But isn't that he same reason some wouldn't sign him in the first place because he should be dropped and find some replacement? Make him the offer to take it or leave it and you may get the same result or he could sign. What's lost in the approach?
No but he had 1100 yards and 9 TD's last year on barely 200 carries, if he has a similar year while staying healthy, I'd want to re-sign him. There is a very real chance that Garrett isn't even here next year to begin with.
It all rolls together.
If that's the best you want to offer, be my guest. I'm just telling you there is a 0% chance he signs if he has other options.
Lots of players take incentive bonuses to go with their already nice base salary. That's not what we're talking about.
But you say you are letting him walk anyway. Why not try?
Then don't pay him elite money. Give him an injury and incentives performance objective that if he attains it it will be elite pay for elite performance. Just cover yourself as an owner.
I never said don't try. I said don't expect him to take it. Someone will offer him a decent deal that's better than a $2-3M plus incentive deal.
Do you think the Cowboys should offer a better deal?
If he shows up this season like he did last year and is able to play at least 13 games, Id give him around $5M. But I'm not breaking the bank. Part of the reason I say that is because we didn't address the position this last draft.
So we are down to wait and see. Who would have thought it?
Problem is the Cowboys rarely practice the 'Wait and see' technique.So we are down to wait and see. Who would have thought it?
Probably so and I have no problem with that if the contract has a framework that protects the organization in the event of an injury that prevents him from playing. Again I would try for that approach with every contract. Guaranteed money is as abhorrent to me as the golden parachute is in the business world.
Yep. Just like they didn't wait and see on Sean Lee and lookie how that turned out.
