Dalton's play will decide Prescott's future

[12+88=7]

I have seen multiple threads of how Prescott should or shouldn't get paid next year.

The incredible twist now is how Andy Dalton and the team does the rest of the year will go a long ways to deciding his future and Prescott's with Dallas.

Scenario 1: Dallas doesn't win division or make playoffs. I think Dalton doesn't return and Prescott is franchised or signed long term.

Scenario 2: Dallas wins the division, but loses in wildcard round. I think Dalton is used as leverage against Prescott. If Prescott doesn't sign a team friendly deal, Dallas then signs Dalton to a 2 to 3 year deal at 20 million per(like Bridgewater) till the next quarterback is found. Prescott is exclusively tagged. If there are no takers before free agency the tag is rescinded and Prescott becomes free agent(should net 3rd round pick).

Scenario 3: Dallas wins divison and wins more than one playoff game. Dallas is now between a rock and a hard place. Dalton gets resigned, but his asking price just went up north of 25 million per. Dallas uses exclusive tag on Prescott, but if there are no takers, hits free agency. Same as scenario 3.

Scenario 4: Dallas wins SB. Dalton is signed to a long term deal(four years)and Prescott is done in Dallas.

The only scenario I see that Prescott comes back is Dallas not having a successful 2020. The more success Dallas has, the chances Prescott comes back drops with each victory.

Ironically, Prescott has to root against Dallas for his future in Dallas.

 

[Ranched]

Lol. Dak's the franchise quarterback for years to come. Hypothetically speaking, should Dalton take this team to the promised land, he'll just be another Foles.

 

[Doomsday101]

I have seen multiple threads of how Prescott should or shouldn't get paid next year.

The incredible twist now is how Andy Dalton and the team does the rest of the year will go a long ways to deciding his future and Prescott's with Dallas.

Scenario 1: Dallas doesn't win division or make playoffs. I think Dalton doesn't return and Prescott is franchised or signed long term.

Scenario 2: Dallas wins the division, but loses in wildcard round. I think Dalton is used as leverage against Prescott. If Prescott doesn't sign a team friendly deal, Dallas then signs Dalton to a 2 to 3 year deal at 20 million per(like Bridgewater) till the next quarterback is found. Prescott is exclusively tagged. If there are no takers before free agency the tag is rescinded and Prescott becomes free agent(should net 3rd round pick).

Scenario 3: Dallas wins divison and wins more than one playoff game. Dallas is now between a rock and a hard place. Dalton gets resigned, but his asking price just went up north of 25 million per. Dallas uses exclusive tag on Prescott, but if there are no takers, hits free agency. Same as scenario 3.

Scenario 4: Dallas wins SB. Dalton is signed to a long term deal(four years)and Prescott is done in Dallas.

The only scenario I see that Prescott comes back is Dallas not having a successful 2020. The more success Dallas has, the chances Prescott comes back drops with each victory.

Ironically, Prescott has to root against Dallas for his future in Dallas.

No it doesn't. He may not get the deal he had hoped for but I do think he will return as QB regardless of Dalton or the season

 

[TexasHillbilly]

You forgot Scenario #5. Dalton is a backup and Dak will be back if he can return from this injury and he will be made the starter. With this D, Dallas isn't going to win this year.

Win or lose, Dak will be back in the huddle in 2021......unless he has to retire.

 

[nightrain]

Dak will be back in 2021 with a new contract, Dalton will be a starter with another team.

 

[12+88=7]

There were post that Prescott was going to be extended in 2018. Didn't happen.

Prescott was going to sign a long term deal last year. Didn't happen.

Deadlines make deals. July 15th nothing.

Now Prescott is out for the year. And what I'm hearing is that no matter what success Dalton and the team have Prescott will be the quarterback next year, no doubt. It's these absolutes that I question because there are always options.

Stop thinking as a fan and think like a team. It's business.

 

[dragon_mikal]

Romo was tossed to the curb by this FO what makes you think they won’t do the same to Dak if Dalton ends up leading the team to a division title while playing well? Why would you want to pay Dak a ridiculous contract that will hamper the team’s ability to improve other areas if you don’t have to?

Those who assume Dak will be back next year are fooling themselves. This is a business and signing Dak to 40/per would be a bad business decision.

 

[HungryLion]

Basically yes

 

[CouchCoach]

One thing to consider in this tagging of Prescott again is his mindset after this injury. He bet on himself twice before by playing in his contract year and tag year but how does he look at this now. He's never had an injury like this and the damage could have been severe enough to be career threatening.

There is also another side to this. Booger likes Prescott, he likes everything about him and probably including he was willing to bet on himself and didn't hold out like some think he should have done. If they tag him again, what's the signal sent and more importantly, received?

There is something in play here more important than the contract and money to Booger, the relationship. I will be surprised if a long term deal isn't in effect immediately when that window opens after this season.

We talk a lot about the owner being his own GM but this is one time that plays to Prescott's side of the ledger, Booger is not tagging him again because that would cast doubt and I do not think he has any doubt that he wants Dak to be his QB.

 

[Red Dragon]

Hypothetically speaking, should Dalton take this team to the promised land, he'll just be another Foles.

Yes, but the Eagles made the wrong decision with Foles.

 

[cowboyec]

I have seen multiple threads of how Prescott should or shouldn't get paid next year.

The incredible twist now is how Andy Dalton and the team does the rest of the year will go a long ways to deciding his future and Prescott's with Dallas.

Scenario 1: Dallas doesn't win division or make playoffs. I think Dalton doesn't return and Prescott is franchised or signed long term.

