Bottom line is Jerry has bumbled the Dak negotiations

Dre11 said:

5 years. If they have him 4 it would've been done. He wouldn't have turned it down.

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Yeah but didn’t he want same guaranteed money for 4 instead of 5?

*if he believe that dak is a franchise qb

if he rightly believe he is not then he is OK

StuckMojo said:

Yeah but didn’t he want same guaranteed money for 4 instead of 5?

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So what, they still wouldn't be going through this

At what point to you go life without Prescott? One year or three?

I have no problem with letting him walk and seek out a deal elsewhere and the Joneses showing some balls in dealing with agents and players. They're the weakest in the league and until they grow a pair this will keep happening.

The other oddity of this "I don't think Prescott is worth 40-41M, let's trade him". To what team? What exactly is the Prescott market? Does any owner think he's a top 5 QB with that contract?

Even the Prescott fans say he has to have the talent around him. What team has that but not the QB?

Tag him and they're already over the cap so forget any first week D FA's that might actually help this inept defense. And they'll struggle to keep their own because the other teams that are interested will know how much they don't have to spend. So, it will all come down to the draft, like that?

I know you want something for him but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. They had him for 4 affordable years and he was a great bargain and now he's not. And I am not even talking about the ankle here.

I'd withdraw the offer and let him walk and I'd draft the next QB1 and I'd take that cap space and see what I could do in FA to fix the D. This team has a good OL and very good WR corps and a good pair of RB's, think another rookie QB can't step into that and do well? Keep Dalton if he's not too expensive but if he is, he walks too because this team must build a defense that can contend or we're in Groundhog Day for the foreseeable future.

CATCH17 said:

Keep telling yourself that.

I'll just sit back and watch some of you finally have that moment when the light bulb turns on like this thread. That light bulb is flickering and it wants to turn on. It's like it's powered by wind.

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Lol...nobody changing.

pacy said:

They offered him $35 million/year last year. Dak did not take it.

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Exactly.

Dak is the bad guy in these negotiations.

He can't have everything on his terms. Of course Jerry will in the end fold and give him everything he wants and hurt our team but still he shouldn't do it.

CATCH17 said:

Lol oh now he’s ok with getting rid of Dak.


I knew some of you would start seeing things my way..

I’m owed an apology now that my opinion is mainstream enough for some of you to finally accept it.

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Im not apologizing for the hundreds of likes Ive given you... suck it up butter cup

CowboyRoy said:

At 40 million or 41 million per year average, were at the ridiculous point. If that is truly where we are.

Jerry could have had this wrapped up for 35 million or a little less two years ago and 35 million just last year and he blew it. So if he has to pay upwards of 40 million, then he blew it.

On the surface, it looks like Dak cares about maximizing his money. If all this salary conjecture is really true. His determination to maximize his money 3 years from now with the TV contract shows again, that we will have to do this all over again, and the numbers will be even more crazy. If the rumors are true.

Problem is we have NO other options at the moment.

Cutting Dak for nothing is just dumb. Simply cant do that. You either sign Dak 3 years and work on his replacement during that time or you trade him.

Giving away the rights to Dak is NOT an option.

Here are the options I see that make any sense:

-Sign Dak, play out the next 3 years, continue to build the defense and team around the QB
-Sign Dak, at some point trade him while you build the defense and team around the QB
-trade him now before the draft

Options that make ZERO sense:

-Let Dak walk
-let Dak play on the tag this year and let him walk

Either way, this Jerry/Dak contract is to the point of total stupidity. Needs to be done with already one way or the other.

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Jerry and Stephen caved to Zeke then decided to play hardball with Dak, more championship-caliber management from the dynamic duo in Big D.

the dallas cowboys have been mismanaged now for a long time and yes this dak contract deal is a show of just how stupid jerry and stephen jones are

He just knows that Dak isn't a franchise QB and he isn't going to cave to an average players wants.

ClappingCarrot said:

The reality is there is a lot that we don't know.

I think Dak's representation switching agencies and Dak's injury have impacted these negotiations more than anything. Regardless, both sides have to want to get this thing done. Going months without speaking because one of the other sides feels "disrespected" is absolute lunacy. Jerry needs to look out for his franchise and Todd France needs to look out for his client.

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Just on a side note did you know that Dak has made 50 million in off field revenue the last two years? Not too shabby.

