Why Dak Prescott is worth $35 million per year | Film Room

mcmvp said:

A dime a dozen? No...and I don’t see anyone suggesting that it is that easy to draft a QB. But it is a lot easier for QBs to succeed in the NFL than it was. The bust rate has decreased. So looking at Cleveland’s QB decisions, in a vacuum, isn’t exactly an accurate barometer for describing how difficult it is to find a good QB in the draft.

They are not a dime a dozen...but neither is every team that wants to find a QB in the draft doomed to repeat Cleveland’s failures. The truth just may be in the middle

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So just how do you suggest we find that "middle" you're talking about? Would you tank the season to get a high draft pick? That takes time, and it doesn't guarantee success. Those who are beating the drums to get rid of Dak have no brilliant plan for how to find the Cowboy's version of Pat Mahomes. All they have is hate Dak, and that's not enough to justify spending the next 5 years looking for a good QB.

Buzzbait said:

So just how do you suggest we find that "middle" you're talking about? Would you tank the season to get a high draft pick? That takes time, and it doesn't guarantee success. Those who are beating the drums to get rid of Dak have no brilliant plan for how to find the Cowboy's version of Pat Mahomes. All they have is hate Dak, and that's not enough to justify spending the next 5 years looking for a good QB.

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I wasn’t really suggesting anything. I was only pointing out that young QBs are succeeding more than they did in the past. It is becoming an increasingly more attractive option when you consider this fact, along with the price it costs to sign a QB, that has some notches on his belt, to a second contract.

But if it were my decision on Dak, I would just keep things as they are. Let him play on the tag with the new coach and see how it goes. Depending on those results, I would either look to the draft or sign him long term after this season.

I would never advocate tanking.

mcmvp said:

I wasn’t really suggesting anything. I was only pointing out that young QBs are succeeding more than they did in the past. It is becoming an increasingly more attractive option when you consider this fact, along with the price it costs to sign a QB, that has some notches on his belt, to a second contract.

But if it were my decision on Dak, I would just keep things as they are. Let him play on the tag with the new coach and see how it goes. Depending on those results, I would either look to the draft or sign him long term after this season.

I would never advocate tanking.

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imagine thinking a qb better than wentz should play on the franchise tag

DakPresgoat said:

I disagree that Dak has issues reading defenses. Dak reads defenses well for a QB who has been in the league for 4 years.

I also take issue with the “poor pocket presence”

His footwork in the pocket was sloppy, but has been steadily improving since his rookie season. His presence is decent. He senses pressure and when to get rid of the ball pretty well. He is aware of what’s going on around him.

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Most of the critiques about Dak, including these too, stopped being true about halfway through 2018. His last ~22 games are way different than his first ~42

He doesn't want 35 million a year no more lol. That was his original demand, then when the cowboys met him at that # he wanted more again.

Doomsday101 said:

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I think it was a fair assessment overall. I like how he didn’t gloss over Dak’s penchant for throwing bad balls on crossing routes.

Not all drops are equal. Some of the drops shown were definitely on the receiver, however, on some of the others he has got to throw a better ball. The job of a QB is not to just throw it in the vicinity.

To me, the next level in his evolution is improving his ball placement and anticipation on some of these fundamental throws. There’s hidden yardage/scores that are lost when these throws aren’t completed.

mcmvp said:

I wasn’t really suggesting anything. I was only pointing out that young QBs are succeeding more than they did in the past. It is becoming an increasingly more attractive option when you consider this fact, along with the price it costs to sign a QB, that has some notches on his belt, to a second contract.

But if it were my decision on Dak, I would just keep things as they are. Let him play on the tag with the new coach and see how it goes. Depending on those results, I would either look to the draft or sign him long term after this season.

I would never advocate tanking.

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That's cool.

mcmvp said:

I wasn’t really suggesting anything. I was only pointing out that young QBs are succeeding more than they did in the past. It is becoming an increasingly more attractive option when you consider this fact, along with the price it costs to sign a QB, that has some notches on his belt, to a second contract.

But if it were my decision on Dak, I would just keep things as they are. Let him play on the tag with the new coach and see how it goes. Depending on those results, I would either look to the draft or sign him long term after this season.

I would never advocate tanking.

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I am not sure if that's necessarily the truth. they are also failing more often than not. I think the cap, the QB salaries, etc. is forcing teams to look more to the draft and gamble more often....some teams hit it, most don't....yes, Wilson, mahomes are hits, but the rest not so sure, they keep going back to the draft.

daboyzruleperiod said:

If Romo can get paid, so can Dak. Romo was there for 11 seasons and never sniffed an NFC Championship, let alone a SB. But he got paid.

All I wish is Dak to get paid more than Goff and Wentzie, his contemporaries. Dak is better than both. If JJ pays Dak more than these 2 clowns, I'm satisfied.

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Romo was a better passer than Dak, but Dak catches up with his running ability. I do think we can win with Dak.

Hennessy_King said:

imagine thinking a qb better than wentz should play on the franchise tag

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And then resign him after 2020 when he will probably cost 40 million a year

Should have been signed before camp.

JoeKing said:

Pay the man!!

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The biggest reason he deserves 35 mil is that is the market
Many say move on an draft another
That will likely cost you the better part of an entire draft to do, or more
Then 5 years later you have to do it all over again if you aren’t willing to pay what the market dictates

conner01 said:

The biggest reason he deserves 35 mil is that is the market
Many say move on an draft another
That will likely cost you the better part of an entire draft to do, or more
Then 5 years later you have to do it all over again if you aren’t willing to pay what the market dictates

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You are preaching to the choir replying to me with that post. I agree with every word.

Hennessy_King said:

Imagine, I think you are talking about romo.
Funny you left out his best year for your aVeRaGe. lol

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I didnt leave out a year in the middle, that would be wrong, so let me just ask you, what is the team win loss avg for the last 3 years?
That 1st year he was new to defenses, elliot was great that year, and the OL was great.
As the OL and elliot have gone down hill so has dak and the team, down to 9-7 avg, and that is 3 years in a row, which is telling.
It is a fact, and there is no rule that says you have to include career avg, and nothing wrong with looking at the last 2 or 3 years,
which is you know the most recent lol.

people dont like it, because it doesnt support Dak as franchise qb, but it is what it is, recently he and team has been 9-7 avg.

This avg will go up with new coaches I expect, to what I dont know, have to wait and see.

And I liked Romo , but he had his flaws too, and was stuck with JG too , even worse had him for OC, then OC and HC.
That was worse than what dak had to deal with , he had linehan as OC , and linehan was the reason cowboys did good in 14 and 16 and 18.

DandyDon52 said:

I didnt leave out a year in the middle, that would be wrong, so let me just ask you, what is the team win loss avg for the last 3 years?
That 1st year he was new to defenses, elliot was great that year, and the OL was great.
As the OL and elliot have gone down hill so has dak and the team, down to 9-7 avg, and that is 3 years in a row, which is telling.
It is a fact, and there is no rule that says you have to include career avg, and nothing wrong with looking at the last 2 or 3 years,
which is you know the most recent lol.

people dont like it, because it doesnt support Dak as franchise qb, but it is what it is, recently he and team has been 9-7 avg.

This avg will go up with new coaches I expect, to what I dont know, have to wait and see.

And I liked Romo , but he had his flaws too, and was stuck with JG too , even worse had him for OC, then OC and HC.
That was worse than what dak had to deal with , he had linehan as OC , and linehan was the reason cowboys did good in 14 and 16 and 18.

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Imagine leaving out a players best year then talk about average. His average is 10-6 for his career.

Jerry just pay the man.

Is it necessary to start every post with “imagine” to be part of the cool club or something? It’s already old.

conner01 said:

The biggest reason he deserves 35 mil is that is the market
Many say move on an draft another
That will likely cost you the better part of an entire draft to do, or more
Then 5 years later you have to do it all over again if you aren’t willing to pay what the market dictates

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i don’t think there is a single Dallas fan anywhere that wouldn’t be willing to pay what the market dictates for a QB that they truly believed was a franchise guy who could win it all. The situation with Dak is that many feel he is merely average or only slightly better than that and he has made that argument relevant with his inconsistent play. One major problem is that the NFL labor market isn’t a true market. It seems to me it has become if you want to keep a player and that player proclaims himself a franchise guy or top guy at his position, then you have to beat the last player at that position that signed. That isn’t how a true market works. That has left Dallas in a situation where they know they are overpaying but they still have to because that’s how it works. Would you pay $50,000 for a car everyone knows is only worth $30,000? No, not if other cars were available but what if it was the only car available and you had to have one? That’s where Dallas is unless they settle for a scooter and go with Dalton.