Since running back Ezekiel Elliott isn’t in Dallas Taco Charlton Jersey White , Cowboys owner Jerry Jones can’t try to persuade Elliott to take whatever offer the team is willing to make. So Jones needs to use a different strategy.His fallback? Make Elliott look bad for holding out.Jones already has mentioned the “honor your contract” concept in reference to Elliott. During a Friday appearance on 105.3 the Fan in Dallas on Friday, Jones cranked that concept up a notch.“If we do a new contract, what’s to assure us that this time next year or three months later, we won’t be talking about another contract?” Jones said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “If we’re not gonna honor contracts?”That’s a bit disingenous, for several reasons. First and foremost, teams fail to honor contracts all the time. This weekend Womens Amari Cooper Jersey , plenty of players will have their contracts torn up by teams that constantly choose not to honor contracts when it’s in their interests to do so.Second, if the Cowboys sign Zeke to a new contract and he shows up now, he’s not going to launch a new holdout during the season. So the Cowboys definitely won’t be back in this position in three months. And if Elliott gets the contract he deserves, he’s not going to hold out again in 2020. Or in 2021. Or, most likely, in 2022.Third, the “honor your contract” mantra is a red herring. Elliott has two contracts — his deal with the team and his union’s deal with the league. Under the latter Ezekiel Elliott Jersey White , he has the absolute power to withhold services in order to enhance the former, if he’s willing to incur the fines.If Jones doesn’t like that, he currently has a chance to change it. Jones has taken a central role in the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. He can, on behalf of the league, try to make it so difficult and/or expensive for players under contract to hold out that they can’t or they won’t.In 2011, the league bumped up the daily training-camp holdout fines dramatically. In 2019, nothing stops the league from making it far more financially onerous to stay away.The broader problem is that fans and media will latch onto the “honor your contract” mantra and presume that Elliott is doing something wrong by exercising his right to stay away. He’s not. He’s making a stand Womens Taco Charlton Jersey , and he has every right to do it.The fact that it seems to be getting under Jones’ skin means that, despite the bluster, it’s working. Coach Garrett addresses the media at the The Star." Dallas Cowboys 2019 Training CampJason Garrett talks Jaylon Smith signing and the return of DeMarcus LawrenceNew,47commentsCoach Garrett addresses the media at the The Star.CDTThe Cowboys head back to the field for practice today after locking down linebacker Jaylon Smith to a long-term extension. Still no news on the Dak/Zeke/Amari contracts, but hopefully those will happen soon. In the meantime, let’s see what coach had to say. (All answers are paraphrased and not actual quotes).

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Jaylon Smith’s contract extensionJason Garrett started things off by discussing the newest member of the Cowboys to get a long-term contract, Jaylon Smith. He talked about the first time that he saw him at the 2016 NFL Combine and noted how Smith impressed them right away.He remarked that the Cowboys took a risk and that it has obviously worked out for them considering who Smith is as a football player and a person. He did note that this has been an emotional journey for Smith and that they’re all very excited about the future.Jaylon’s best traitAsked for Jaylon Smith’s best trait Taco Charlton Jersey , Jason Garrett praised his middle linebacker. He discussed how he can run and hit and how great he is from a physical perspective. He also said he is always around the ball and has great instincts.Jaylon’s very positive spiritOne of the things that Jerry Jones said about Smith was that the linebacker never complained about the situation he was dealt. Garrett echoed this sentiment and noted that he has never seen Smith have a bad day. Chris Covington’s injury statusThe Cowboys don’t anticipate linebacker Chris Covington (who was injured against the Rams) practicing on Wednesday. He’s dealing with a stinger.DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford started off wellThe Cowboys got Lawrence and Crawford back on Tuesday and Jason Garrett noted that they’re coming along well. He did say that they will not practice on Wednesday (hopefully will on Thursday) and that the focus with them is now Week 1.Mike Jackson won’t practice on WednesdayThe rookie is a little banged up.Devin Smith has shown up latelyOne of the receivers who is making his case for the 53-man roster is Devin Smith. Jason Garrett complimented him a lot and noted that Smith certainly has a lot of experience. He talked about the big plays that he has made and how this has given him a lot of confidence. He discussed how the Cowboys liked him coming out of school and thought a change of scenery might be what he needed along with getting healthy. Donovan Wilson was starting on TuesdayThere are some injury issues with the Cowboys right now, but rookie Donovan Wilson got opportunities with the first team on Tuesday. Jason Garrett didn’t expand too much on why they chose to throw Wilson in there and limited it to “he’s done some good things,” but that does seem like a vote of confidence in the rookie. He noted that Jeff Heath wasn’t able to have a full practice yesterday so they gave Wilson some of his reps. What trait makes DeMarcus Lawrence special?Asked about traits he’s seen in great pass rushers, Jason Garrett described that they all are extremely relentless. In addition to pass-rushing moves, Garrett said the great ones have a relentless motor and never give up. He remarked that Lawrence has been injured many times but still goes out on the field and produces.