Tyron on being a Cowboy for life

[LatinMind]

http://dal.scout.com/story/1428062-inside-the-new-deal-of-cowboys-tyron-smith?s=112

This IMO is what makes Jerry Jones the best owner in sports

Over the past three years, the Cowboys organization and Jones Family have helped me through trying times and I felt this was my opportunity to return the gratitude.

I love how he talks about his agent talking to about the risk of this long deal and he basically told them this is the deal i want get it done.

 

[EST_1986]

No question Jones is the best OWNER in sports, but his GMing sucks however his recent moves are really good so I think Stephen has gained more control over the team.

 

[Staubacher]

http://dal.scout.com/story/1428062-inside-the-new-deal-of-cowboys-tyron-smith?s=112

This IMO is what makes Jerry Jones the best owner in sports


I love how he talks about his agent talking to about the risk of this long deal and he basically told them this is the deal i want get it done.

Yup Jerrah has always taken care of his players and his employees the best that he can.

That doesn't result in wins and losses but it means something even more.

 

[CyberB0b]

Return the gratitude by accepting a 110 million dollar contract with 40 million guaranteed? That's a good one.

 

[erod]

Return the gratitude by accepting a 110 million dollar contract with 40 million guaranteed? That's a good one.

When he could have easily gotten twice that? Yes.

 

[CyberB0b]

When he could have easily gotten twice that? Yes.

When has anyone in the league signed anything close to a 220 million dollar contract with 80 million guaranteed?

 

[Angus12]

When he could have easily gotten twice that? Yes.

Twice that? Easily?

Wow.

 

[DallasEast]

When he could have easily gotten twice that? Yes.

I read twice and thought Dallas Mavericks/NBA contract for a second.

 

[kapolani]

Maybe not twice that, but not too far off.

He could have signed a much shorter deal here or elsewhere and then renegotiated for a bigger contract then.

In tens years this will look like a steal.

 

[Bowdown27]

Lol I don't think he meant literally twice that but he could have received more if he went to another team.

 

[jazzcat22]

Heard a comment earlier this morning, either on the Fan or the Ticket, can't remember. As the question then came up about Dez.
Cowboys still have $10 million of cap room. And even though Jerry made have given out some dumb contracts, but they have NEVER let a player walk or get away that they really wanted to keep.
And very good players too. So a Dez deal could get done in an hour if they want too, but their is no reason too. Plenty of time.

 

[CyberB0b]

Lol I don't think he meant literally twice that but he could have received more if he went to another team.

He may have gotten slightly more, but that is a huge unknown. As of now, he is very close to the top paid tackle in the league, but he isn't the top tackle in the league. He could blow his knee out tomorrow and never play another down in the NFL and will still keep 40 million. If he chose to wait a few years, there is no guarantee he would get anything close to that.

Acting like he gave us a hometown discount, when he is among the highest paid tackles in the league is laughable.

 

[hornitosmonster]

He may have gotten slightly more, but that is a huge unknown. As of now, he is very close to the top paid tackle in the league, but he isn't the top tackle in the league. He could blow his knee out tomorrow and never play another down in the NFL and will still keep 40 million. If he chose to wait a few years, there is no guarantee he would get anything close to that.

Acting like he gave us a hometown discount, when he is among the highest paid tackles in the league is laughable.

In three years we will be paying the 10th largest LT salary to the best LT in the NFL. Look beyond today

 

[Nightman]

He may have gotten slightly more, but that is a huge unknown. As of now, he is very close to the top paid tackle in the league, but he isn't the top tackle in the league. He could blow his knee out tomorrow and never play another down in the NFL and will still keep 40 million. If he chose to wait a few years, there is no guarantee he would get anything close to that.

Acting like he gave us a hometown discount, when he is among the highest paid tackles in the league is laughable.

It's not laughable at all. He would get 14-15m on the open market. Locking in 8 more years at 12+m is a big time steal. The 40m guarantee isn't even that high. It's a little over 3 years salary. A 10 yr deal could have easily been in the 150-160m range once you factor in inflation and the cap rising sharply the next few years.

 

[Phoenix]

I would gladly return my gratitude to you Jerry

 

[Corso]

In three years we will be paying the 10th largest LT salary to the best LT in the NFL. Look beyond today

Darn good point.
If he can maintain his play (shoot- he's still improving!) and avoid injury- everybody is going to be singing the praises of this contract.

Although I'm sure it's going to get adjusted and changed over the years to help the team with the cap like all the other big contracts they draw up.

 

[dargonking999]

He may have gotten slightly more, but that is a huge unknown. As of now, he is very close to the top paid tackle in the league, but he isn't the top tackle in the league. He could blow his knee out tomorrow and never play another down in the NFL and will still keep 40 million. If he chose to wait a few years, there is no guarantee he would get anything close to that.

Acting like he gave us a hometown discount, when he is among the highest paid tackles in the league is laughable.

Its not about today, its about in 4 years. What he makes in four years will most likely be less than the top LT at that point. His agent was saying that by committing to a long term deal, he prevents himself from being able to get another large payday while still in his early prime. So, yes over the course of these ten years if he is able to stay a top LT he could have made double his earnings. The hometown discount may not apply right now, but in 3-5 years, it will be a steal.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

If Jerry would just pay for a bunch of stuff for me, and help me out, I'd gladly sign with his team for 250 thousand a year. That's real gratitude if you ask me.

 

[CyberB0b]

In three years we will be paying the 10th largest LT salary to the best LT in the NFL. Look beyond today

I doubt that. He will likely still be making top 5 LT money in 3 years and there is no guarantee he will even be in the league at that point. It is a fair deal for both parties and he didn't give a hometown discount. Period.

 

[CyberB0b]

It's not laughable at all. He would get 14-15m on the open market. Locking in 8 more years at 12+m is a big time steal. The 40m guarantee isn't even that high. It's a little over 3 years salary. A 10 yr deal could have easily been in the 150-160m range once you factor in inflation and the cap rising sharply the next few years.

No tackle in the league is making over 12m a year.