the ones blaming Dak and CeeDee's "greed" for costing the team.

When in reality it is Jerry and Stephen's incompetence and/or unwillingness.

 

[Reid1boys]

It isnt getting higher. It was already at 40 million before Myles signed his deal in Cleveland. Now it is just a matter of seeing if Micah is going to do what he said, and not demand to be the highest paid. Thats IT. None of this other stuff matters in regard to Micah, no matter how bad you want to yell at our front office.

Kind of like Mahomes. Mahomes can do anything he wants in regard to his contract. What qb x,y,and z do makes zero difference with him.

 

[Gambit]

Let's approach this from a different angle.

Cowboys have already made SEVERAL in house singing in FA this season. There wasn't a drawn out lengthy process.

This kills the narrative that Dallas is slow, at least on all contracts.

So that begs this question.

What is the common denominator in Dak, CD, Micah deals?

 

[blueblood70]

ah.... so its only easy to get that money from Dallas? Didnt Surtain just get the largest CB contract in history? Didnt Garret just get the highest non qb contract in history? Didnt Maccafrey get a huge deal from the 49ers last season?

yes, yes he did.....49ers running back Christian McCaffrey signed a two-year, $38 million extension in June 2024, making him the highest-paid running back in the NFL,

You guys need to pay attention to how the NFL works.

Lamb had just came off a MONSTER season, and a monster forst 4 years of his career... he was getting a huge payday, no matter what Jerry did.

Exactly!!

nobody wants to use common sense around here,

or we could say the eagles should have signed saquon Barkley for less last year, why didn't they see this coming, they paid $20 million now, maybe they only would have had to pay 19,000,000 last year, none of this ever makes sense..

they blame Jerry Jones in the front office knowing all well that the player and the agents are completely tuned in with the market, the salary cap, and other players that are due for similar money, and some of them are holding up the process.. I mean Cincinnati still hasn't paid jamar chase they keep waiting and they also franchise tag their number two wide receiver two years in a row that doesn't seem very smart to me but seems like the NFL has more of these things going on it's not just the Jones family...

we got Trayvon Diggs for top four money and it was a quiet and easy deal, same thing with OSA, Steele, Tyron Smith, Jaylon smith, deals have been done quick herb. Some have not.

this has everything to do with all parties involved and sometimes the owners don't have the leverage, that's why you have to negotiate, negotiation is compromise, they're working on numbers, years, and language, and sometimes that takes time.

I think our fan base believes we have really ignorant agents and players who are willing to take less and spread out their years even longer to help the team and all the owner has to do is just walk up and say hey I want you to take less because I'm paying you early and they're just going to agree to it right away LMAO NOT,

this is the exact reason they have representation so they don't end up taking something that ends up losing value the day they sign it...

 

[Rayman70]

This is what the Jones clan does. Last year we all saw what happened. Rinse and repeat this year. Literally no other team would do business this way.

By waiting then having to overpay at the last minute is only hurting the team. For some reason these idiots can't figure that out.

It's the awe shucks Arkansas snooker con job. It's passivity at its most dysfunctional form. The Jones boys applied it to how they run free agency. .

 

[Reid1boys]

Exactly!!

nobody wants to use common sense around here,

or we could say the eagles should have signed saquon Barkley for less last year, why didn't they see this coming, they paid $20 million now, maybe they only would have had to pay 19,000,000 last year, none of this ever makes sense..

they blame Jerry Jones in the front office knowing all well that the player and the agents are completely tuned in with the market, the salary cap, and other players that are due for similar money, and some of them are holding up the process.. I mean Cincinnati still hasn't paid jamar chase they keep waiting and they also franchise tag their number two wide receiver two years in a row that doesn't seem very smart to me but seems like the NFL has more of these things going on it's not just the Jones family...

we got Trayvon Diggs for top four money and it was a quiet and easy deal, same thing with OSA, Steele, Tyron Smith, Jaylon smith, deals have been done quick herb. Some have not.

this has everything to do with all parties involved and sometimes the owners don't have the leverage, that's why you have to negotiate, negotiation is compromise, they're working on numbers, years, and language, and sometimes that takes time.

I think our fan base believes we have really ignorant agents and players who are willing to take less and spread out their years even longer to help the team and all the owner has to do is just walk up and say hey I want you to take less because I'm paying you early and they're just going to agree to it right away LMAO NOT,

this is the exact reason they have representation so they don't end up taking something that ends up losing value the day they sign it...

This is what Dak and his agent did. They COULD have signed a deal, but they didnt want to sign a deal. They knew they could wait and it caused the dollar amount to go up. EXACTLY what Lamb did. The team probably did offer deals, and the players agent said thanks, but no thanks. These agents are pros, they know how to play the game.

 

[Gambit]

The sad part is I think they HAVE figured it out. They would rather overpay on their core players to use it as a built-in excuse to be cheap elsewhere in free agency.

