Twitter: SI Breer and Spotrac comment on Dak's 2021 contract

PAPPYDOG · Oct 15, 2020

Hawkeye0202 said:

Booger is showing the first signs of CTE....

black label · Oct 15, 2020

Is jerry keeping dak in a storage locker for a few years?

CowboyoWales · Oct 16, 2020

jterrell said:
DAL mgmt could have extended him when he had those cheapo years left on his rookie deal.

I thought that Dak could only negotiate a deal after 3 years ....after the 2018 season?

A season that Dak only ranked 18th in QBR? Hardly ideal when negotiating a long contract.

The situation became more complex as Zeke decided to hold out when Dallas picked up his 5th year option - it could be argued that Zeke saw the upcoming financial issues surrounding Dallas' CAP and decided that at that moment he should cash in (most yards in NFL) as he was more valuable than Dak (at that time).

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

WillieBeamen said:
Give Dak a 4 year deal coming off a catastrophic injury?

Yea not happening. He will be tagged

I’d be surprised to see him offered the tag...

He might never be the same.. I’d say a one year prove it deal arounf $15-17 would be the best decision.. then, tag him the following year, if necessary...

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

PAPPYDOG said:
Dak and his agent gambled and ya let GREED make the call....they lost.
No way the Cowboys can afford the Tag if they want any chance to build up the defense and not lose additional talented players to the Fa market.
Dak played his last game as a Cowboy yesterday.

You hate to see it happen to such a nice guy, but you’re not wrong.... If he comes to terms with reality, works his *** off, and proves it next year - not just empty Q4 stats, then maybe he’d get a chance to receive the tag the following year..

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

Jarv said:
Transition tag so Dak can play the market. If no takers that tells you something right off the bat. Best case we get 2 1st rounders, worse case he leaves via FA and we get a 3rd comp.

Or he can sign a cap friendly deal.

Dude, I forgot about the Comp pick!!!!

That’s defiantly a welcome silver lining I totally spaced on.... I bet it’d be one of the highest ones offered too!!!

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

NEODOG said:
We are a hot mess with Dakota

I'm walking away NOW....I'll start over with someone else

You might be right...

Ask yourself what Bellychick would do, and therin lies the most sensible resolution...

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

big dog cowboy said:
That would be the cheapest time to do it. Just like it would have been 2 years ago, then last year. The Cowboys keep screwing this up.

I thought he was offered a K that he turned down the also??

How can you say the current situation hasn’t played out favorably for us??

If Dak was actually winning games, accepting reasonable offers, hadn’t suffered that nightmare injury, then I’d agree - assuming he actually brought a ring or two home in the process after getting paid.

As it stands we dodged a massive bullet that was heading straight between the eyes...

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

jterrell said:
Some people are too dumb to post.
If you believe what you posted, you are in fact one of those people.

Dak as of today owns the 3rd most wins in the NFL since 2016.

I used to run a 7 minute mile in my 20’s....What the heck are you talking about?

The guy might not even walk right again...

Things change, man!

Frozen700 · Oct 16, 2020

WillieBeamen said:
They didnt pay him before the injury and most likely werent paying him after this season even if he werent injured. So unless Dak takes less, hes getting tagged. And now, it will be significantly less

If Dalton plays at a high level, Dak will not be here.

#Dakwontgetpaid

jaythecowboy · Oct 16, 2020

Jeffkills said:
I’d be surprised to see him offered the tag...

He might never be the same.. I’d say a one year prove it deal arounf $15-17 would be the best decision.. then, tag him the following year, if necessary...

There is no way Dak doesn't get tagged imo. Otherwise Dak would be a free agent and someone would offer a big contract even if it's only one to two years.

Jeffkills · Oct 16, 2020

jaythecowboy said:
There is no way Dak doesn't get tagged imo. Otherwise Dak would be a free agent and someone would offer a big contract even if it's only one to two years.

That’s a definite possibility, but then again, it’ll be a pretty tough pill to swallow considering we might not even see whether Dak can do much of anything before the season next year...

What really sucks is that his injury will impact so many aspects of his game - mobility, driving the ball with his leg, confidence, speed, and maybe even his mental toughness... Sometimes a clean bill of health can’t eliminate the fear or being reinjured or even the long term effects of prolonged depression...

Here’s hoping he’s found some new tools and resources to better handle his depression issues...

Worst case scenario would be akin to Vanderjack totally unraveling after that huge miss while playing for Indy...

Flamma · Oct 16, 2020

Maybe I'm just ignorant, and come contract time that may be proven to be true. But no matter how many times people keep bringing up Dak getting a second tag, I'm going to keep saying that's never going to happen.

There is absolutely no reason to tag him again. It goes against everything brain cells try to accomplish. Just because one of the worst run teams presently in the NFL decided to do it twice with cousins doesn't mean other teams will be as stupid.

I think they'll either sign him, or let him walk. I can't see a legit reason for a 2nd tag.

