Video: Fox: Skip Bayless: Dak Prescott 'just declared war' on Jerry Jones and the Cowboys

[zrinkill]

Laughable.

You have to understand WHY the cap is in place......


"I realized, as much as I hear about the NFL salary cap, I really didn’t understand why it was necessary and how it came to be. Salary caps are used mainly for two reasons: maintaining league parity among teams and controlling operating costs for league franchises.

Back in the days of the All-American Football Conference of the 1940s, the Cleveland Browns, yes the Cleveland Browns, were so dominant that no other teams could compete with their level of spending and ability to hoard the league’s best talent. The league folded after four years in which the Browns won every game but three and took home the title each time as well.

When a league employs a salary cap, the hope is that each team holds roughly the same economic power to attract and retain quality players. In the Major League of Baseball, for instance, there is no salary cap. This allows financial powerhouse teams like the New York Yankees to operate a 2018 player payroll of $115,711,450 while the lowly Oakland A’s have to patchwork together a competitive team with a 2018 player payroll of $56,780,833.

The 2011 hit movie Moneyball shed perfect light on the struggles of general managers like Billy Beane, who had to resort to a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and signing players. There are a couple of alternatives to the no cap approach of the MLB.

A hard salary cap, like the NFL’s, is a set amount that may not be exceeded for any reason. A soft salary cap, like the NBA’s, is an amount which may be exceeded, but will trigger a penalty - in this case, a luxury tax - which is known in advance. The NFL also operates with a hard salary floor that requires teams to spend a minimum amount of the salary cap."

https://www.canalstreetchronicles.c...nflpa-collective-bargaining-agreement-mlb-nba

Bull

The NFL did not have a cap in the 80's and the league was rapidly gaining popularity.

This was about the money ....... The owners saw the tleafs and new the players were gonna want to cash in on the billions these guys were raking in.

Laughable that you would try to pull out the browns as the real reason

 

[zrinkill]

No, they can't.

What nonsense

 

[garyo1954]

Bull

The NFL did not have a cap in the 80's and the league was rapidly gaining popularity.

This was about the money ....... The owners saw the tleafs and new the players were gonna want to cash in on the billions these guys were raking in.

Laughable that you would try to pull out the browns as the real reason

Laughable is that you didn't read the article to try to understand why the cap is in place. The NBA has a cap, the NFL has a cap and baseball doesn't. In baseball small markets can't spend the same money as the Yankees.

Small market teams don't have the enormous amount to acquire talent.

If you don't understand that, then you're hopelessly stuck with view "all about money" when as the article states, "it's all about parity," or equal opportunity to have the players to get to the championship.

Here's another article to not read.....

https://athlonsports.com/nfl/nfl-salary-cap-turns-25-matter-survival-standard-operating-procedure

 

[Creeper]

NFL Billionaire's guide to make all the money.

Step one
Create salary cap so they can keep as much money as possible.

Step two
Cry to fans how they are restricted by salary cap they themselves created.

Step three
Convince stupid fan base that players are selfish and do not care about winning if they do not sign "team friendly" (actually saving the owners money) deal.

Step four
"Leak" reports that said player turned down huge contract.

Step Five
Profit

The players associations knows exactly how much money the owners share with every team. The NFLPA can do the math and see how much is spent on players and how much the owners get. And don;t forget, there is more than just salaries. The owner put money in pensions for the players and health care. I am not saying the owners cannot make money on their teams. They do - and they should. Also remember that the CBA ensures all owners spend a minimum amount on players salaries. It does not allow owners to be cheapskates with the players.

Both sides are making a ton of money. The only ones getting screwed are the fans because the product is getting worse with horrible officiating, less football time vs TV commercial time and frankly, stupid half time shows at the Super Bowl which draw as much attention as the game itself. No one even talks about the game two days later but people are still debating the half time show and the best commercials! How is that good for football?

 

[Ranched]

Wow!! 24 threads about Dak on the first page of the fan zone!! He is one popular dude!!

Wait till he gets paid.

1) Jerry's crazy for caving
2) 5 more years of medicore at center
3) No Superbowl
4) I told you we should have drafted a quarterback
5) Shoulda let him walk like I said
6) He's not worth what they paid him
7) Without Zeke, Dak's nothing
8) He's too fat
9) He better stay home & practice, no Cabo
10) Brady's better ....

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[Jake]

The Cowboys will give in just like they did with DLaw and Zeke. This front office isn’t any good at playing chicken.

It's tough to play hardball in negotiations when you can't resist a microphone.

Dumb & Dumber tell the world what they're thinking then seem surprised when players expect them to pay accordingly.

 

[CowboysRule]

Bull

The NFL did not have a cap in the 80's and the league was rapidly gaining popularity.

This was about the money ....... The owners saw the tleafs and new the players were gonna want to cash in on the billions these guys were raking in.

Laughable that you would try to pull out the browns as the real reason

Your argument doesn't make sense. The players wanted to cash in? Then why did they agree to a salary cap? Also, if all the owners wanted was money then why would they agree to a salary cap? Not only does it place a limit on spending but also a floor. They could've gone without and spent basically nothing on players.

