3 reasons the F.O. Has leverage on Dak if they have the guts to use it

[Chasing6]

Agreed but i like Micah so pay him he is great even though he too doesnt show up for playoff games....the double standard some posters have is incredible...if you want Dak gone over his playoff performance then how the hell do you want to keep any of the rest of these players?

The really sad part is GM Jethro after 35+ years is sitting here doing nothing, like a deer in the headlights, because he has no idea what to do next.

 

[CowboyFrog]

The really sad part is GM Jethro after 35+ years is sitting here doing nothing, like a deer in the headlights, because he has no idea what to do next.

He traded for Trance..lol..who is also an FA next year ..lol..thats GM'ing at its finest..lol

 

[Chasing6]

He traded for Trance..lol..who is also an FA next year ..lol..thats GM'ing at its finest..lol

No just wait it will get better. We now have to resign him, just to figure out what he really is.

 

[shabazz]

I thought he was borderline terrible. He only got 4 snaps against GB. He was a liability all season. That had him lose a ton of weight to try and speed him up and that didn’t work. Now they want him to gain all the weight back. They have no idea what to do with him. He’ll never live up to his first round draft status. I thought Taco had more potential than this dud. Mazi was an awful pick.

Certainly can't say that he played well at all......I'm just saying that under a new DC, that clearly disagreed with his playing weight ,bears another season to evaluate him before a conclusion.

 

[KJJ]

Certainly can't say that he played well at all......I'm just saying that under a new DC, that clearly disagreed with his playing weight ,bears another season to evaluate him before a conclusion.

He’ll get at least 2 more seasons but I see no hope that he’ll develop into a solid player. He was a reach. He won’t see a second contract.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Is Dak really going to step on the field and risk injury? Just doesnt seem like big time players do this much anymore. Wouldnt you think France is in Dak's ear about it too? France commission on Dak at 220,000,000 is 6,600,000. If Dak gets hurt and signs a 140,000,000 contract...France commission is only 4,200,000.

France has a lot to lose.

France is certified by the NFLPA. He enjoys a well earned reputation as a player’s agent. What do you think would happen to that certification and reputation if there was a sense that he put his commission ahead of his client’s interests? Cowboys fans continue to dream up ridiculous scenarios on how Dak Prescott can be made to lose because they can’t get over the loss to the Packers. France is going to do his job with professionalism and integrity. And so is Jerry Jones. These men are not successful because they let themselves be reduced to pettiness like so many fans do. And Dak Prescott is going to do his job in a professional manner, as will Mike McCarthy. The Dallas Cowboys will start the best quarterback on their roster at quarterback. Dak Prescott does not need Cowboys fans endorsement to feel successful. He already knows he is. He is a well compensated football player in the best American football league in the world. Many CZ posters notwithstanding, Dak knows his value as an NFL player. And he knows where many fans can shove their angst over the loss to the Packers.

 

[Chasing6]

Is Dak really going to step on the field and risk injury? Just doesnt seem like big time players do this much anymore. Wouldnt you think France is in Dak's ear about it too? France commission on Dak at 220,000,000 is 6,600,000. If Dak gets hurt and signs a 140,000,000 contract...France commission is only 4,200,000.

France has a lot to lose.

Did he play on the Franchise tag?

Or did he beg for an extension???

The real question is, is Jerry going to let him walk for his beloved 3rd round comp pick next year.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Giving Dak the no trade clause was a huge mistake but I believe they could be in the drivers seat if they man up and it could help with other negotiations in the future.

1 Dak realistically has 5 or 6 years left in his career and one year could make a huge difference in the only category Dak has an opportunity to shine. Stats! Sitting a year could be the difference between retiring as the leader in several categories or dropping down the list.

2. Dallas truly is a better place to play QB than any other. Aikman and Romo would not have the jobs they currently have if they had played for the Jets. Not to mention the current endorsements and status that comes with QB’ing the Cowboys.

3. He truly wants to be here. There is no other team he would rather play for.

Offer him what you believe he is worth. If he declines. Ask him if he would prefer to be traded or to mentor the other QB’s on the roster and make him the highest paid clipboard holder in the history of the NFL. If he decides to sign do not give him another no trade clause.

Do you want to be the highest paid player in NFL history or do you want to be a champion? If the answer is the prior you’re going to have to do it elsewhere.

First , even if we could trade Dak , this org isn’t good at those kinds of big trades which why we haven’t seen any since the Jimmy Johnson era.

But the big stick here is one that the cowboys refuse to employ and I don’t get it. Dak makes an extra 50M a year in endorsements and that’s mainly bc he’s the highly visible QB of the Dallas Cowboys. If he goes just about anywhere else, most of that money is gone. Dak had every incentive to give Jerry the home town discount which awould have allowed the team to go out and load up in free agency. Instead, we have a maxed out cap, gaping holes all over the roster , and very little hope of improving on last years quick exit.

 

[Chasing6]

First , even if we could trade Dak , this org isn’t good at those kinds of big trades which why we haven’t seen any since the Jimmy Johnson era.