CowboyoWales · Oct 16, 2020

Flamma said:
Maybe I'm just ignorant, and come contract time that may be proven to be true. But no matter how many times people keep bringing up Dak getting a second tag, I'm going to keep saying that's never going to happen.

There is absolutely no reason to tag him again. It goes against everything brain cells try to accomplish. Just because one of the worst run teams presently in the NFL decided to do it twice with cousins doesn't mean other teams will be as stupid.

I think they'll either sign him, or let him walk. I can't see a legit reason for a 2nd tag.

There is an argument to say that giving a 2nd tag just wastes a year - the $37.7m leaves us with just not enough to fill the gaps with bottom of the barrel talent let alone improve the Defense( oh and pay the draft picks).

So we continue with the flawed MO of restructuring those poor contracts into even worse guaranteed money.

If we tag Dak for 2021 (and 2022) just doesnt make sense as we arent in a position to win now.

Jake · Oct 16, 2020

Even if Dak hadn't gotten injured his agent screwed the pooch.

He had 4 months to survey the lockdown and realize it would negatively impact revenues and the cap for 2021. Instead he acted like it was business as usual.

Montanalo · Oct 16, 2020

Frozen700 said:
If Dalton plays at a high level, Dak will not be here.

#Dakwontgetpaid

I don't know.. JJ and SJ are so wedded to the idea that that Dak is the long-term solution that, regardless how Dalton plays and assuming Dak's recovery progresses, he will be re-signed.

It is a shame - independent your view of Dak - that the FO have boxed themselves into a corner with re-signing Dak. Essentially, they have negotiated against themselves.

ABQCOWBOY · Oct 16, 2020

CowboyoWales said:
I thought that Dak could only negotiate a deal after 3 years ....after the 2018 season?

A season that Dak only ranked 18th in QBR? Hardly ideal when negotiating a long contract.

The situation became more complex as Zeke decided to hold out when Dallas picked up his 5th year option - it could be argued that Zeke saw the upcoming financial issues surrounding Dallas' CAP and decided that at that moment he should cash in (most yards in NFL) as he was more valuable than Dak (at that time).

This is correct. The team could not extend Dak until his last year of his rookie contract. His situation was not like other QBs, as was suggested earlier. Because a lot of those guys were on 5 year deals, teams were able to leverage an extra year to work out contract extensions. With Dak, his was only 4 years so that's really the issue, as you outline above, to an extent. Good point.

ABQCOWBOY · Oct 16, 2020

Jeffkills said:
That’s a definite possibility, but then again, it’ll be a pretty tough pill to swallow considering we might not even see whether Dak can do much of anything before the season next year...

What really sucks is that his injury will impact so many aspects of his game - mobility, driving the ball with his leg, confidence, speed, and maybe even his mental toughness... Sometimes a clean bill of health can’t eliminate the fear or being reinjured or even the long term effects of prolonged depression...

Here’s hoping he’s found some new tools and resources to better handle his depression issues...

Worst case scenario would be akin to Vanderjack totally unraveling after that huge miss while playing for Indy...

There is some risk there, for sure. Hopefully, after the debacle of last year, Dak has representation that is a little more willing to negotiate.

TheHerd · Oct 16, 2020

ninja said:
Why tag him at all? Let him hit the market and Jerry can match if he likes or not.
Dak has been well compensated for his time here. If he wants to hold to $37M then let him find it somewhere else. Hint: he won't come close to $30M on the market. He will lose all his Dallas endorsements which are around $7-10M if he leaves.

Dak gambled and lost. It is his own fault.

If the team wins without him, why would you sign him for $30M+?
It will be interesting to see how this pays out.
It is all about business and wins and money.
Paying Dak $30M+ would not allow the team to field a competitive team on defense. Who wants to watch the defense giving up points while the offense is turning the ball over. No one.

Keep emotions out of it. Right now it looks like Dak needs Dallas more than Dallas needs Dak. Wins, playoffs, and super bowls are the goal. Not one player.

Those are not Jerry’s mail goals. He cares about wins and such, but it’s down a bit on the priority scale. That Forbes value list, and the operating revenue, dwarf everything else. Dak sells jerseys and is marketable. We’ve stunk for 20 years and value keeps going up. Dak stays.

jaythecowboy · Oct 16, 2020

Flamma said:
Maybe I'm just ignorant, and come contract time that may be proven to be true. But no matter how many times people keep bringing up Dak getting a second tag, I'm going to keep saying that's never going to happen.

There is absolutely no reason to tag him again. It goes against everything brain cells try to accomplish. Just because one of the worst run teams presently in the NFL decided to do it twice with cousins doesn't mean other teams will be as stupid.

I think they'll either sign him, or let him walk. I can't see a legit reason for a 2nd tag.

The decision to let Dak walk or not has to happen before he even plays another down of football. He may not even be done healing from the injury if the more conservative timetable of six months holds. The tag allows the Cowboys to keep his rights, and see him in the offseason program while negotiating a new deal. The tag is also prove it deal for those who want to see Dak in live games before giving him a big contract.

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