Statement from Jerry Jones on Dak Prescott

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not remotely close to Romo's declining back problem

But Jerry said the same thing....and then everyone was shocked he was retiring. Wouldn't shock me if this turns out to be the same case.

I don't see Dak playing if he can't run. He's only dangerous if he can run....he's just not accurate enough to be a straight drop back QB.
 

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The GM shouldn’t be running the team this way.. That’s the problem.

Jimmy Johnson said thie Cowboys are a country club.. He’s right ya know.

If Dalton goes out and performs and they pay Dak whatever he wants they are fools.

Yeah I like Dak, but pay him top dollar, after a year (or more of rehab?)
Emotion shouldn't be a part of this decision, but you know Jerry. So 5 year deal incoming.
 

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I've always like and supported Jerry, but somehow I think he's got that evil grin going on right now.

I highly doubt that. Jerry is very loyal to his players. Often times, too loyal in my opinion. Jerry has been a big fan of Dak from day 1. Cowboys made Dak a more than fair offer. Dak made a mistake not taking it. Not Jerry's fault on the contract impasse.

Any blame for not getting a contract is on Dak and Dak's agent. I am a big Dak fan but he erred in getting greedy (I assume since what else could it be) and not taking the safe and guaranteed money. I would have never gambled to get a few more million over the supposed $32M/year the Cowboys were offering.

Like I said, I like Dak as a player and am happy he is a Cowboy. But, it is a team sport made up of many individuals working together. I l always think team first as a fan.

Fans are sentimental to a point but fans definitely want to see a winning team on the field. Romo lost his job to injury. Dak may lose his job to injury. Fans happen to forget about former players pretty quickly.

Hopefully Dak will be ok and everything will work out. There will be a fork in the road and some bridges to cross for the team and fans in the very near future.
 

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I highly doubt that. Jerry is very loyal to his players. Often times, too loyal in my opinion. Jerry has been a big fan of Dak from day 1. Cowboys made Dak a more than fair offer. Dak made a mistake not taking it. Not Jerry's fault on the contract impasse.

Any blame for not getting a contract is on Dak and Dak's agent. I am a big Dak fan but he erred in getting greedy (I assume since what else could it be) and not taking the safe and guaranteed money. I would have never gambled to get a few more million over the supposed $32M/year the Cowboys were offering.

Like I said, I like Dak as a player and am happy he is a Cowboy. But, it is a team sport made up of many individuals working together. I l always think team first as a fan.

Fans are sentimental to a point but fans definitely want to see a winning team on the field. Romo lost his job to injury. Dak may lose his job to injury. Fans happen to forget about former players pretty quickly.

Hopefully Dak will be ok and everything will work out. There will be a fork in the road and some bridges to cross for the team and fans in the very near future.
Lol! Loyal? Dez, I love you, but pack your bags!
 

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Huh? Jerry was very loyal to Dez for years. It just got to the point where Dez could no longer play at a high level. Dez did absolutely nothing when he left the Cowboys. He lost his speed, just like a pitcher who loses his fastball.
So it's business, not loyalty. That's what I'm saying, he knows he's gonna save some money.
 

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So it's business, not loyalty. That's what I'm saying, he knows he's gonna save some money.


As he should. Cowboys offered a more than fair deal thinking they had the Cowboys.

they rolled the dice and now it looks like they lost. There isn’t a team in the NFL that would pay him top dollar coming back from an injury like this and Dallas shouldn’t either.

If Cowboys keep losing you resign Dalton and draft a young QB.

or at least see how Dalton plays the rest of the season
 

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As he should. Cowboys offered a more than fair deal thinking they had the Cowboys.

they rolled the dice and now it looks like they lost. There isn’t a team in the NFL that would pay him top dollar coming back from an injury like this and Dallas shouldn’t either.

If Cowboys keep losing you resign Dalton and draft a young QB.

or at least see how Dalton plays the rest of the season
I'm not arguing that.
 

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The signing of Dalton pays off here. Make no mistake, Dak is the better of the two quarterbacks. There was never a plan to use Dalton to get rid of Dak. That idea is a fantasy that some fans dreamed up. Dalton was signed so that we would have a high quality backup in the event that Dak went down with injury. That has now happened, and Dalton will do fine in that role. But he's not this team's long-term plan for starting quarterback. If Dak rehabs well and then he and the team agree to terms, he'll be back. If not, this team is drafting a quarterback in the first round. They may sign Dalton for another year as a stop-gap.

If this team can find some defense, we have a quarterback in Dalton that we can win games with. If not, we're probably going to have a high draft pick, one which we should use on a quarterback. We may see Dak back next year, we may not. If he can rehab this thing well, I believe the team wants him back.
 

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Unfortunately Dak has no flexibility now in contract negotiations. The team won’t be using the franchise tag on a player that may not be ready until the middle of next season.

Dak is going to have to sign a team friendly deal with heavy incentives towards him getting and staying healthy. Dak gambled by not signing that 5 year deal and it didn’t pay off.
 

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Huh? Jerry was very loyal to Dez for years. It just got to the point where Dez could no longer play at a high level. Dez did absolutely nothing when he left the Cowboys. He lost his speed, just like a pitcher who loses his fastball.
way too loyal
 

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Dalton was never going to take Dak's job this year. I think we all knew that it would take an injury for Dak to leave the game.

