Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended?

Lady Brave · 08-20-2007, 04:49 PM

This whole discussion vexes me greatly. I won't even entertain the thought of Cooley leaving.

RobH4413 · 08-21-2007, 07:51 AM

Wherever he goes, when it's all said and done Chris Cooley will be the highest paid TE in the league.

SouperMeister · 08-21-2007, 12:32 PM

If Gibbs and The Danny screw this up, and allow Cooley to hit free agency, that will confirm for me once and for all that this franchise is akin to a ship without a rudder. When we pay a premium to draft Cooley by trading up, he exceeds expectations and establishes himself as one of the very best TEs in the league, it is a no-brainer to extend his deal BEFORE the end of the season. Once the season is over, Cooley will have all negotiating leverage, and will probably demand $10M more than he could be had for right now.

firstdown · 08-20-2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mooby

We were saying what's the rush with Dockery last year but as the year went on there was no news with him and we all know how that turned out. I just want to see him locked up before his price keeps going up. It'll be a lot easier to sign him right now rather than wait after the season, because if he has an awesome season he'll want more money at the end.

So you assume that his agent does not know this and maybe they told Cooley to wait!

MTK · 08-20-2007, 03:07 PM

Cooley has said that both sides were talking but he was leaving it up to his agent to work everything out. Perhaps it's Cooley's side that wants to wait... especially after seeing how insane the market was this year. Let's not be so quick to decide that it's the front office to blame, there are two parties to every negotiation.

mooby · 08-20-2007, 03:14 PM

They better if they paid 31 mil. for Archuleta's mediocre ass. As for Cooley if he wants to test free agency I will be extremely disappointed. There's a lot of teams out there with a lot more cap space than us and all it could take is one of them to offer a crazy insane contract to Cooley and he could be gone. Dockery got 49 mil from a team that is known for being one of the cheapest teams in the league. Everybody in free agency that has a reputation for being a solid player is getting big money.

724Skinsfan · 08-20-2007, 03:17 PM

Cooley would have the most worthless agent in the world if they went ahead and signed a contract extension. Cooley and his agent will take note of how smart Dockery's agent was and wait for his market value to peak. It's not all about when the Redskins front office decides to extend a player's contract.

MTK · 08-20-2007, 03:19 PM

Cooley will get paid, don't worry.

Right now just isn't a great time, the front office needs to save some room for an emergency or if a surprise name hits the wire.

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-20-2007, 03:23 PM

There are two players who would make me sick to see them in another team's colors: Cooley and Taylor.

MTK · 08-20-2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

There are two players who would make me sick to see them in another team's colors: Cooley and Taylor.

With the way the league is today it's probably going to happen to both at some point.

mooby · 08-20-2007, 03:28 PM

Hopefully not until both are in their mid 30's and are on the decline though.

Monkeydad · 08-20-2007, 03:31 PM

I'm not worried. Cooley will be resigned no matter what the price is. It always looks like we don't have any money to spend against the cap and Snyder always works contracts and we go shopping.

mooby · 08-20-2007, 03:50 PM

I'm not saying anything other than what I already posted lol. Maybe his agent is telling Cooley to wait, but then again Cooley himself told the press that he's not even dealing with it, he's letting his agent handle it. Maybe Cooley really does want to go out and get a shitload of money in free agency, idk, or maybe Cooley likes being a Redskin and wants to stay here, even though he knows he can get big money elsewhere.

SC Skins Fan · 08-20-2007, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drift Reality

Is anyone else worried about the fact that Chris Cooley hasn't been extended yet?

I'm sorry, but seeing our weakened position at LG, and seeing the impact that Cooley is having in pre-season already, makes me wonder why we haven't extended Cooley yet. I mention LG because I think had we extended Dock before last season we would have been in a much better position than we currently find ourselves in.

We did a great job extending Betts and Sellers. I wonder if Cooley's agent simply isn't negotiating because he is expecting a big season from Cools?

What do you guys think?

