Twitter: Dak asking for $40 mil per Slater

[PAPPYDOG]

I told you this guy was a low life.



I'd be fine with taking a 20 million salary cap penalty per year for the next 5 to avoid signing this bum long term.

Total facade of what his true character is as he uses PR and social media on a expert level.
Wish his passing was as good as his PR.

 

[glimmerman]

Any other news. His people came out and said it wasn’t true. Wondering if he will come out and say it’s a lie.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

I agree...…………..if Wentz got 32, hard to make an argument that Dak should not get the same or a little bit more.

Like you said, 32-34 range is the MAX that I would be willing to offer, and even then I think its still an overpay but that is market rate apparently.

Market value now. In 2-3 years it likely won't be. Before Wilson's "highest paid" contract, the previously "highest paid" lasted about 9 months. Too many people take the short view that Dak will be "overpaid" at $32 mil, e.g., forgetting that it will be an at least 4 year deal, and that the cap goes up every year. People moan and groan about not being able to sign players in a year or two, not considering that there will be more money available in the pot next year and the next year, etc.

Sure I'd rather Dak take "only" about $28 or so a year, but put yourself in his shoes - would you do that?

Fat chance....

 

[Swagger]

Total facade of what his true character is as he uses PR and social media on a expert level.
Wish his passing was as good as his PR.

pappydog - you are my favourite poster on here haha!

Box office stuff.

I would rather have Brian Hoyer for 3 million a year than Dak Prescott for 35 million.

We could sign like two elite players by dumping Prescott and replacing him with basically the same player.

 

[baltcowboy]

You know what bothers me about the Dak debate. It's the lack of respect he gets. A 4th round draft choice, 3rd string to starting quarterback in the matter of seconds, team leader, and quarterback of America's team. He had to deal with the taking a knee controversy. Some players think he is a Uncle Tom. Then I hear talking heads saying he can replaced by a rookie, Winston, Marriota, and Bridgewater. Please. Give the man his respect. Dak is not worth 30 million though.

 

[Swagger]

Market value now. In 2-3 years it likely won't be. Before Wilson's "highest paid" contract, the previously "highest paid" lasted about 9 months. Too many people take the short view that Dak will be "overpaid" at $32 mil, e.g., forgetting that it will be an at least 4 year deal, and that the cap goes up every year. People moan and groan about not being able to sign players in a year or two, not considering that there will be more money available in the pot next year and the next year, etc.

Sure I'd rather Dak take "only" about $28 or so a year, but put yourself in his shoes - would you do that?

Fat chance....

Rodgers signed a four year extension less than twelve months back for roughly 33.5 million a year.

People will bring age into it but in reality Rodgers has 7-8 years left in him if he fancies it.

Yet Prescott considers himself to be worth more than that?

Russell Wilson signed his contract extension this summer. Roughly 35 million a year.

Look at his figures! He has carried the offense throughout his career and for the most part with a horrific line and last few years joke running game.

He has ten years in him if he fancies it.

Few months back Nick Foles took what 22 million a year. Superbowl MVP. He has another ten years in the league if he wants it.
Career stats
Foles
68 TDs
33 Ints

Prescott
67 TDs
25 TDs

People bring up Wentz and claim Prescott is better.

Wentz didn't exactly walk into the Prescott did in his first season!

Lane Johnson served a ten game suspension, their O-Line struggled throughout and their offense just wasn't in place.

To include Wentz' debut season as the same to what Prescott had in his rookie season (no other rookie QB has ever walked into such a dream offense starting off with one of the best O-Lines in recent history) is just preposterous and brainless.

The last two years has been more in line with what the Cowboys have had on offense so it makes sense to consider those. Both have faced adversity with their o-line etc.

Last two regular seasons
Wentz
54 passing TDs
14 passing interceptions

Prescott
44 passing TDs
21 passing interceptions

Prescott played eight more regular season games as well.

Wentz looked the likely MVP in 2017 until his knee injury.

That's pretty much were each one lies and why Wentz is worth 32 million a season and Prescott isn't.

The above are the more relevant and recent contracts and the reasons why people do not want Prescott to earn circa 35 million.

Put simply, unlike L'oreal, he isn't worth it.

 

[OmerV]

Total facade of what his true character is as he uses PR and social media on a expert level.
Wish his passing was as good as his PR.

So, you read the National Inquirer and bought into the story about Lincoln being a female alien from Mars …

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Nobody is perfect, but this was such irresponsible reporting. It sounds like she heard it and went right to twitter without really truly investigating. Guess I can file her under fake news now too

 

[LACowboysFan1]

what Prescott had in his rookie season (no other rookie QB has ever walked into such a dream offense starting off with one of the best O-Lines in recent history)

Depends on what you mean by recent, but in 2004 Rothlisburger came to a team as a rookie with 9 Pro Bowlers, including a Pro Bowl running back, receiver, tackle, center and left guard, not to mention the no. 1 defense.