But the big stick here is one that the cowboys refuse to employ and I don’t get it. Dak makes an extra 50M a year in endorsements and that’s mainly bc he’s the highly visible QB of the Dallas Cowboys. If he goes just about anywhere else, most of that money is gone. Dak had every incentive to give Jerry the home town discount which awould have allowed the team to go out and load up in free agency. Instead, we have a maxed out cap, gaping holes all over the roster , and very little hope of improving on last years quick exit.

His endorsements are contracts. If his agent is smart which we know he is smarter than GM Jethro, they don't expire when his NFL contract expires. I am sure they overlap if he is a good agent.

Dak is popular and well known for being a Cowboys QB. If he signed somewhere else people still know who he is and he still has marketing power. Some could argue it would open up even more doors being in a new market.

People just need to quit trying to event reasons for GM Jethro to have bargaining power when he has none. He gave it all away with the no trade clause. Which indicates his plan was always to resign Dak.

I don't believe adding Trance is going change his mind. We don't have picks to move up in the draft. I also don't believe Jerry has the balls to trade CD or Micah to get picks to move up in the draft to get a QB.

So his only real option is to rebuild. I do not see that as leverage at all.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

First , even if we could trade Dak , this org isn’t good at those kinds of big trades which why we haven’t seen any since the Jimmy Johnson era.

But the big stick here is one that the cowboys refuse to employ and I don’t get it. Dak makes an extra 50M a year in endorsements and that’s mainly bc he’s the highly visible QB of the Dallas Cowboys. If he goes just about anywhere else, most of that money is gone. Dak had every incentive to give Jerry the home town discount which awould have allowed the team to go out and load up in free agency. Instead, we have a maxed out cap, gaping holes all over the roster , and very little hope of improving on last years quick exit.

well, we trade for a player and give up a 1st, then give him a large contract, then trade him for a 5th.. our GM is oh so smart.

so Jerry would probably trade Dak for a 5th or 6th round pick instead of settling for a 3rd round comp pick.

 

[conner01]

He has gambled on himself multiple times and won. He easily could have taken the money and not gambled.

Some of you say he only cares about money, then at the same time is he really going to risk injury and potential lose money.

Which one is it? Can't be both.

Exactly

 

[plasticman]

There is something very wrong about the culture of this team if Dak has to play at an elite level in order for the Cowboys to win. Every QB has bad games and stringing together 3-4 postseason victories require contributions from all players.

When Dak threw those two INT's in the Packer game, who had his back? Brady throws three late game INT's in the NFC championship game and their defense clamps down to win the game despite Brady's turnovers. Who's talking about that?

In his rookie season, Dak brings the Cowboys back from an 18 point deficit against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to tie the game with 35 seconds left. That's all they needed to get into overtime with momentum.

We all know what happened and yet many conveniently forget how Dak fought in the 4th quarter only for the defense to fold.

Apparently. when you pay a QB big money then you don't have to waste a penny on defense or the running game. How many one dimensional offenses are out there winning championships without the benefit of even a moderate running attack?

 

[Brax]

Giving Dak the no trade clause was a huge mistake but I believe they could be in the drivers seat if they man up and it could help with other negotiations in the future.

1 Dak realistically has 5 or 6 years left in his career and one year could make a huge difference in the only category Dak has an opportunity to shine. Stats! Sitting a year could be the difference between retiring as the leader in several categories or dropping down the list.

2. Dallas truly is a better place to play QB than any other. Aikman and Romo would not have the jobs they currently have if they had played for the Jets. Not to mention the current endorsements and status that comes with QB’ing the Cowboys.

3. He truly wants to be here. There is no other team he would rather play for.

Offer him what you believe he is worth. If he declines. Ask him if he would prefer to be traded or to mentor the other QB’s on the roster and make him the highest paid clipboard holder in the history of the NFL. If he decides to sign do not give him another no trade clause.

Do you want to be the highest paid player in NFL history or do you want to be a champion? If the answer is the prior you’re going to have to do it elsewhere.

The FO has zero leverage with Dak, zero. The only leverage they could apply is telling him he isn’t in their long term plans and they want him to change positions. Dak and his agent hold all the cards and all the leverage and hopefully Jerry doesn’t fold and resign a proven loser and let’s him walk or let Dak demand a trade. If Jerry really wants a SB Dak is gone

 

[Roadtrip635]

Giving Dak the no trade clause was a huge mistake but I believe they could be in the drivers seat if they man up and it could help with other negotiations in the future.

1 Dak realistically has 5 or 6 years left in his career and one year could make a huge difference in the only category Dak has an opportunity to shine. Stats! Sitting a year could be the difference between retiring as the leader in several categories or dropping down the list.

2. Dallas truly is a better place to play QB than any other. Aikman and Romo would not have the jobs they currently have if they had played for the Jets. Not to mention the current endorsements and status that comes with QB’ing the Cowboys.

3. He truly wants to be here. There is no other team he would rather play for.

Offer him what you believe he is worth. If he declines. Ask him if he would prefer to be traded or to mentor the other QB’s on the roster and make him the highest paid clipboard holder in the history of the NFL. If he decides to sign do not give him another no trade clause.

