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$60M+ guaranteed for two years is a steep track.Or just tag him again...
$60M+ guaranteed for two years is a steep track.Or just tag him again...
$60M+ guaranteed for two years is a steep track.
Why? I don't get your line of thinking. Just giving in to every player's salary demands leads to 8-8. Aren't you interested in winning?I can't believe I have to take Dak's side in this negotiation. Not even a big Dak guy.
Either give him the 4 year deal he wants (and is standard around the league) or give him $120+ guaranteed if you're going to insist he signs a 5 year deal. It's that simple. You cant ask him to sign a 5 year deal with the guaranteed money that comes on a 4 year deal.
You are talking about something else. I am sorta 50/50 fine with not being committed to Dak long term as a Cowboys fan. (We'll see. We might be crying to go 8-8 when we have Quincy Carter and Ryan Leaf types playing QB)Why? I don't get your line of thinking. Just giving in to every player's salary demands leads to 8-8. Aren't you interested in winning?
As the Sharks would say.....I'm out.Then if you want to re-sign at that point you'll probably need about $120 million guaranteed. That's almost $200 million guaranteed given out in 3 years to Dak. And that is the best case scenario.
So, you're saying that if a couple of teams sign players to really stupid contracts, then every team is obligated to do the same?You are talking about something else. I am sorta 50/50 fine with not being committed to Dak long term as a Cowboys fan. (We'll see. We might be crying to go 8-8 when we have Quincy Carter and Ryan Leaf types playing QB)
I'm saying Dak and his agent were more right than the Cowboys front office. Other QBs signed 4 year deals. If you want him to sign for 5, he needs more guaranteed money. His agent's job is to look out for his best interest, not the Cowboys future. This is a failure by the Cowboys front office (if they're sold on Dak). Any non biased source like Bob Sturm will tell you that.
You are talking about something else. I am sorta 50/50 fine with not being committed to Dak long term as a Cowboys fan. (We'll see. We might be crying to go 8-8 when we have Quincy Carter and Ryan Leaf types playing QB)
I'm saying Dak and his agent were more right than the Cowboys front office. Other QBs signed 4 year deals. If you want him to sign for 5, he needs more guaranteed money. His agent's job is to look out for his best interest, not the Cowboys future. This is a failure by the Cowboys front office (if they're sold on Dak). Any non biased source like Bob Sturm will tell you that.
I can't believe I have to take Dak's side in this negotiation. Not even a big Dak guy.
Either give him the 4 year deal he wants (and is standard around the league) or give him $120+ guaranteed if you're going to insist he signs a 5 year deal. It's that simple. You cant ask him to sign a 5 year deal with the guaranteed money that comes on a 4 year deal.
I would've signed it anyway so there's some blame to put on Dak and Todd France but if you're looking at the NFL landscape and how things work, they're more in the right than the Cowboys are. If Dak ever makes it to free agency without getting hurt, he'll get $40 million AAV and more guaranteed money than what the Cowboys offered.
Couple of points.
You say if he hits free agency he'll get $40m AAV....well he was probably looking for that anyway.
All these rumors that the last minute counter offer by DAK was for $35m for 2 years....but no mention of the other two (I would predict over $40m)
May as well get him tagged for two years and get him for 2 years at $35.5m.
The 4 year deal at $35m may have been just about doable....but the Cap would be tight for all 4 years (even with restructuring the existing bad contracts).
The 4th year we have the lowest CAP availability by $30m (other than Eagles, who at least have most of their contracts tied up) and is the reason why we wanted to spread it out through 5 years.
Not saying either party are right or wrong, it's just the situation.
Dak was offered a 33 mil/year extension. The lowballing assertion is incorrect.A situation the Cowboys made for themselves by lowballing Dak before 2019 when Dak was only a $2 million cap hit.
Dak was offered a 33 mil/year extension. The lowballing assertion is incorrect.
Which is why Dak is in no hurry to sign$60M+ guaranteed for two years is a steep track.
I'd say the others were overpaid instead of the assertion that Dak was lowballed.I'm mainly referring to the guaranteed money. They were only offering $90 million before Wentz and Goff signed. They still have not offered enough for a five year extension
I'm mainly referring to the guaranteed money. They were only offering $90 million before Wentz and Goff signed. They still have not offered enough for a five year extension
I'm saying Dak and his agent were more right than the Cowboys front office. Other QBs signed 4 year deals. If you want him to sign for 5, he needs more guaranteed money.