2024 Cowboys Free Agency Thread

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p1_ said:
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While I generally agree, I ask again, what makes Helman and others so sure you could have signed CeeDee last year?

Why would the player agree to that when he has confidence in himself and knows that the longer he waits, the more he'll get?
 
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boozeman said:
It is kind of hard to do when they have a former waiter handling the cap.
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Yeah, re-signing guys early is a key component. This has been pointed out by me and others many times, and the naysayers always bemoan what happens if the player busts? You cut him and move on.

The benefit of locking up a key player at below market value far outweighs the negative cap implications of having to move on early.
 
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Smitty said:
Yeah, re-signing guys early is a key component. This has been pointed out by me and others many times, and the naysayers always bemoan what happens if the player busts? You cut him and move on.

The benefit of locking up a key player at below market value far outweighs the negative cap implications of having to move on early.
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There is plenty of motivation for a player to sign early. Not saying some guys don't want to "bet" on themselves but when you're already looking at being one of the highest paid at your position, most of the time waiting on that massive upfront bonus money isn't worth it.
 
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Cowboysrock55 said:
There is plenty of motivation for a player to sign early.
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Is there? There's no doubt they make much more by waiting.

Other than fear of injury, which is legitimate, I don't understand what incentive they have to sign early. Probably a guy like a Bland would have more, because he was a lower-round nobody making relative peanuts. A first rounder like Lamb can afford to wait for a much bigger deal.
 
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