I don't know the ins and outs of the Cooley thing, and maybe you other guys are right and it isn't the FO, but I think you are right on target with the Dockery point. JLC and the Post reported that the Skins had ridiculous offers in to Dock and pretty much insulted the guy. No one on here would have advocated signing Dock to the $49 mil that the Bills gave him (though some of us might now after watching how poorly the Skins have done at filling that position), but had they made a legit offer to Dock before or during the season we could still have him in a Skins uni.

dmek25 · 08-20-2007, 04:23 PM

to me, its strictly up to Cooley, and where he wants to play. the money is probably going to be close to the same everywhere. right around 5 years, 25 million. maybe around a 8-10 million dollar bonus. hopefully he wants to stay

08-20-2007, 04:49 PM	#1
Lady Brave The Starter Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Trinity, NC Age: 54 Posts: 1,444	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? This whole discussion vexes me greatly. I won't even entertain the thought of Cooley leaving.

08-21-2007, 07:51 AM	#2
RobH4413 Wildcard Bitches Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bethesda, MD Age: 40 Posts: 2,638	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? Wherever he goes, when it's all said and done Chris Cooley will be the highest paid TE in the league. __________________ This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!

08-21-2007, 12:32 PM	#3
SouperMeister Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 61 Posts: 3,419	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? If Gibbs and The Danny screw this up, and allow Cooley to hit free agency, that will confirm for me once and for all that this franchise is akin to a ship without a rudder. When we pay a premium to draft Cooley by trading up, he exceeds expectations and establishes himself as one of the very best TEs in the league, it is a no-brainer to extend his deal BEFORE the end of the season. Once the season is over, Cooley will have all negotiating leverage, and will probably demand $10M more than he could be had for right now.

08-20-2007, 03:07 PM	#5
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,038	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? Cooley has said that both sides were talking but he was leaving it up to his agent to work everything out. Perhaps it's Cooley's side that wants to wait... especially after seeing how insane the market was this year. Let's not be so quick to decide that it's the front office to blame, there are two parties to every negotiation. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

08-20-2007, 03:14 PM	#6
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,595	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? They better if they paid 31 mil. for Archuleta's mediocre ass. As for Cooley if he wants to test free agency I will be extremely disappointed. There's a lot of teams out there with a lot more cap space than us and all it could take is one of them to offer a crazy insane contract to Cooley and he could be gone. Dockery got 49 mil from a team that is known for being one of the cheapest teams in the league. Everybody in free agency that has a reputation for being a solid player is getting big money. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

08-20-2007, 03:17 PM	#7
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? Cooley would have the most worthless agent in the world if they went ahead and signed a contract extension. Cooley and his agent will take note of how smart Dockery's agent was and wait for his market value to peak. It's not all about when the Redskins front office decides to extend a player's contract. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

08-20-2007, 03:19 PM	#8
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,038	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? Cooley will get paid, don't worry. Right now just isn't a great time, the front office needs to save some room for an emergency or if a surprise name hits the wire. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

08-20-2007, 03:23 PM	#9
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 44 Posts: 19,264	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? There are two players who would make me sick to see them in another team's colors: Cooley and Taylor. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

08-20-2007, 03:28 PM	#11
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,595	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? Hopefully not until both are in their mid 30's and are on the decline though. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

08-20-2007, 03:31 PM	#12
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 46 Posts: 17,460	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? I'm not worried. Cooley will be resigned no matter what the price is. It always looks like we don't have any money to spend against the cap and Snyder always works contracts and we go shopping.

08-20-2007, 03:50 PM	#13
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,595	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? I'm not saying anything other than what I already posted lol. Maybe his agent is telling Cooley to wait, but then again Cooley himself told the press that he's not even dealing with it, he's letting his agent handle it. Maybe Cooley really does want to go out and get a shitload of money in free agency, idk, or maybe Cooley likes being a Redskin and wants to stay here, even though he knows he can get big money elsewhere. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

08-20-2007, 04:23 PM	#15
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 64 Posts: 10,672	Re: Front Office - Why isn't Cooley extended? to me, its strictly up to Cooley, and where he wants to play. the money is probably going to be close to the same everywhere. right around 5 years, 25 million. maybe around a 8-10 million dollar bonus. hopefully he wants to stay __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

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