Huge Perk of Dak Deal - QB market is now wild

[Cowboy Brian]

This just screwed every single team that needs to re-sign their QB big time. The benchmark is now $40mn for a good starter. Josh Allen will be looking to top Mahomes $45mn a year if it isn't broken sooner.

Who will be the first guy to $50mn?

You're welcome to every team!

 

[Hardline]

Jerry did it with the RB market.
Might as well set the QB market

 

[NorthTexan95]

Seems to me the Cowboys and Dak did NOT come to an agreement. Instead, Cowboys came to an agreement with all of Daks demands.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Seems to be the Cowboys and Dak did NOT come to an agreement. Instead, Cowboys came to an agreement with all of Daks demands.

It was destined to go this way as we lost all leverage in negotiations

 

[NorthTexan95]

It was destined to go this way as we lost all leverage in negotiations

Yep.

 

[Bowdown27]

Cap is helpful too. In the last year cap hit is 34 million. Which will be really low by then compared to others.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Cap is helpful too. In the last year cap hit is 34 million. Which will be really low by then compared to others.

Given it is a 6 year deal with 2 voidable years, but you can only spread the signing bonus hit over 5 years, I think it is a strong indicator that this is just leg 1 of the deal, and we will parlay it into an extension in year 3 or 4.

 

[BobbyFlame469]

This just screwed every single team that needs to re-sign their QB big time. The benchmark is now $40mn for a good starter. Josh Allen will be looking to top Mahomes $45mn a year if it isn't broken sooner.

Who will be the first guy to $50mn?

You're welcome to every team!

Josh isn’t getting Dak money

Dak will remain the highest paid quarterback for at least 2-3 years.

 

[Adreme]

This just screwed every single team that needs to re-sign their QB big time. The benchmark is now $40mn for a good starter. Josh Allen will be looking to top Mahomes $45mn a year if it isn't broken sooner.

Who will be the first guy to $50mn?

You're welcome to every team!

I mean I can promise you Baker, Lamar, and Allen were not going to sign for under 40 and beating them to the contract was probably the best thing that the Cowboys could have done. They were always going to all be more than 40m per.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

This just screwed every single team that needs to re-sign their QB big time. The benchmark is now $40mn for a good starter. Josh Allen will be looking to top Mahomes $45mn a year if it isn't broken sooner.

Who will be the first guy to $50mn?

You're welcome to every team!

They could also look at it as the Jerry Jones overpay exception as they did with Zeke.

zeke got 15m$ a year, then a year later, the best RB in the league got 12m a year. Tennessee basically told Henry it was not their fault that Jerry is crazy

 

[CowboyRoy]

This just screwed every single team that needs to re-sign their QB big time. The benchmark is now $40mn for a good starter. Josh Allen will be looking to top Mahomes $45mn a year if it isn't broken sooner.

Who will be the first guy to $50mn?

You're welcome to every team!

Most important part is Dak will be leading the offense for the next 4 years.

 

[USArmyVet]

Josh isn’t getting Dak money

Dak will remain the highest paid quarterback for at least 2-3 years.

Yeah, why should he seeing as how he led his team to the AFC Championship game and has more playoffs win than Dak.....but hey, Dak is the bestest of the bestest everest.

 

[USArmyVet]

Most important part is Dak will be leading the offense for the next 4 years.

Just had that image of Thelma and Louise driving off a cliff together.....that is Dak and Jerry.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Jerry did it with the RB market.
Might as well set the QB market

And yet the team is mediocre year after year.....

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Putting your opinions of Dak aside, here are the real winners of today's deal:

Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and eventually Kyler Murray.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Putting your opinions of Dak aside, here are the real winners of today's deal:

Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and eventually Kyler Murray.

Don't forget Sam Darnold!

Just a week ago people on this board wanted to trade Dak + 2 firsts for Darnold!

(lol...)

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Putting your opinions of Dak aside, here are the real winners of today's deal:

Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and eventually Kyler Murray.

The biggest losers -

Every non-QB in the league.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Josh isn’t getting Dak money

Dak will remain the highest paid quarterback for at least 2-3 years.

I think you are way off base.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

The biggest losers -

Every non-QB in the league.

True, but QB's were always the highest paid players. Now the cost to keep one is simply absurd. I'm happy Dallas kept Dak, but the numbers any QB gets these days boggles the mind.

Let's face it, if the Cowboys didn't pay Dak, the Bears, Jets, Washington, or somebody else would have.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Just had that image of Thelma and Louise driving off a cliff together.....that is Dak and Jerry.

Funny because I just had the vision of you driving off a cliff.

What is it like to see your dreams blow up in your face?

Must be difficult.