However, Jones is obviously not sold on Dak long-term, at least not at this price Dak wanted. Otherwise, Dak would've been signed long-term.

Jerry wanted him for five years and Dak wanted four years. You are not even close to correct.
 

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As he should. Cowboys offered a more than fair deal thinking they had the Cowboys.

they rolled the dice and now it looks like they lost. There isn’t a team in the NFL that would pay him top dollar coming back from an injury like this and Dallas shouldn’t either.

If Cowboys keep losing you resign Dalton and draft a young QB.

or at least see how Dalton plays the rest of the season

No logic in your statement at all. Defense is the problem so let’s start over with a new QB?

:huh::huh::huh::huh:
 

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So it's business, not loyalty. That's what I'm saying, he knows he's gonna save some money.

It is a business first and foremost. Loyalty can and should be part of the business. Business is a higher priority than loyalty.
It is usually all about making money. Now in Jerry's case (and some others), he has enough money that that he can be a little more loyal with players as long as they are productive and playing well.
 

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:huh:

No logic in your statement at all. Defense is the problem so let’s start over with a new QB?

:huh::huh::huh::huh:

There is logic in that. Dak may not be back to the NFL to play for any team. I pray to God that that's not the case, but I value him as a human being above his skills as a football player. If it ends up being in his best interests to walk away from the game, I would totally support him in that. That said, I think it's possible he can rehab and come back as effective as before. We just don't know at this point. In short, Dak might be our starting quarterback next season, but he might not be. With that up in the air, it makes total sense to draft a quarterback, and probably to sign Dalton for another year. Then if Dak's rehab goes so well that he's back for training camp, you have a competition amongst three guys for two quarterback spots. If he's still rehabbing and can't start the season, then it's Dalton and the draftee competing in camp for the starting job, and you figure out what to do about Dak when his rehab is complete and he's ready to play.

I do agree with your statement that this team's biggest problem is the defense. That's something that must urgently be addressed, both now (as much as possible) and in the offseason. I'm only saying that this injury brings up big question marks to the point where we don't know now who the starter will be next season. Thus, drafting a quarterback is something the team must do. That is unless this injury ends up being less serious than previously thought, which I would doubt.
 

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Betcha Jerry didn't say that. He had it prepared. Not enough......"uhhhh......back in Arkansas,"......"as I was saying uh,"......"but you know, it's like when you poke a pig,"........."And we're on this wagon to California and like I told yall....."

At least he had enough sense to get someone who could make a cohesive, heartfelt, and very much needed statement!

Who wrote it his Hooker?
 

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If Cowboys keep losing you resign Dalton and draft a young QB.

or at least see how Dalton plays the rest of the season

Dalton is a free agent next year. Can't see us franchising him. Not worth that much, but that puts him in the open market.

He'll probably put up some numbers this year with our bad D and great WRs.

The free agent market will want to overpay. Will Jerry?
 

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I highly doubt that. Jerry is very loyal to his players. Often times, too loyal in my opinion. Jerry has been a big fan of Dak from day 1. Cowboys made Dak a more than fair offer. Dak made a mistake not taking it. Not Jerry's fault on the contract impasse.

Any blame for not getting a contract is on Dak and Dak's agent. I am a big Dak fan but he erred in getting greedy (I assume since what else could it be) and not taking the safe and guaranteed money. I would have never gambled to get a few more million over the supposed $32M/year the Cowboys were offering.

Like I said, I like Dak as a player and am happy he is a Cowboy. But, it is a team sport made up of many individuals working together. I l always think team first as a fan.

Fans are sentimental to a point but fans definitely want to see a winning team on the field. Romo lost his job to injury. Dak may lose his job to injury. Fans happen to forget about former players pretty quickly.

Hopefully Dak will be ok and everything will work out. There will be a fork in the road and some bridges to cross for the team and fans in the very near future.


Big fan of Dak as well. I agree he messed up not signing that contract. I think it was in the ballpark of around 34-35 million, 110 Guaranteed. So what if that ain't up there with Maholmes. Over 100 million in guarantees would have set him up for life.
 

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Big fan of Dak as well. I agree he messed up not signing that contract. I think it was in the ballpark of around 34-35 million, 110 Guaranteed. So what if that ain't up there with Maholmes. Over 100 million in guarantees would have set him up for life.
Let's be real here... 31 million should set him up for life. The blinding greed of players, these days, is killing the game. I like Dak. I really do, but it's this mentality of "I have to be the highest paid" that has really turned me off of him. Does he really think he's one of the best in the game??? Why isn't 31 mil every year for 5 years enough? Why does he have to gamble to get another even higher payday after 4 years? I see Dez and others say, "Take care of the man. You better pay him." That's bull crap. Dak has been paid. 31.2 million for 1 year. In 2 games he will make more than all but a few fans will ever see in their lifetime. He's been paid. Now he can come back and prove he's worth what he's asking. Don't get me wrong. I feel bad for him breaking his ankle. I'm sure that hurts like crazy but I DON"T feel bad for him financially. Not in the slightest.
 
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