Do you want to be the highest paid player in NFL history or do you want to be a champion? If the answer is the prior you’re going to have to do it elsewhere.

That plan would backfire. Even if it did sorta work on Dak, every NFL player and agent would see that and know if they're willing to do that to their QB then they're willing to do that to any player. It would be that much harder to retain players or attract FAs, not that Jerry is ever serious about acquiring them.

I don't blame Dak for this situation, I blame Jerry he waited until the 11th hour to get the original deal done, giving more power to the player and Jerry keeps making the same mistake over and over again. Players want to get paid, it's human nature, it's up to the FO to plan in advance how to make deals without leveraging the team, other teams have to go through the same thing, instead waiting until the last minute.

This cap hit thing is nonsense, it's up to the FO not the players to manage the cap. Does anybody truly believe, even if we had a bunch of cap space that Jerry would actually seek out big name FAs or be serious about signing more talent? It's not Dak's contract or cap hit that inhibits going after more talent, it's the FO philosophy that holds this team back. It's not Dak or his contract holding this team back, it's Jerry, it's always been Jerry and will continue to be Jerry holding this team back.

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

I think you are mistaken. The guy just finished 2nd in the MVP voting. You can dismiss that all you want because you are slanted due to his playoff failures, but he would get serious bucks from other teams if he was a free agent.

And that would be great news for the cowboys, especially if he went to a contender because we know how that story ends

 

[khiladi]

He's already proven he only cares about the bag of cash.

And that he's a mediocre QB that's been getting carried by the roster around him..

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

There is something very wrong about the culture of this team if Dak has to play at an elite level in order for the Cowboys to win. Every QB has bad games and stringing together 3-4 postseason victories require contributions from all players.

When Dak threw those two INT's in the Packer game, who had his back? Brady throws three late game INT's in the NFC championship game and their defense clamps down to win the game despite Brady's turnovers. Who's talking about that?

In his rookie season, Dak brings the Cowboys back from an 18 point deficit against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to tie the game with 35 seconds left. That's all they needed to get into overtime with momentum.

We all know what happened and yet many conveniently forget how Dak fought in the 4th quarter only for the defense to fold.

Apparently. when you pay a QB big money then you don't have to waste a penny on defense or the running game. How many one dimensional offenses are out there winning championships without the benefit of even a moderate running attack?

there is 100% something wrong with cowboys culture. the entitlement culture.

the week of GB, players were having rallies and planned post game victory party. for a freaking playoff game. they thought GB will show up and just lay down. they weren't prepared, interested in playing. they weren't focused. the coaches game plan sucked. the players sucked. dak sucked. defense sucked. all of them combined sucked.

this team folds in the face of adversity. and it starts with the guy at the top.

last year we had around 15M on the cap. didn't spend it. the year before we trade one of the top 10 WRs in the league for a 5th rounder after having handed him a top 5 contract the year before. we still had 20M left on the cap and didn't spend it.

that's 35M in profits to Jerry. and his team went to playoffs twice. sold out both years. 3 players in top 10 jersey sales. and he felt so good he hiked ticket prices again this year.

the cowboys are in the business of making money only, not winning anything.

 

[DuncanIso]

Giving Dak the no trade clause was a huge mistake but I believe they could be in the drivers seat if they man up and it could help with other negotiations in the future.

1 Dak realistically has 5 or 6 years left in his career and one year could make a huge difference in the only category Dak has an opportunity to shine. Stats! Sitting a year could be the difference between retiring as the leader in several categories or dropping down the list.

2. Dallas truly is a better place to play QB than any other. Aikman and Romo would not have the jobs they currently have if they had played for the Jets. Not to mention the current endorsements and status that comes with QB’ing the Cowboys.

3. He truly wants to be here. There is no other team he would rather play for.

Offer him what you believe he is worth. If he declines. Ask him if he would prefer to be traded or to mentor the other QB’s on the roster and make him the highest paid clipboard holder in the history of the NFL. If he decides to sign do not give him another no trade clause.

Do you want to be the highest paid player in NFL history or do you want to be a champion? If the answer is the prior you’re going to have to do it elsewhere.

Daks no trade clause means nothing.

Jerry can cut him, post June 1.

Trade is the same cap hit.

Jerry just wants draft picks for Dak.

 

[DuncanIso]

I think you are mistaken. The guy just finished 2nd in the MVP voting. You can dismiss that all you want because you are slanted due to his playoff failures, but he would get serious bucks from other teams if he was a free agent.

Depends on when Jerry cuts him.

If it’s in Late June-July, all the big FA money will be gone.

And Dak loses his $29 million base salary for 2024. Shame.

Best time for a trade is before/during the draft. Everyone wins.

After that, three odds of a cut goes way up. Dallas wins.

As you can see, Dak has almost no leverage. He never did.

He can hold up a trade, but he then risks a post June 1 cut.

 

[pancakeman]

Dallas truly is a better place to play QB than any other. Aikman and Romo would not have the jobs they currently have if they had played for the Jets.

His going to the Jets didn’t save us from Boomer Esiason’s broadcast career.