Scenario 2: Dallas wins the division, but loses in wildcard round. I think Dalton is used as leverage against Prescott. If Prescott doesn't sign a team friendly deal, Dallas then signs Dalton to a 2 to 3 year deal at 20 million per(like Bridgewater) till the next quarterback is found. Prescott is exclusively tagged. If there are no takers before free agency the tag is rescinded and Prescott becomes free agent(should net 3rd round pick).

Scenario 3: Dallas wins divison and wins more than one playoff game. Dallas is now between a rock and a hard place. Dalton gets resigned, but his asking price just went up north of 25 million per. Dallas uses exclusive tag on Prescott, but if there are no takers, hits free agency. Same as scenario 3.

Scenario 4: Dallas wins SB. Dalton is signed to a long term deal(four years)and Prescott is done in Dallas.

The only scenario I see that Prescott comes back is Dallas not having a successful 2020. The more success Dallas has, the chances Prescott comes back drops with each victory.

Ironically, Prescott has to root against Dallas for his future in Dallas.

he doesn't and he won't.
Dak is the QB1 round these parts for a long,long time.

 

[TexasBacon]

There were post that Prescott was going to be extended in 2018. Didn't happen.

Prescott was going to sign a long term deal last year. Didn't happen.

Deadlines make deals. July 15th nothing.

Now Prescott is out for the year. And what I'm hearing is that no matter what success Dalton and the team have Prescott will be the quarterback next year, no doubt. It's these absolutes that I question because there are always options.

Stop thinking as a fan and think like a team. It's business.

Apples to oranges. If the reports are true then Dallas offered Dak a good deal multiple times this offseason and he turned it down. After factoring in the injury Dak will certainly sign a reasonable deal, and the Cowboys will certainly offer one. Assuming it won't happen because we thought it would for a number of years is asinine. Having Dalton on a year that he needs to show his best to play is great, but unless a miracle happens there is pretty much 0 chance this defense can get us further than the divisional round. Dak was putting up historical numbers so there's no way Dalton out plays him. Maybe Dalton starting will coincide with the team stopping the turnovers and getting some help back on defense but I just don't see the upside of signing Dalton long term even if we make the playoffs.

 

[ThatJerryKid]

You think if Dalton gets hurt you will see the response that happened when Dak got hurt, not a chance. Dak is a leader of men and the leader of America's team for the next 8-10 years. Stop kidding yourself.......

 

[Redball Express]

You forgot Scenario #5. Dalton is a backup and Dak will be back if he can return from this injury and he will be made the starter. With this D, Dallas isn't going to win this year.

Win or lose, Dak will be back in the huddle in 2021......unless he has to retire.

Scenario #6

Dak is not Tagged but allowed to go FA and the market says what he is worth.

Dak could agree to give Dallas the right of last refusal becuz they have helped him along the way with the team they built for Dak.

It can not escape Dak that the offense has been designed around his skills. That a lot of money has been paid out to help him succeed.

There is not a guarantee another team can offer that.

The ace in the hole for us is Zeke is long term here in Dallas. Dak may not want to severe that professional relationship. That to me is a reality and factors in.

It's nearly impossible to think of Dallas without those two playing together. They feed off each other. To our benefit clearly.

We shall see.

 

[G2]

This is a season ending injury, not a career ending.

 

[Western]

Dak never regains the Dallas starting job:
Dallas has a surprisingly successful season with Dalton at the helm (gets resigned on a much cheaper team-friendly deal than Dak's contract demands/the QB franchise tag); or
Dallas sucks the rest of the season, and hence an opportunity to draft/or slightly trade up for a top-notch cheap young healthy QB in the 1st round on a rookie contract (Justin Fields, for instance.).
It is a business.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Odds are dak is back, but its fair to have the discussion. If dalton throws for close to 4k yards, wins 7 games over this final 12 game stretch are you itching to sign dak long term? On the flip side of dalton is a total flop, defense doesn't improve, we end up 4-12 with a top 5 draft pick would you entertain the idea of taking a qb?

Realistically the cowboys end up somewhere in the middle of those two scenarios, 7-9 with the 15th pick. Too good to get a top qb, not good enough to keep Andy, but its very premature to just dismiss the idea of moving on from dak.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

This is probably the hope of a lot of Dak Haters and Romo sexuals on this site but in reality.......the Cowboys are not losing Dak for nothing. Even if they have to tag him and trade him.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Romo was tossed to the curb by this FO what makes you think they won’t do the same to Dak if Dalton ends up leading the team to a division title while playing well? Why would you want to pay Dak a ridiculous contract that will hamper the team’s ability to improve other areas if you don’t have to?

Those who assume Dak will be back next year are fooling themselves. This is a business and signing Dak to 40/per would be a bad business decision.

I don't disagree, but the Romo situation was different. Romo was at the end of his career and was injury prone. They liked Dak coming out of college, and he had a lot of success his rookie year. In this situation, Dak is still young, Dalton is not a QB you build around, and the team may need to go into rebuilding mode soon. I think it comes down to how bad the team really is and what QB options we have at the end of the year. If we finish 2-14 and get the #1 pick, do you really think they're gonna give Dak $40+ million when they can draft Trevor Lawrence? Now, if we finish 8-8 and think we might be a few players away, then Dak might be our best option, unless we're fine with tanking for a few years while waiting to draft a rookie QB to build around.

 

[cern]

i don't see dalton/dak as being mutually exclusive. the fo has made it clear dak is our guy. prior to the injury he was playing the best he's ever played. i have no douby he'll fully recover. if dalton balls and takes us to the big dance, it won't change things here any more than it did with wentz and folse. dalton will have just increased his chances to do well financially somewhere else.