Most fans have caught on to the fact that paying your stars actually SAVES cap space, but a lot of fans don't. They are the ones blaming Dak and CeeDee's "greed" for costing the team.

When in reality it is Jerry and Stephen's incompetence and/or unwillingness.

So no other team has had contracts signed later? No team has been forced to use franchise tag because a deal couldn't be reached?

Remind me again when Justin Jefferson signed last year. Has Tee Higgins signed yet?

Often times the criticism levied is not grounded in reality.

Reality is vast majority of contracts are done fairly quickly. It's these outlier contracts that aren't, and it's normally not a money issue it's a length of contract issue.

 

[Rayman70]

Micah actually thinks he's a made man. Like he's arrived if you listen to him in interviews or on social media. He's needs challenged! Has anyone ever told him no or confronted him? My guess is all he hears is how awesome he is. So he underachieves. I wouldn't pay him. Let another team do so. Trade him. I just don't like what I'm seeing from him. He should be saying it starts with me, I need to be better. Instead, it's the tail wagging the dog. Players play, owners,GMS put the players on the team. Micah needs to stay in his lane and get better. Then we can talk.

 

[blueblood70]

This is what Dak and his agent did. They COULD have signed a deal, but they didnt want to sign a deal. They knew they could wait and it caused the dollar amount to go up. EXACTLY what Lamb did. The team probably did offer deals, and the players agent said thanks, but no thanks. These agents are pros, they know how to play the game.

I think there's too many fans that think they're in the know, like somehow they are in the rooms or on the phone when these conversations are being had..

the only thing that we know or what they want us to know most of these conversations are private because agents mostly consist of lawyers everything being said is actually protected information so you're getting bread crumbs whatever some of the representatives in the media might hear are told that doesn't mean things are not being offered in the background...

I believe even way back that the old narrative that hey if you'd have just offered Prescott 32,000,000 / 6 years he would've jumped at that offer and we wouldn't have to pay him 42,000,000 over 4 years and now back to the table again that's not how it works I'm pretty sure him and his agent knew there's no way they're signing $32 million contract for six years help the team with two void years and instead they probably would have done 35,000,000 for three years but there's no way the team wanted to do that so they went with a standard contract at 42,000,000..

I get it the Jones family deserves a lot of the criticism they get but fans thinking that they have all the leverage in these negotiations and all they have to do is come to the table with a cheap offer earlier and that the players are gonna snap it up that's just being naive...​

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And I realize at times that the Jones family are the problem, but most of the time I'm betting it when it comes to these contract negotiations players know exactly what their worth is, and that's what they want and I'm betting and people right here don't see it..

I was on board with allowing Prescott to walk as long as they let lamb and Parsons walk as well, trade them all, and start over, including get rid of tank get rid of diggs...

that would have had to happen last offseason, you know something similar to what they're doing in San Francisco..

However,

once lamb got signed you can't leave him without a quarterback, now you almost have to sign the rest of them, and now you have a small window to try to get it done.

Prescott and his agents know this have you looked at the carousel for quarterbacks if he was free completely a free agent he would've got a $60 million with at least five teams would have after him, the money may have made more sense at 55 million, but they know once they hit the market they could have got $60 million from at least five teams, and I know this this isn't just guessing this is how especially the quarterback market works.. I mean we just seen miles Garrett get $40 million just by threatening to trade they didn't offer him a restructure early and they paid it but if you got a guy playing defensive and making 40 million you for sure know that some of the top quarterbacks are making big money and they are not going to get tricked into a cheap contract.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

So no other team has had contracts signed later? No team has been forced to use franchise tag because a deal couldn't be reached?

Remind me again when Justin Jefferson signed last year. Has Tee Higgins signed yet?

Often times the criticism levied is not grounded in reality.

Reality is vast majority of contracts are done fairly quickly. It's these outlier contracts that aren't, and it's normally not a money issue it's a length of contract issue.

The Vikings got Justin Jefferson signed MONTHS before Dallas secured Lamb; who missed all of training camp. The Bengals are notorious for being as bad as the Cowboys when it comes to spending and getting things done.

The reality is NO other team does business like the Cowboys. They dragged their feet with Dak and Lamb and it cost them millions. They are doing the same with Micah because the Max Crosby and Miles Garrett deals getting done first means Parsons will cost WAY more.

Now they are sitting on over $50 million of cap room and are shopping at the free agency clearance rack. The reality is, if the GM of this team was not the owner, he would have been fired not years, but DECADES ago.

 

[Rayman70]

We might be in the top 5 in the NFL having the most dysfunctional ownership,players,fans. Micah is delusional. Jerry and Stephen being them lol...and all of us likely have developed all sorts of emotional toll from the afore mentioned. Look at the last 30 years. It's like Stockholm Syndrome.