Marion Barber was grown up in your system. How did that turn out?
The comparison doesn't fly.
Barber didn't produce at the same level as Miles did. Miles was far away one of the best receivers in the league last year, and the statistics showed this. He was near the top of the league at his position on a number of categories. Barber was not.
Barber was paid like one of the best backs in the league when he never performed at that level. He hasn't been able to either, for a number of reasons, to include him simply breaking down (as all punishing runners do) and shoddy run blocking.
Since when is the Cowboys' system infallible? Who gives a shat that he developed here? Is that special or something?
Yes . . . and it's humorous that you fail to see the significance in this.
Our staff, including Jerry, Stephen, the coaches, and the scouts, know him best - from character to performance. We've seen how he's produced in our offense, in our system, with our quarterback, etc.
How many times do we see a free agent have a big contract year, then move on to the highest bidder, never to produce at the level he did that earned his pay day? All the time.
With Austin, we're not dealing with all the changing variables that a free agent would. Ergo, the risk of a '1 year wonder' is significantly less likely.
What . . . you think the guy who had incredible chemistry with Romo . . . the guy who Romo has been saying to watch out for for years . . . the guy who our staff felt so confident with going into the year that they were able to cut bait with Owens . . . is suddenly not going to be able to play?
Get real.
Are we supposed to be comforted that Jerry and Stephen know him well? I'm supposed to sit here and rely on the Jones' evaluation? Give me a motherfucking break. Two guys who have never in their life built a successful football team on the personnel side.
We're a succesful football team now. And those two had a major hand in building it.
I don't care if I'm the only one you read with this stance.
Me neither. I was just pointing it out.
You made a post one time about how you don't find certain people "good reads." Well . . . quite frankly, you you're not a good read yourself. You take this schtick so far it's predictable and boring. I can't even take you serious. And what sucks about it is . . . you weren't always this way. But it's you've built this on line persona, where you try to be the smartest guy in the room, where people who are fans are "idiots", and where everything is either black or white, no inbetween. You're just playing an agenda driven character. Because if you truly believe half the stuff you say, then it's you who's an idiot.
I'm also one of the few who knew who the hell Miles Austin was when he got here and that he had potential.
Wow . . . you have something in common with Jerry, Stephen, and the coaching staff.
They saw enough in him to keep him around and develop him for four years.
Now, yes, if you can do it right.....signing early can save you money. But it also costs you big time when you're wrong. See Terence Newman and Marion Barber. Two guys stealing money in this league.
Barber is stealing money. Newman maybe, but not much. He's still a top 15 corner in the league, and corners are a premium position, so you pay for them.
The message it sends to the young players is a pile of crap. Nonsense from homers. Players know if they play well, they will be taken care of.
Players don't know that. There are plenty of players in this league playing for owners who don't want to spend a dime more than they have to.
Why do you think so many players have great contract years? It's because they know they're auditioning for all the teams out there. The idea of getting paid in free agency motivates them, so they bust their ass. What . . . did you think that phenomemon was a coincidence?
You don't think Jerry and Stephen re-doing these deals (not just Austin, but all the recent deals they've re-worked early) sends a message to the rest of the team? You don't think that serves as motivation?
You're wrong.
This was a completely idiotic move from an oil salesman who acts entirely on impulse. It could work out this time with Austin, but it'll cost him again in the future. Guaranteed. Because he can not evaluate talent. It's risky for a real personnel guy like Pioli or Polian to do this. With Jerry, it's playing Russian Roulette.
You just paid 9 million a year for 6 years on a guy with one season where he didn't produce like a 4th WR. When you had the option of making him back that up this year and prove he's legit. Austin's never entered a season a starter and never had defenses entering a season game planning against him.
Idiotic. It's feel good for the morons, but if you know the game you know this is bad business.
It's kind of funny how on one hand you're preaching about how you knew all along what Miles Austin was, while on the other hand bemoaning this signing because Austin has only done this one year and it's so risky because he might not duplicate his accomplishments.
Typical though . . .
I'll let you have the last word. I have to go watch Cars (again) with my boy. Please be sure and litter your response by calling me an idiot and homer several times. I don't mind. You'll still be my BFF4LYFE.
