Turns out Zeke had enough leverage

[jterrell]

A guy with no leverage doesn't get offered a contract while still having two years left on his original contract.

It doesn't matter how many people yell "Zeke had no leverage" he had it the moment Dallas made him an offer.

Jaylon and La'el got deals as well.
Zeke didn't raise his 2019 take at all.
He just got his future money locked in but really it was locked in anyway as he would have surely been franchise tagged.
If he had real leverage would have gotten his 20M this year.
DAL on principle made the deal for after this deal ends.

 

[zrinkill]

He got Jerry to give him what he wanted. It wouldn't have happened without the holdout. That's the definition of having leverage.

That guy is just salty because he guaranteed Zeke would not be here for a long time.

He likes to act like he has inside info

 

[JD_KaPow]

No, thats what happens when the owner is short on years and doesn't have one to throw away while the best RB on the team is sitting out in Cabo.

Once again, you're defining the word "leverage" while denying he had any.

 

[mattjames2010]

I'm not entirely sure why this place continues to think that Jerry ever intended to play hardball. Jerry has been outspoken about wanting to get deals done with both Zeke and Dak - and from everything I've seen, nothing shows that Zeke got some incredible number - it's actually less in the long term than I expected. It's a relatively team friendly deal for a top 3-5 RB.

I'm more worried about the Dak potential contract and really really hoping Jerry just let's the 2019 season play out before considering an extension.

 

[Idgit]

Zeke was smart. And the new money portion of this deal is all in his favor. I like how we structured it, but we overpaid for a RB. And his distraction might have gotten in the way of getting Dak done before the season opener.

 

[Typhus]

Jerry sold his soul to the devil for his 3 SB wins. I don't know that he's got anymore deals to make that get us another SB win.

Don't you know that all cats have 9 lives...
Jerry the cat.
Meow!

 

[panchucko]

Well, when you stop laughing, please correct your post to say that "he was the 4th overall pick" and not a 4th round pick. Gonna help out your credibility like 10 fold, seriously.

He must have Dak on his mind but Zeke coming out his lips

 

[Blackspider214]

No, it doesn't.

The contract is what was offered weeks ago. Z finally agreed.

Huh? Zeke had all the leverage. It's why Dallas offered the contract 2 years before his rookie deal was done. They know they can't win without him with the offense they have installed.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

He must have Dak on his mind but Zeke coming out his lips

Hey, I've posted much dumber, sorry to have to admit. LOL...........................

 

[TheTruthIsOutThere]

All this talk of leverage and I'm just sitting here hoping he doesn't bust his leg up and we end up being stuck with all this dead money.

 

[TheTruthIsOutThere]

That guy is just salty because he guaranteed Zeke would not be here for a long time.

He likes to act like he has inside info

That depends on what your definition of "a long time" is. It is highly unlikely Zeke will be on this team 8 years from now.

 

[MarcusRock]

I haven't seen anything that says they were offering $50 million guaranteed or anywhere close, early on.

That's because there was no report of such and is now just a figment of a walkback imagination. This board would have been all over that with cries of "outrage" if that were the case. The only one pushing the $50M guarantee number was me because I knew he was worth more than Gurley and because it was probably what Zeke's team was asking for. He got it. But no leverage though, nope, nada, of heaven's no, lol.

 

[JoeKing]

Once again, you're defining the word "leverage" while denying he had any.

Yeah, so! I better be able to define the word "leverage" if I'm going to deny Zeke had any.

 

[mattjames2010]

Huh? Zeke had all the leverage. It's why Dallas offered the contract 2 years before his rookie deal was done. They know they can't win without him with the offense they have installed.

We've won without Zeke in a similar offense. The offense goes as far as this offensive line takes us.

 

[Vanilla2]

He got Jerry to give him what he wanted. It wouldn't have happened without the holdout. That's the definition of having leverage.

That where you’re wrong.

The company line says other wise

 

[Dre11]

No, it doesn't.

The contract is what was offered weeks ago. Z finally agreed.

Exactly, it was reported after the true numbers came out that the per year amount was way lower than Zeke camp wanted and the hold up was Zeke's camp not knowing the salary cap rules...lol

 

[zrinkill]

That depends on what your definition of "a long time" is. It is highly unlikely Zeke will be on this team 8 years from now.

He was saying he would hold out till late in the season

 

[Dre11]

And this guy agrees:
https://sports.yahoo.com/because-ez...orced-the-cowboys-to-do-it-too-234953824.html

What leverage, they were going to sign him anyway, Stephen said that in February, then they got a great deal.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No, it doesn't.

The contract is what was offered weeks ago. Z finally agreed.

Huh? Zeke was under contract. Jerry didn’t have to give him anything. He had leverage. Mainly because it’s a contract year for him.

 

[Rockport]

And this guy agrees:
https://sports.yahoo.com/because-ez...orced-the-cowboys-to-do-it-too-234953824.html

Just a yahoo who knows absolutely nada.