Hooper Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 With Landry signed, signing Cooley to a longterm deal has to be priority number one. Thing is, since the the market went nuts this offseason (see Derrick Dockery's deal), I seriously think Cooley could ask to be the highest paid TE in the league. The skins can't risk him hitting the open market -- who knows what people will be paying then? I'm confident they'll get it done soon. But if a deal isn't done by the start of the season... well, that's when agents and players get mad and decide the open market is the way to go. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOSS89 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I agree they should be workin on it soon. He'll get paid like an upper echelon TE and thats fine, I dont mind rewarding your own guys, especially keeping them around for a few more years. I think itll get done just before the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 They were in talks. I am sure they wanted the Landry signing behind them. Cooley will get done before the regular season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 I hope so. And I seriously think they might have to make him the highest paid TE in the league (at least temporarily) to get it done. Salaries went nuts this offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I think Landry was the priority before moving on to Cooley We'll see if talks heat up soon. I would expect they would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-O-G Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 People have been saying that they have been trying to get an extension for the past 2 years. I'll believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthor99 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 A topic was started on this a few days ago, and i believe it wont happen until around November. I think it will be a similar situation with how Betts deal got done last season. I think it will be quiet, but behind close door the Redskins FO and Cooleys agent will hammer out a deal come the end of November. There's not much rush on either side i believe either side wants to get the deal done, but isnt really pressed to do so. Cooley camp knows Dan and Vinny are good in the negociation process it wouldnt surprise me at all if we didnt here a peep about this until the deal was already done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 The highest paid TE in the league is Daniel Graham. 5 years, 30 million, 15 million in guarantees. I'd give him six, for 35. With 17 guaranteed. It's more salary cap friendly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmb5 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 All I know is Im glad we didnt throw the big bucks at dockery this offseason like the bills did. If we had done that, we would have no money for Cooley. If this guy isn't a redskin for life, I dont know that Ill ever get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 The highest paid TE in the league is Daniel Graham. 15 million in guarantees. Daniel Graham??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Daniel Graham??? I thought the same thing. Denver overpaid for him big time this past offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitStickTaylor21 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just hope there is a give and take in the situation. Cooley is a great tight end, but he doesn't deserve to paid as the top TE in the NFL. He should ask for a hefty raise, but he should understand that he won't get max money and he's been with us for years now. I hope Danny gives him good money, probably top 6 or 7 and Cooley's agent agrees. Letting him hit the market will assure him not coming back and will rearrange our draft next year. Let's get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 The market went nuts in the offseason. If I was Cooley's agent, I'd be asking for a ridiculous deal -- he's better than Graham. Always a little puzzled why our FO takes so long to lock up its own players -- it's bad business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just hope there is a give and take in the situation. Cooley is a great tight end, but he doesn't deserve to paid as the top TE in the NFL. He should ask for a hefty raise, but he should understand that he won't get max money and he's been with us for years now. I hope Danny gives him good money, probably top 6 or 7 and Cooley's agent agrees. Letting him hit the market will assure him not coming back and will rearrange our draft next year. Let's get it done. Like I said, because of how nuts the market was this offseason, Cooley's agent is probably asking for the moon -- top TE in the league money -- because he knows salaries are just going to go up next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer5500 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 If all else fails...FRANCHISE TAG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Daniel Graham??? I thought the same thing. Denver overpaid for him big time this past offseason. It's only because he's the only solid TE who's signed a new deal in the past couple years. Since the new CBA, and especially this offseason, salaries have gone through the roof. Graham's contract only says to me that someone like Tony G or Gates would probably command 20mil guarantees and 50 total. I expect Cooley, if a deal gets done, will get a contract very similar to Landry's. But yeah, even given the price increases, that's still a bit high for Graham, I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 If all else fails...FRANCHISE TAG. Good point. At least we have that in the bank..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 That's right -- the good old franchise tag. Not sure how that would effect the cap next year though. I don't think you can prorate that salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBWQPS Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 we def need to get him locked up before FA. if not, he could command big money that might be too steep for the skisn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 cooley is an important part to this offense but i really don't see him being successful in many other schemes. he's a marginal blocker and he's not fast or quick. he has excellent hands, tough, and can get open. i think he's been such a plus for us b/c our offenses have been so bad at times that a player who does his job really stands out. i think he needs a new contract b/c we drafted him and he's such a consistent player. he can get us over the top, but i think we'd be screwed if he was our go-to player. i don't think he deserves top TE money. i think there are about 4-5 other players i would rather have than cooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just hope there is a give and take in the situation. Cooley is a great tight end, but he doesn't deserve to paid as the top TE in the NFL. He should ask for a hefty raise, but he should understand that he won't get max money and he's been with us for years now. I hope Danny gives him good money, probably top 6 or 7 and Cooley's agent agrees. you're crazy. it will take top 2 TE in the NFL money to resign cooley, mark my words. if the redskins don't make him one of the highest paid TE's ever, another team will. look what happened to Dockery. we are headed down that same exact path. Cooley is young and reliable. that equals BIG BUCKS. i really really hope we re-sign him, but it is not looking good. it would have been done by now if the skins were serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Pessimistic prediction: Cooley becomes a FA and gets massively overpaid by another team next Spring and leaves. GET HIM SIGNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbsheet Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Given the skids track record for signing (or not signing) its own players and letting them walk in favor of other team's castoffs, I'd have to say the odds of it "getting done" are not very swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdlives Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Franchise tag. He ain't goin' anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsand521 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 He's a core Redskin. Which means there's a good chance he'll be playing elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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