Twitter: Archer's six-years contract proposal for Dak

[fivetwos]

How do we know that dak doesn't now want a THREE year contract. The whole point of him wanting a 4 year deal last year was to hit to the market again at a specific point in time, when he's still in his prime and the new tv deals are kicking in

I thought the same.

I'd still do it if I'm the team.

If he doesn't win during those three years, it'll be eight seasons that he has won nothing, and wouldn't it be about time to move on anyway by then, no?

 

[MyFairLady]

Wake me up if Dak ever wins anything. Last time we tried to lean on him we traded away a first round pick mid way through a season to get him help cause he stunk.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Dak can’t pass a physical and people are throwing 6-year $38M/year contract offers out with $90M guaranteed the first two years.

This Dak worship has gone berserk.

No team is offering Dak jack squat until he can pass a physical. He’s not passing a physical until Maybe August at the earliest assuming the second surgery on his deltoid ligament is a success. Was that surgery a graft? If it was then all bets are off of him playing this year.

Jerry is competing with no one.

Let Dak hit the open market and Jerry can match it if he wants.

Have a backup plan in case Dak can’t play this year. Yeah, yeah Dak is light years ahead in his recovery. He was walking in sand. Saw it with my own eyes.

 

[Proof]

I don’t see how Dak is going to sign for a deal less than the one he had on the table last year unless I’m reading this wrong

Assuming the thought would be the injury and shrinking cap

 

[jterrell]

This is not unlike the 5 year deal I proposed.

Voidable year to get both sides what they need right now.

 

[Future]

Ok, now add another $4m per year.

God these writers are idiots. He's not taking less AAV than what this year's tag is going to be.

 

[Bigdog]

And if not, try your best to trade his butt to the state with the highest tax rate.

GO TEXAS.

Well that might be difficult since Buffalo already has it qb. The Giants our in the division so JJ won’t do that. The Jets are the only team that I can think of. CT doesn’t have an NFL team so it would have to be one in NY or NJ.

 

[John813]

Ok, now add another $4m per year.

God these writers are idiots. He's not taking less AAV than what this year's tag is going to be.

"In reality, it's a four-year deal worth $155 million for an average of $38.75 million with $115 million fully guaranteed at signing. He would make $90 million over the first two years of the deal."

You want to add 4mil per to 38.75mil aav?

 

[Future]

"In reality, it's a four-year deal worth $155 million for an average of $38.75 million with $115 million fully guaranteed at signing. He would make $90 million over the first two years of the deal."

You want to add 4mil per to 38.75mil aav?

I'm just going by the 6x$220

Even still, the only way Dak signs this is because he's doing them a favor. I don't know why everyone tries to get cute, the price is over $40m per

 

[Aven8]

At 220 million total it would be the richest contract in NFL history. 90 million over the first two years? If I’m Dak I’m sprinting to the Star in the snow as we speak!

 

[John813]

I'm just going by the 6x$220

Even still, the only way Dak signs this is because he's doing them a favor. I don't know why everyone tries to get cute, the price is over $40m per

Yea, he may give them a favor if he can get an opt out after year 4.
I mean the rumor was he was willing to do 5x35mil if they had a clause for no franchise tag.

4x38.75mil with 115mil guaranteed seems fair. Slightly less AAV than Watson, but 23mil more in signing bonus and 5mil more guaranteed.

 

[Ranched]

LOL. France turned down a 5 year, why on earth would a 6 year be more suitable when his client only wants a 4 year deal.

 

[GMO415]

Yawn. It's been three years since he should have been signed. Either crap or get off the pot.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

LOL. France turned down a 5 year, why on earth would a 6 year be more suitable when his client only wants a 4 year deal.

I've always hated France.

 

[Sydla]

How do we know that dak doesn't now want a THREE year contract. The whole point of him wanting a 4 year deal last year was to hit to the market again at a specific point in time, when he's still in his prime and the new tv deals are kicking in

If he does then he can pound sand.

