BREAKING NEWS: Owen Daniels Signs One Year Tender

by Jake on Jun 15, 2009 6:48 AM CDT in News Comment 8 comments

A day before the Texans could revert Owen Daniels $2.79 million dollar tender to around half a million, the disgruntled TE signed his one-year restricted tender. I'm glad that this is done, but some details have come to light that are a bit troubling. Apparently the Texans at one point offered Daniels a contract that would have made him the second highest paid TE in the NFL, but Owen wants to be tops.

There's two schools of thought on this. The first is that for someone that usually doesn't know much, John McClain sure does have a good handle on what the Texans are offering. This smacks of McClain being the organization's mouthpiece. The other school, though, is that Owen is represented by the same firm that represents fellow disgruntled Texan Dunta Robinson. Birds of a feather and all that.

I think the takeaway for me is that, as I currently know the facts, the Texans got this one right. They convinced Owen that the risk of losing $2.2 million dollars was very real and OD caved. Don't get me wrong--I want to see Owen paid and I love the way he plays. But he does not deserve to be the highest paid TE in the game, a status that would require $7 million per year, especially when Antonio Gates makes $4.4 and Jason Witten makes $4.6.

Oh, the other takeaway is that we need to find the firm representing OD and Dunta and burn it to the ground.

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Oh, the other takeaway is that we need to find the firm representing OD and Dunta and burn it to the ground.

I make a mean Molotov Cocktail.

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go Texan Horn Stro Kets!

by Shake on Jun 15, 2009 8:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That is irritating.

I fully understand the need to make as much money as possible, but knowing your team is having to deal with 3 very large contracts at once, and saying, “Even though we haven’t done that much team wise, pay me like I am a #1 player!” is very jerkish. If his agent was trying to leverage the front office with it, he failed, and is a douche. You deserve good money for being a good tight end, but you aren’t the best – don’t shaft your team trying to find the middle ground.

by Riott on Jun 15, 2009 8:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Somebody really needs to explain to these guys that until the team does something in the postseason, they don’t deserve to get paid top dollar.

by cubic on Jun 15, 2009 8:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Owen had his best year in 08 and here are his numbers:
16 GS 70 Receptions 862 yds 2 TD Avg 12.3 ypc and 46 1st downs.

He ranked 5th overall for Tight Ends last year
http://tinyurl.com/mt4zy8

Is he worth top 5 money? Barely. Is he worth Number one money? No way. He needs to realize the offense here is good for TE’s. If he went somewhere else he probablly wouldn’t have the same numbers.

- tyler

by bullpen116 on Jun 15, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't get it

How could a guy who barely made the Pro Bowl once as an alternate think he deserves #1 money when he’s never demonstrated he can come through in the postseason, much less play in the postseason? Why would OD sign for $2.8 million and no security over taking a #2 contract with security and then say every player wants security? And how can Dunta complain about making almost $10 million next year when he’s never been on a winning team or made the Pro Bowl? And he was offered around $20 million guaranteed on a long term deal. I don’t get it. Can someone please explain this to me? Are these guys going for a no-cut clause or something? Thanks.

The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.

by TexanKurt on Jun 15, 2009 11:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

beef is officially S(ing)TFU...

regarding these contract discussions because none of it is documented fact. Speculation, mainly, and I trust pancakes as far as I can stand to look at him.

All it’s doing is pissing me off, when all I need to be doing is refreshing my webpages to find out when the deals are officially done… Or aren’t done, as it may occur.

I’ve got faith in our FO and our players to do the right thing, so we’ll just see.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Jun 15, 2009 11:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I hear you Beef

That’s why I added in the bit about McLain being a mouth piece. Having said that though, I don’t think it’s just coincidence that OD and Dunta are the only ones making waves and they’re represented by the same people. The guy with the most room to talk is the one who is the quitest; DeMeco.

The truth is probably somewhere in the middle between what McLain is saying and what is being said from the OD/Dunta camp. The one thing I find interesting though is that both Dunta and just recently OD (facebook) have been vocal in the media, and yet neither of them have denied McLain’s reports of how much they were offered. That doesn’t make their case stronger.

You know... for kids.

by Jake on Jun 15, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Concur...

I’ve noticed that too. That gives me sad-face.
I’d like to have full news crews on both players at all times, forcing them to either A) act an ass about it to let us know exactly what we’re dealing with, or B) get so fed up with the circus and tough questions, that they’d realize what is/isn’t on the table and get the friggin deal done, already. Just sucks that Kubes and Smith are having to field countless questions on it, and Demeco too, since he’s there, and those two clowns can hole up and avoid the mess they’ve caused.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Jun 16, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs