News: Cowboys placed exclusive franchise tag on Prescott

ABQCOWBOY · Mar 16, 2020

Risen Star said:
I will not accept the likes I received for posting this. I'm asking the staff to deduct it from my ridiculous total. If not, I will maintain my own count from here.

I think I can talk to somebody about doing that for you. What's our banking number?

:laugh:

Tussinman · Mar 16, 2020

Let's see how cocky Dak's agent is when he plays on a 1 year deal without his #1 receiver

jaythecowboy · Mar 16, 2020

ABQCOWBOY said:
OK, can you post what you are referring to because as I've said, I haven't seen anything suggesting what you say. Jerry has said that the money could go up if Dak and his team agree to a longer contract. I don't know how we can say that it's less then Wentz or Goff. We don't know what the money is. Besides, both Goff's and Wentz's deals were leveraged on existing contracts and money still due. Dak's deal, if it is 34/35 annually and 105, is in the ball park with both of those contracts and more. Dak doesn't have to have the best contract in the league, in every way. I mean, if that's how he and his agent want to work this, then let him go. We don't need that. It's a negotiation to me. If you can't do that, then you need to move on.

This is the first article I could find talking about the length and it is in line with what I thought.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...k-prescott-team-renews-offer-to-amari-cooper/

"In early February, I reported Prescott was looking for a shorter deal that would allow him to negotiate a new contract under the new CBA in the near future, but the Cowboys wanted to run long and not revisit this topic anytime soon. That is still very much the case as we stand in mid-March, with both sides working to meet some sort of middle ground on that point. Prescott isn't afraid to scale down to a four-year deal or even one that taps out at three years, but the Cowboys are equally bullish in their stance -- seeking one closer to five years or longer (think upwards of seven-ish)."

I'm not saying Dak needs the best contract in the league in every way but this contract isn't the best in any way. The reported $105 million guaranteed contract had an AAV of $33 million so the contract has to be for at least four years for those numbers to make sense. If it was a 4 year deal then it is a decent offer but not so amazing that Dak is unreasonable for not accepting. If it is for 5 years or more, it is a poor offer.

KJJ · Mar 16, 2020

The exclusive tag will be $33M. If he can make that for one season he certainly won’t be signing for less than that per season.

ABQCOWBOY · Mar 16, 2020

jaythecowboy said:
This is the first article I could find talking about the length and it is in line with what I thought.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...k-prescott-team-renews-offer-to-amari-cooper/

"In early February, I reported Prescott was looking for a shorter deal that would allow him to negotiate a new contract under the new CBA in the near future, but the Cowboys wanted to run long and not revisit this topic anytime soon. That is still very much the case as we stand in mid-March, with both sides working to meet some sort of middle ground on that point. Prescott isn't afraid to scale down to a four-year deal or even one that taps out at three years, but the Cowboys are equally bullish in their stance -- seeking one closer to five years or longer (think upwards of seven-ish)."

I'm not saying Dak needs the best contract in the league in every way but this contract isn't the best in any way. The reported $105 million guaranteed contract had an AAV of $33 million so the contract has to be for at least four years for those numbers to make sense. If it was a 4 year deal then it is a decent offer but not so amazing that Dak is unreasonable for not accepting. If it is for 5 years or more, it is a poor offer.

This is from Feb.? It's no longer accurate. There have been multiple offers from the team since then.

uvaballa · Mar 16, 2020

Aerolithe_Lion said:
This is so bizarre. What other franchise can you remember treated their franchise QB like this?

Commanders

HanD · Mar 16, 2020

KJJ said:
The exclusive tag will be $33M. If he can make that for one season he certainly won’t be signing for less than that per season.

and then 120 and 144% increase after that. that's the starting point for his next contract.

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 16, 2020

Tussinman said:
Let's see how cocky Dak's agent is when he plays on a 1 year deal without his #1 receiver

They trading Gallup?

jaythecowboy · Mar 16, 2020

ABQCOWBOY said:
This is from Feb. and it's no longer accurate. There have been multiple offers from the team since then.

That article is from march 9. Do you have a source that says otherwise?

HanD · Mar 16, 2020

Tussinman said:
Let's see how cocky Dak's agent is when he plays on a 1 year deal without his #1 receiver

or he just won't play and sit out. that'll be great for the team. can't wait to see rush play!

RustyBourneHorse · Mar 16, 2020

Buying time I suppose

HanD · Mar 16, 2020

Furboy said:
Buying time I suppose

that's exactly all it is. stephen a smith went on a stupid rant about disrespect this morning. it's merely a tool so that you don't lose the player and can keep negotiating without losing him. he assumes dallas is pulling a Commanders and tagging 3 years then letting him go.

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 16, 2020

NeonNinja said:

They are getting a bad rep but Cooper and Dak were insistent on betting on themselves. It takes to tango and it made no sense to sign then.

RustyBourneHorse · Mar 16, 2020

HanD said:
that's exactly all it is. stephen a smith went on a stupid rant about disrespect this morning. it's merely a tool so that you don't lose the player and can keep negotiating without losing him. he assumes dallas is pulling a Commanders and tagging 3 years then letting him go.

Exactly. I think the move is to sign Coop, and then we will extend Dak afterwards. QB contracts can be quite difficult and with 3 skill positions (including CB) needing contracts along with other players we'd probably like to have (Quinn) resigned, this was always going to be the strategy.

mardwin · Mar 16, 2020

This team is so poorly managed at the top level, always overpaying for players. Wasted a 1st round pick on Cooper for 1.5 season rental, he will probably walk away. Dak wants to be the highest-paid QB in the league and the team loses all the leverage for a long term contract by doing an exclusive franchise tag. Dak will still make 30+ this year and the team will probably have to make him the highest-paid QB in the league for him to sign a long term contract.

HanD · Mar 16, 2020

rocyaice said:
They are getting a bad rep but Cooper and Dak were insistent on betting on themselves. It takes to tango and it made no sense to sign then.

the only deals that would have gotten them signed earlier would have been panned by the entire world. both guys were intent on betting on themselves.

uvaballa · Mar 16, 2020

They waited like many fans wanted. When you wait in the NFL the price tag goes up. Now it's time to pay up.

StuckMojo · Mar 16, 2020

Hard to sign a guy when him and his agent aren’t willing

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 16, 2020

HanD said:
the only deals that would have gotten them signed earlier would have been panned by the entire world. both guys were intent on betting on themselves.

Exactly. It made sense for both parties to wait.

Canada180 · Mar 16, 2020

Such disrespect. Don't' you all feel terrible that Dakota has to play and only make 33 million dollars. It's a crazy world. Please disrespect me like that. Pretty please.

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