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He's saying done deal. DeMarco to Philly, AP to Dallas. If this goes down, craziest off season by far and the end of the world as we know it!
why is it people are taking someones word for it when he is so craved for attention on twitter just look at it. he is begging for credit for something a lot of people assume.
I'm not taking his word for it, just relaying what he said. As Bruce said above, the AP to Dallas rumor has been floating around for months. Separately from all of that, I think it would be great for football if this happened. As a fan, I'm rooting for it.
Now suppose you only had a 3-4 year window to earn that 20% more and after that your income would take a dramatic downward turn, and in fact it may not even be clear to you how you will be able to earn an income...
If the Cowboys can't afford to sign Murray, they certainly can't afford AP's salary unless he is ready to go well under his market value.
It isn't that they can't spend money for Murray, it's that they don't want to.
A deal was agreed to but the player has the option to back out. If Mathews wanted to prove himself by getting 250 carries, Murray kind of hampers that. If he's fine being a back up and making highlight real plays, then he can maintain his body and boost his stock.
You are going to have to explain this to me..
A team can back out for a failed physical or the team can just drop him.
Billy Bats said:
Technically, as a principle, of course both can back out.
I haven't heard anything about the Eagles wanting to back out of that deal even if they sign Murray but I have heard it speculated that Mathews may reconsider if he'd now be relegated to being a backup. Admittedly it could go either way - but it would be bad for future business for the Eagles to pull an offer they agreed to, but just wasn't signed for logistical reasons.
Exactly. The team has a lot to lose reputation wise if they were to back out of an agreed upon deal because a better player came along. Faking a failed physical would be even worse. No the decision is Mathews' to make.
Havent heard anything about it?? So what.
They agreed to the terms of the contract, but Mathews just wasn't there physically to sign it yet. So either side would be backing out of an agreement in place - in this case it could be a mutual decision to do so - even though they technically don't have a binding contract at this point.
Totally disagree.
Any future business with that agent would be tarnished. Potential free agents coming in would think twice about agreeing to anything with them. I don't think you understand the ramifications they'd face. It wouldn't be worth the black eye. They'd carry him to camp at least and then cut him if he wasn't performing.
I agree that is what I think they SHOULD do.
Duly noted - but those that operate in the real world may see why this is bad business and why agents in the future may take more of a hardline stance when dealing with Chip Kelly. It may also send a bad message to the players on their team and those considering to come to their team.
They've both been often injured but Matthews is far more explosive then Murray. Murray is slow as dirt, especially at the ends of games.
Seriously. If the Eagles in anyway cancel the deal, the agent and Mathews would be screaming it from the mountaintops.
Polian and Schefter yesterday on Mike and Mike said that FO personnel this year were more annoyed than ever with players and agents breaking their word... that numerous other deals had been agreed to and then backed out on -- just not made public knowledge. They also said the NFL is pretty pissed about what this "legal tampering" period has become. Wouldn't be shocked to see it reined back in pretty hard in the coming years.
And I think the Eagles would be ok with that this one time if they take Murray off Dallas and add him to their team.
I like the new way they do it. It gives more teams an opportunity to get a message out to players regarding their interest in them.
I know it will be portrayed that way because it's a sexy headline but the Eagles aren't "taking" anybody. The boys are letting Murray walk.