Ok, Jerry sucks. He’s stupid, he screwed up, and every frustrated fan/armchair GM could do better. Dallas’ FO contains nothing but wealthy, incompetent morons and the team is doomed until the Jones family sells to ANYONE else, at which point THEY’LL become the most incompetent morons in the NFL! Any reason to be a Cowboy fan, besides history?

JJHLH1 said:

Jerry is the problem.

That’s been the case ever since he fired Jimmy Johnson.

I still can’t believe the huge contracts Jerry gave Jaylon and Zeke before securing his most important player.

When you make mistakes like that you end up where we are now, with no good options left and more mediocrity.

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And yet soooooo many people supported those contracts, especially zeke’s. I mean who in their right mind would support paying that much to a RB? Especially when he refused to play when he still had two years left on his contract and wouldn’t play until he was the highest paid as the highest RB ever. Was Jerry drunk or just that dumb? I’ve heard everyone else’s excuse and not one is valid.

I was guilty of supporting Jaylon...I’m going to take shower now, I feel dirty just typing that.

DandyDon1722 said:

Just on a side note did you know that Dak has made 50 million in off field revenue the last two years? Not too shabby.

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This is misinformation. That $50 million dollar people say is endorsed included a potential insurance policy payout. I don't think the actual amount of Dak's endorsements has ever been reported. However this is a top 10 list from early 2020 and Dak didn't even make the list. #10 was Matt Ryan making $5 million a year. Which means Dak is making less than that.


https://opendorse.com/blog/top-10-most-lucrative-nfl-endorsement-deals/

MountaineerCowboy said:

Would you pay 40+ million a year for something that you thought was worth 30?

It doesn't matter what fans think about Dak. If it was up to the fans this team would be terrible.

Jerry and Co, do not believe in Dak enough to pay him elite money and I don't blame them for that. I'm glad we aren't willing to pay a good player great plater money.

You guys are quick to give our FO all this credit on how well they draft and evaluate talent. Why does that not apply here? If the same guys that are doing so well evaluating players are telling Jerry that Dak is simply not worth what he is asking why not trust it?

This is the Dallas Cowboys, not the Dallas Prescott's.

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So true. I see many fans with QB goggles. They think nothing of the other players. Only the QB. Crazy.

CowboyRoy said:

Bottom line is Jerry has bumbled the Dak negotiations

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Welcome to 2018.

CowboyRoy said:

At 40 million or 41 million per year average, were at the ridiculous point. If that is truly where we are.

Jerry could have had this wrapped up for 35 million or a little less two years ago and 35 million just last year and he blew it. So if he has to pay upwards of 40 million, then he blew it.

On the surface, it looks like Dak cares about maximizing his money. If all this salary conjecture is really true. His determination to maximize his money 3 years from now with the TV contract shows again, that we will have to do this all over again, and the numbers will be even more crazy. If the rumors are true.

Problem is we have NO other options at the moment.

Cutting Dak for nothing is just dumb. Simply cant do that. You either sign Dak 3 years and work on his replacement during that time or you trade him.

Giving away the rights to Dak is NOT an option.

Here are the options I see that make any sense:

-Sign Dak, play out the next 3 years, continue to build the defense and team around the QB
-Sign Dak, at some point trade him while you build the defense and team around the QB
-trade him now before the draft

Options that make ZERO sense:

-Let Dak walk
-let Dak play on the tag this year and let him walk

Either way, this Jerry/Dak contract is to the point of total stupidity. Needs to be done with already one way or the other.

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Stephen and Daks Agent has. Jerry wouldve signed him by now

Section446 said:

He just knows that Dak isn't a franchise QB and he isn't going to cave to an average players wants.

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I disagree. Jerry will give in. I really do hope you're right though.

CowboyRoy said:

erry could have had this wrapped up for 35 million

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Yea not like Dak and his agent haven't pushed the envelope. LOL everything is Jerry's fault because Saint Dak is pure of heart.

So short of just giving a player whatever they ask for, a team has bumbled negotiations? It takes both sides saying yes to make a deal. So far, all Dak's side has said is no, even to ever increasing market value deals. The team simply asked for 1 additional year to make the deal work better under the cap until the new TV deal kicks in. Dak would not give on any issue including that one. The blame for no deal is the side continuously saying no to market value deals unless you feel players deserve anything and everything that ask for. If so, there would never be a need to negotiate. Dak and the Cowboys are in this position because Dak and his agent said No right up to the deadline.