Just sayin'..

 

[JoeKing]

 

[MaaS]

If true, letting him play out the year is our only sensible option IMO. I like Dak, but even $35 million is ridiculous given his proven production. If he takes a big step forward this year, pay the man. If the first 3 appear to be his ceiling? We just cannot put a good enough team around him with the remaining cash.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Nobody is perfect, but this was such irresponsible reporting. It sounds like she heard it and went right to twitter without really truly investigating. Guess I can file her under fake news now too

Doubt it. It was probably leaked from someone close to the organization. Maybe it's true and maybe it's not. It's called negotiating through the media and the Cowboys love to do it.

 

[glimmerman]

I hope this is fake. No way he gets 40. If we offered 30 then we e may top out at 32.5. That’s slightly more than wentz but less than Wilson. Wilson has been to 2 SB and won one. Had he turned around and handed that ball off then he would have won 2.

 

[iceberg]

Trade him for 2 # 1's to the raiders. Build in the Draft.

um...that's how we got dak.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

You know what bothers me about the Dak debate. It's the lack of respect he gets. A 4th round draft choice, 3rd string to starting quarterback in the matter of seconds, team leader, and quarterback of America's team. He had to deal with the taking a knee controversy. Some players think he is a Uncle Tom. Then I hear talking heads saying he can replaced by a rookie, Winston, Marriota, and Bridgewater. Please. Give the man his respect. Dak is not worth 30 million though.

It's a matter of two things, whether or not he's "worth" $30 mil.

1. He (okay, his team for the "wins are a team stat", like the qb has little to do with wins) has won the division 2 of 3 years, has a playoff win in 3 years, the team had 2 in the previous 13 years. Matthew Stafford gets $27 mil a year and he's never won a playoff game in 9 years. And Stafford's contract was several years ago, it today's money it'd be $30 mil instead of $27, at least. Cousins gets $28 mil, and again, he's not won a playoff game. A playoff win ever 3 years isn't "worth" $2-3 mil a year?

2. It's not going to be a one year deal, on a 4 year deal that would mean he gets $30 mil in 2022, the top salary now is $35 mil, and there are now 5 quarterbacks that get $30 mil a year, just what will the top 5 make in 4 years? You bet your bippy it'll be close, if not at, $40 mil a year. $30 for Dak will be a bargain.

Of course Dak could stay right where he's at, skill-wise and win-wise, and $30 mil would maybe not be worth it. But that's an unknown, despite what the NFL quarterback "experts" on this site say.

Yes it's a gamble, you can lock him in for $30 mil or $32 mil and he'll not be "worth" it. But given the increase in quarterback salaries and guys like Stafford, even at his present level, $30 mil in 4 years will probably be "middle of the pack",

 

[LACowboysFan1]

The whole $40 mil story is so ludicrous it's not even funny. Top NFL quarterback salaries go up in much smaller increments, doesn't matter who they are. To think Dak would ask for $5 mil more than the just-completed (Wilson) contract, that itself was "only" $1.5 mil more than Rodgers, and both of them SB-winning quarterbacks (and Russell should have two, no thanks to bone head Carroll) is at best leaked info that wasn't meant to be taken seriously....

 

[MarcusRock]

Any other news. His people came out and said it wasn’t true. Wondering if he will come out and say it’s a lie.

If his people have come out and denied it, why would Dak need to? It serves no purpose for him to address it. Far better for him to just keep showing up and preparing for the season. Otherwise, people will then complain that he's "distracted" by the business side of things. Players can't win which is why I don't blame them for getting all they can and telling fans to pound sand. Players don't owe fans being "comfortable."

 

[Frozen700]

“Its ok, we can afford it”





-CZ homer

Lol

We just need to cut our ties

 

[Ranched]

Total facade of what his true character is as he uses PR and social media on a expert level.
Wish his passing was as good as his PR.

The whole $40 mil story is so ludicrous

What's worse, the Hater's believe in such nonsense. Their thinking is like an Egals fan.

pappydog - you are my favourite poster on here haha!

 

[Stash]

Word is now coming out that the Cowboys leaked those numbers in an attempt to curry favor in the negotiations.

PFT has a piece on it:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/13/making-sense-of-the-latest-dak-prescott-reports/

and Dan Patrick also says a source told him the same:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...ed-dak-prescotts-contract-demand-to-sway-fans

I doubt this helps in negotiations.