TC was ON the Packers’ practice squad last year for a while and didn’t get a sniff of a call-up. XFL is honestly his absolute top ceiling as a QB.
You’re comparing my first job out of college to professional sports? OK bud.
I guess
This is the point. There’s a reason he hasn’t started consistently in a big time position. There’s a reason he wasn’t the guy in college. There’s a reason he isn’t doing a great job. That reason? He’s not that good.
How about “what if” he was just a better quarterback? We had those… and they played.
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Not disagreeing with this .
i think he’s fun to watch, fun to root for. cornelius is the ultimate underdog. and it’s cool that he’s getting this chance. we don’t exactly have too many cowboys starting in the pros, but i try to follow the few that do.
and i know i’m on an island on this one. i mean, i am literally on an island. but i still think it’s possible that he could end up as a backup in the nfl. although right now, i’d much rather watch him start in the xfl than be a backup in the nfl.
he just needs to have strong second half of the season, stop throwing interceptions, and become the best qb in the xfl. that’s all. it’s a very big “what if” i know, but for the moment i’m cheering him on.
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It is fun to watch and root for a kid from a really small town do his thing . He’s got a lot of work to do to make it to the nfl but he’s in a place to be seen doing that work .
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Is Blake Jarwin the highest paid former Poke in the pros?
Well I guess Russell Okung.
And Dez is making necklaces or something goofy.
Nevermind.
So, this seems apropos to put here. I’ve been running through NFL mock drafts recently (because what else am I going to do not leaving my house?) and the name Josh Jones (an OT from Houston) keeps coming up at the end of the first round. That name and place sounded familiar so I checked on 247. Same Josh Jones that flipped on us on Signing Day in 2015. It did force us to get Marcus Keyes (and we know how good he was for us) but even so, it chafes to see a kid that could/should have been a Cowboy probably being a first-round draft pick. This was also the same year Ronald Jones flipped. 2015 was not our best recruiting year.
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yeah it looks like russell okung is (by far!) the highest paid poke in the pros
according to https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/salary.htm
okung’s 2019 salary was $13 million
followed by lane taylor, ogbah, and dan bailey
the list (according to pro football reference, anyway):
Russell Okung T LAC $13,000,000
Lane Taylor G GB $2,600,000
Emmanuel Ogbah DE KC $1,351,315
Dan Bailey K MIN $1,000,000
Justice Hill RB BAL $812,500
James Washington WR PIT $684,607
Mason Rudolph QB PIT $658,267
Blake Jarwin TE DAL $645,000
Vincent Taylor DT BUF $645,000
Chris Carson RB SEA $645,000
Tre Flowers CB SEA $570,000
Marcell Ateman WR OAK$570,000
Kevin Peterson CB PHX $570,000
Jarwin’s is $5.5m per year now, so he’s in an easy second place.
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OGBAH JUST GOT PAID!!!
Going to Miami - 2 years $15M all guaranteed
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This chart is getting outdated very quickly! Good for the Cowboys who are getting paid…
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This chart is awesome.
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Emmanuel Ogbah just signed a 2-year, $15M ($7.5M fully guaranteed) with Miami.