There has been a lot of talk about the Dallas Cowboys front office and their approach to handling long-term deals with their own players. Whether a player gets signed or not, the front office has the tendency to drag the negotiations out to the last minute, creating all kinds of frustration among Cowboys Nation.
And while those situations can be bothersome to endure, when the dust settles - more times than not the Cowboys end up with a pretty solid future investment. Of course, that claim has been heavily debated depending on how much we like an individual player and what we believe their value is; however, one thing that should be somewhat agreeable is how the front office structures these contracts to maximize the value they receive from their players.