 

[Creeper]

I think this is a very fair compromise for both sides. I have been saying Dallas needs a longer deal to make Dak's contract cap friendly in years 1 and 2. After that they can begin to dump Zeke, Jaylon Smith and if necessary Lawrence and Cooper. A 4 years deal does not give the Cowboys any room to maneuver their cap.

The money in this deal is a little more than I would pay Dak, but that is the compromise the Cowboys would be making to get Dak to sign a longer deal. The good news is the Cowboys can still trade of cut Dak later and the dead money will be a little less than the CAP impact if he stays - if I understand the structure of the deal.

Of course, no one thinks Dak will sign this deal, including me. The Cowboys already offered him a fair deal, based on the reports I read. I still think Dak and his agent are hoping to hit free agency next year when Dak can use other teams offers to bid up the Cowboys or he signed with another team.

 

[jazzcat22]

And if not, try your best to trade his butt to the state with the highest tax rate.

GO TEXAS.

What can Dallas get in a trade?

Nothing.
He is a FA. Until tagged. Then it depends which tag option the use.

And a tag and trade won't work. Dak would need to agree to it, and if he did, the new team still needs to work out a deal. Maybe another team will give him that 4 year deal.
Or maybe Dak says no, Jerry you have me for this year at a price that may not allow you to bring in FA's or keep some of your own. If that happens, Dak will be even more hated.

 

[fivetwos]

Ok, now add another $4m per year.

God these writers are idiots. He's not taking less AAV than what this year's tag is going to be.

Not sure if that'll work or not lol.....

But it could if they guarantee more of the overall deal.

I don't put much stock in AAV. It's all about the up front and guaranteed cash.

Not to mention the fluff that often added on the back end.

 

[Qcard]

I'm no expert but this seems reasonable for BOTH sides.....





How a six-year deal could be a compromise for Cowboys, Dak Prescott

The proposed compromise would be a six-year deal that voids to four years.

Both sides can then claim a win. The Cowboys can get their salary-cap flexibility in the first two seasons of the deal when teams will be paying somewhat of a price because of the coronavirus pandemic (the NFL's salary cap is projected to be down, at roughly $180 million for the next year), and Prescott can be back on the market in 2025.

A perfect solution? Probably not, but there has to be some compromise in a situation that has played out going on its third offseason.

Here's how it would work:

We know the Cowboys offered Prescott a $50 million signing bonus last year. Let's keep that the same, so that would cost $10 million against the cap from 2021 to 2025 because bonuses can be prorated for only five years.

Now the base salaries:

2021: $20 million (fully guaranteed)

2022: $20 million (fully guaranteed)

2023: $32.5 million ($25 million fully guaranteed)

2024: $32.5 million

2025: $32.5 million

2026: $32.5 million

That's six years, $220 million for an average of $36.7 million a year. In reality, it's a four-year deal worth $155 million for an average of $38.75 million with $115 million fully guaranteed at signing. He would make $90 million over the first two years of the deal.

The cap numbers under this deal would be:

2021: $30 million

2022: $30 million

2023: $42.5 million

2024: $42.5 million

2025: $42.5 million

2026: $32.5 million
How do the Cowboys gain cap flexibility in the second year of the deal? With a tool they have commonly used on all of their major signings. They can turn more than $18 million of Prescott's 2022 base salary into signing bonus for cap purposes and create $14.4 million in room in Year 2 of the deal. Based on a proposed $2 million base salary in 2022, it would add $3.6 million to each of the aforementioned cap numbers from 2023 to 2026.

2022: $15.6 million

2023: $46.1 million

2024: $46.1 million

2025: $46.1 million

2026: $36.1 million

$90M fully guaranteed in 2021 and 2022. Archer is on the right track. Dak will cave on years due to inuury. Dak is a smart guy. He took Work force Management. He understands the ankle changes everything as far as years.

 

[Future]

Not sure if that'll work or not lol.....

But it could if they guarantee more of the overall deal.

I don't put much stock in AAV. It's all about the up front and guaranteed cash.

Not to mention the fluff that often added on the back end.

Well, it is an it isn't.

I think the players care about the AAV optics.