By your insistence of getting Prescott traded I'm betting you're not a Prescott fan. So it would make sense that you have completely overlooked or ignored the reports that in the final hour or so on July 15th Prescott was doing his own negotiating and they agreed on a 35 mil a year salary. They couldn't get the length and guaranteed money done before the deadline. Dallas won't offer a tag until the day before free agency starts or if they get a contract worked out so right now your 37.7 mil isn't the only offer.
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I am a fan of the truth first and foremost but also Dak.
I am fairly certain he'll be back here.
I am also fairly certain the terms will nauseate most Dallas Cowboys fans because Dak's agent has ALL the leverage.
The "reports" were largely overblown. Dak discussed this with Jane Slater. A lot of the leaks coming out of the Cowboys camp were inaccurate.
Dak said he'd challenge many of those reported details.
But yes they agreed on a basic dollar amount of ~34.5M AAV though not how that dollar amount was paid, how many years or how much was guaranteed.
Dak was willing to budge on ONLY the 5 years of that discussion.
And Dallas by not getting a deal done saw the market rise significantly after Pat and Watson signed massive deals at 45M AAV and 40M respectively.
The new suggested market value for Dal is 39.5M. A 5M per year increase from Dallas' best offer.
And that is still over 4 years not the 5 Dallas says they consider a must.
I am just aware at no point will Dak be traded this year without his express consent. His chances of being traded for a 2021 draft haul is basically 0.
Dallas can tag him and eat the cap space of 37.7M while they wait out Dak's next steps.
Common sense says Dak would hold off signing while his team negotiates with Dallas on a long term deal.
The pressure being on the Cowboys because they are eating 37.7M of cap space in one of the final seasons of Jerry's reign.
The Cowboys only real option at this point is to go to Dak as a partner in the business of the Cowboys and make him a strong offer then beg he take it.
Right now they are totally hamstrung until his situation is resolved and they can kick the can with another fully priced tag year but with costs only rising to do so.