Nailed it........
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...ing/?cid=fmiatwking#10-things-i-think-i-think
5. I think the Dallas Cowboys should take a deep breath and sign
Dak Prescott—five years, $150 milion ($90 million guaranteed) sounds about correct—
before he plays well enough this year to push him into Russell Wilson land. Prescott’s not a top-five quarterback, but you absolutely can win with him, and he can play well enough in and out of the pocket to be competitive in the biggest games on the schedule. And he is a very good face of the franchise, eminently trustworthy and a good leader. For those who swear he’s not worth it, ask yourself this question: What is the alternative, and are you willing to let Prescott walk away while the Cowboys go the draft-and-develop route in the near future?
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. (Getty Images)
6. I think some Cowboys fans would like, in part because of the financial sanity, the advantage to having a rookie quarterback not chew up your cap. But let’s look at the first-round quarterbacks in the most recent seven drafts, and let’s see how many are better than Prescott. I don’t include 2018 and 2019 because we don’t know the results of their play yet. We are not sure of all of these players, but we have a pretty good idea about most.
Quarterbacks drafted in the first round between 2011 and 2017, compared to Prescott
Total first-round QBs: 20.
Clearly not as good as Prescott … 11 of 20 (55 percent): Jake Locker (8th pick, 2011),
Blaine Gabbert (10-2011), Christian Ponder (12-2011),
Robert Griffin III (2-2012), Ryan Tannehill (8-2012),
Brandon Weeden (22-2012),
E.J. Manuel (16-2013),
Blake Bortles (3-2014), Johnny Manziel (22-2014),
Teddy Bridgewater (32-2014),
Paxton Lynch (26-2016).
Too close to call right now, but Prescott has an edge … 3 of 20 (15 percent): Jameis Winston (1-2015), Marcus Mariota (2-2015), Mitchell Trubisky (2-2017).
Clearly better than Prescott … 3 of 20 (15 percent): Cam Newton (1-2011), Andrew Luck (1-2012), Patrick Mahomes (10-2017).
Better than Prescott, though with an injury asterisk … 1 of 20 (5 percent): Carson Wentz (2-2016).
Too close to call right now, but they look better than Prescott to me … 2 of 20 (10 percent):Jared Goff (1-2016), Deshaun Watson (12-2017).
So—and we’re sure to disagree on a few of these—I have Prescott with at least a slight edge on 14 of the 20 first-round quarterbacks picked between 2011 and 2017
. So, Cowboy fans: Are you sure you want to roll the dice, cast Prescott aside in the near future, and take your shot with the next hot young first-rounder? I will remind you: In 2016, I covered the Cowboys draft, and
I was inside their process, and Jerry Jones looked like his dog just died after he and his scouting group missed out on Paxton Lynch, and they were ticked off again to miss out on
Connor Cook atop the fourth round, which left them with … Dak Prescott.
