Who have we paid big bucks and not underperformed?

[GORICO]

Dear Zoners----its been on my mind for sometime...who have we finally bowed to and paid big buck

salary and they have not underperformed?...as soon as we pay Dlaw no where near 10 sacks again

we pay Jaylon and cut him....we make Zeke highest paid RB in league and gone downhill every year

since....Martin LG good money...Smith LT good money....Coop...is real good but he is consistently worth

20 mil a year good..usually injuried somehow?....apologize if i went negative but maybe i need to be

set straight

what you say zoners?
sincerely
GORICO

 

[big dog cowboy]

This happens to every team in the league. It's not something exclusive to just the Cowboys.

 

[plasticman]

Jerry not only overpaid underperformers, he let great players walk.

The overpaying begun as soon as free agency begun. When it came to the players, Jerry didn't make business decisions, he made emotional decisions.

Dez never got another thousand yard season after he signed his new contract. Jerry thought that, by paying Barber like a starter, that would automatically make Barber play like a starter. Jerry pays a few big stars 50% of the cash and it implodes on him, he has done this time and again.

There is no strategy.

 

[Pompey-Cowboy]

That's because to say anyone is WORTH 20 million a year just for doing their job is ridiculous.

The thing that changes most with a big contract is other people's expectations.

 

[RaZon]

You do not spit into the wind
You never tell her her hair looks anything but WOW!
You never mix beer and liqour
And you never pay big $$$$$ to a running back
Simply some rules of life

 

[Shane612]

Tony Romo?
Although, he had a reputation of throwing interceptions at worst possible times in a game.
For the most part, he was pretty consistent. Only, no championship....
.
I'm assuming we're talking about post Aikman's retirement.

 

[GORICO]

You do not spit into the wind
You never tell her her hair looks anything but WOW!
You never mix beer and liqour
And you never pay big $$$$$ to a running back
Simply some rules of life

mr RaZon---wow such wisdom you layed on mere zoners.....love this place man

 

[lukin2006]

Zack Martin, Tyron Smith and Amari Cooper off the top of my head…

 

[Vanilla2]

Jerry not only overpaid underperformers, he let great players walk.

The overpaying begun as soon as free agency begun. When it came to the players, Jerry didn't make business decisions, he made emotional decisions.

Dez never got another thousand yard season after he signed his new contract. Jerry thought that, by paying Barber like a starter, that would automatically make Barber play like a starter. Jerry pays a few big stars 50% of the cash and it implodes on him, he has done this time and again.

There is no strategy.

Interesting. Help me remember the players that left

 

[HanD]

Interesting. Help me remember the players that left

Not rueing Demarco or Byron Jones....Parnell and church? Leary and Hatcher?

Tnew and ware were really good after leaving here.

 

[beware_d-ware]

I'm going to be that guy and saw DLaw. Top 10 DE in football before we paid him, top 10 after. Look away from the sack column and at the field.

 

[Cowpolk]

WWWWWAAAAAHHHH yes?

 

[Zekeats]

Please no more double platinums

 

[Zekeats]

You do not spit into the wind
You never tell her her hair looks anything but WOW!
You never mix beer and liqour
And you never pay big $$$$$ to a running back
Simply some rules of life

Never say never cause if you do that then this team doesn’t win the Super Bowl in 93

 

[Reality]

And you never pay big $$$$$ to a running back

I have said this for years.

 

[Streifenkarl]

You do not spit into the wind
You never tell her her hair looks anything but WOW!
You never mix beer and liqour
And you never pay big $$$$$ to a running back
Simply some rules of life

I really don't care about that last one, but other than that some spot on rules of life.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Amari Cooper ?

Nice $20+ mil/year, eh?



DeMarcus Lawrence ?

Nice $20+ mil/year, eh?

 

[csirl]

A better question might be - has any player who's received a big bucks long term contract from Jerry in the past 20 years ever earned every cent of it? I cant think of any.

 

[starfan1]

Tony Romo?
Although, he had a reputation of throwing interceptions at worst possible times in a game.
For the most part, he was pretty consistent. Only, no championship....
.
I'm assuming we're talking about post Aikman's retirement.

If your stance is that Dak has underperformed then Romo falls into same category

I myself think both of them failed to live up to their contract but there’s still time for one of them

I can’t think of too many cowboys that got paid and
Continued to thrive outside of folks on the line but they don’t touch the ball

 

[Jake]

This happens to every team in the league. It's not something exclusive to just the Cowboys.

When personnel decision makers pay the wrong guys they eventually get fired for their mistakes. They don't in Dallas. That is exclusive to the Cowboys.