Originally posted by TJ Spikes
This is true. But this whole sentiment that he's now screwed, is also probably over blown.
1 - it would be a dick move for Dallas to play that card
2 - if Dallas does play that card, he could just do Lev Bell and refuse -- just depends on if he's mad enough at JJ
3 - Cousins was mediocre and played the double franchise game, and then got a stupid huge contract
It just depends on how driven he is. No one knows where his head is at now, or where it will be 8 months from now. $81M is nothing to sneeze at, on top of what he already had. Maybe he'll just Luck out of football completely.
Why would it be a dick move for Dallas to franchise him? Sure as shit doesn't make financial sense to sign him to a long-term deal for even more money coming off an injury. It makes me laugh all the people (I assume Millennials) out there screaming that Jones is evil and should still pay Dak the same long-term contract he would have given him before the injury. Lala land philosophy from the same economic noobs who want the government to keep printing money and giving it to them for free. It's a business, not a charity. I'm not a Dallas or Jones fan, so I have no dog in the hunt. I like Dak, but he had options on the table and he made his choice knowing the risk he was taking. He demanded to be the highest paid player in football. He would accept nothing less. Guess what, he's a great player, but he's not the best player in football, and demanding that kind of money only hurts your team's chance to win. Roll the dice, lose, suffer the consequences, move on. Real world.
This is true. But this whole sentiment that he's now screwed, is also probably over blown.
1 - it would be a dick move for Dallas to play that card
2 - if Dallas does play that card, he could just do Lev Bell and refuse -- just depends on if he's mad enough at JJ
3 - Cousins was mediocre and played the double franchise game, and then got a stupid huge contract
It just depends on how driven he is. No one knows where his head is at now, or where it will be 8 months from now. $81M is nothing to sneeze at, on top of what he already had. Maybe he'll just Luck out of football completely.
Why would it be a dick move for Dallas to franchise him? Sure as shit doesn't make financial sense to sign him to a long-term deal for even more money coming off an injury. It makes me laugh all the people (I assume Millennials) out there screaming that Jones is evil and should still pay Dak the same long-term contract he would have given him before the injury. Lala land philosophy from the same economic noobs who want the government to keep printing money and giving it to them for free. It's a business, not a charity. I'm not a Dallas or Jones fan, so I have no dog in the hunt. I like Dak, but he had options on the table and he made his choice knowing the risk he was taking. He demanded to be the highest paid player in football. He would accept nothing less. Guess what, he's a great player, but he's not the best player in football, and demanding that kind of money only hurts your team's chance to win. Roll the dice, lose, suffer the consequences, move on. Real world.
