LittleD
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I've changed my position on it. I was on the "just tag him" side of the ledger, but I've rethought things.
The deal you need to look at is the 5-year, $85 million deal that Olivier Vernon got from the Giants. That's the benchmark for this one.
He got $50 million guaranteed I believe. But that put him under contract for five years. Going by the tag, the Cowboys have to pay $17 million this year and at least $20 million to do it again. That's two years for almost $40 million, with no guarantee of keeping him after that.
I understand that the back is a risk, but all players come with risk of injury and he's obviously recovered enough to have by far the best season of his career. I think he's an ascending player and I don't see where he could be a flash in the pan. The only thing that could derail him is injury, like any other player.
I'd pay him.
Wonderful Stash...Would you cut Jerry a check for 100 million tomorrow. I thought about it but, my bank account doesn't hold that much money.