Also, just because a player wants to cash in doesn't mean anyone is going to give them that money. Ask Kaepernick how wanting a bunch of money worked out for him.

 

[morasp]

I hope they get something done, I'm cautiously hoping Big Mike can help Dak take the next step in his development.

 

[JJHLH1]

If I were Dak I’d hold out too. The team has gotten a QB who has started every game for 4 years while earning less than 1% of the salary cap over that period. He’s done his part. At this point it’s all on the team.

Jerry will find out quickly how valuable Dak is when somebody much less capable is taking the snaps. Sometimes that’s what it takes.

 

[Bowdown27]

Is this a new war, coulda swore this exact same thread was started yesterday.

Hahah

 

[morat1959]

If I were Dak I’d hold out too. The team has gotten a QB who has started every game for 4 years while earning less than 1% of the salary cap over that period. He’s done his part. At this point it’s all on the team.

Jerry will find out quickly how valuable Dak is when somebody much less capable is taking the snaps. Sometimes that’s what it takes.

Please bring in another QB so we can see. He’s had zero competition since he’s been here. A washed up Romo who I never thought was that good anyway except in fantasy numbers like Dak.

 

[SixFiveCowboy]

Dak will not hold out for the simple fact he had great stats this season but played poorly on the road and in winnable games. He has no leverage throw in the fact that he also has a completely new offense with new verbiage to learn he will show up on time. Because make no mistake about it Jerry Jones is not going to cave on this one for the simple fact he knows that Dak is not the type to play the game Zeke did.

 

[kskboys]

I hope it does but I fully expect the Jones’s to cave and give Dak whatever he wants.

Then I expect fans to applaud and make excuses for him every year about not having enough around him to win a title.

Wilson's already doing it.

 

[kskboys]

Fan need to look into this while taking their fandom emotions out of it. Keep this in mind:
1- Owners use the claim "if a player wants to win he needs to work with the team and consider a discount on his contract"
2- Players know owners created this salary cap rule to
(a) make more money and
(b) put pressure on the players in front of the whole world to prove they want to win and take less money

Players know this and this is where they operate from. For them, they are telling the owners "you created this cap and you need to deal with it, I am not taking less"

In a way, you side with the players of course even though they are making a huge amount of money, but they are getting the short end of the stick in a hugely growing business. Teams need to stop this game and take action. I don't like them putting players in such situations in front of the fans.

If he is your QB, give him the money and let's move on. If not, move on, and start plans for the next QB.

That's why the value of coaches and GM is HUGE in the salary cap era. You need good decision makers, good scouting/draft, and of course good coaching to maximize players potential. That;s why I LOVE me coaches like BB, Landry, Jimmy etc .. Every player is expendable with the obvious exception of once in a generation talent of course

To me, Dak did not prove he is the long term solution after 4 seasons and I don't see a reason to spend all that money on him. I truly hope he gets it somewhere else, first he is a good dude, two, he will handicap another team

2. Very strange reasoning. Not why they did it.

 

[Buzzbait]

The team and Dak need to reach a middle ground on compensation. Dak is an all out player and takes huge pride in what he does. Getting tagged probably is hurtful to him. That stated the media hype mongers are coming out of the wood work on his compensation issue. The longer this festers the more Dak's resentment will increase.

They could tag me for about 30 mil any time they like! I'd be like Hurt me baby Hurt me!

 

[JoeKing]

Dak's agent won't accept any offer before the Cowboys FO is forced to tag him.

 

[CCBoy]

Stand up and make your record speak for itself...winning key games even when the team is flat or turn-the-ball over. Don't act like BMOC before getting some playoff payoffs...Dak. Trophies on the wall before getting top shelf money. Brady gave up team discounts...you better Dak?

 

[csirl]

Bull

The NFL did not have a cap in the 80's and the league was rapidly gaining popularity.

This was about the money ....... The owners saw the tleafs and new the players were gonna want to cash in on the billions these guys were raking in.

Laughable that you would try to pull out the browns as the real reason

There was no free agency in the 80s, so parity could be maintained via the draft. Players couldnt move teams, even if out of contract.

The salary cap and free agency go hand in hand with the cap being the additional control introduced to compensate for players being able to decide where to play.

The cap also suits both owners and NFLPA. As its based on a % of revenue, owners have cost/margin certainty which means its almost impossible to make a loss. Players are guaranteed a minimum % of money is spent on salaries - and as its linked to revenue, they get a piece of the money pie. In the 80s many owners paid very low salaries because they could.

 

[gjkoeppen]

Thought Dez already did that 2 years in a row?

Where as I don't remember Bryant threatening to or actually holding out but he couldn't do that for 2 years in a row if he was a unrestricted free agent.

 

[Aviano90]

Where as I don't remember Bryant threatening to or actually holding out but he couldn't do that for 2 years in a row if he was a unrestricted free agent.

Correct. Here is the post I was responding to.

Will Dak be the first unrestricted free agent in the history of sport to "hold out'. Most other people would call it a career break or retirement. Maybe he can hang out with Kap.