News: PFT: Dak Prescott has unique leverage over the Cowboys

conner01 · Jan 22, 2020

Kaiser said:
And if Jerry had given Dak 25MM per before the season fans would have melted down, but it would be a bargain right now.

The real issue is Dak's agent (correctly) held off on an extension when Dak started the season on a hot streak. It was the right move by the agent and its really not about Dak or Jerry.

It’s Jerry’s fault we didn’t sign him cheap when we could
Then same fans would have bashed had he signed him then
I was all for letting him prove it another year
He proved he’s a starting NFL QB
Now you have to pay him
And if it’s 35 mil that will be cheap in a few years

CouchCoach · Jan 22, 2020

Want to test leverage? Use the transition tag on him and see what another team, willing to give up 2 1sts, would be willing to pay him.

In the meantime, I would be visiting with my new HC about other options, mainly in FA. Rivers would he high on my radar.

Other GM's have to be chuckling about the Joneses and their on going public love affair with Prescott. They spend so much time trying to sell that they don't realize what they're going to be buying. What a bunch of tools. I know, like father like son but this one is ridiculous.

CouchCoach · Jan 22, 2020

baltcowboy said:
Then the talking heads would have a field day with bs takes. You have to respect your quarterback if you believe in him. The Joneses believe in Dak.

Other owners and GMs believe in theirs as well, but they keep that to themselves.

The Joneses are like the idiot that goes onto the car lot and can't stop crowing about how much he just loves that car and then tries to negotiate. The idiot son built Elliott up and then they had to pay him.

And they're not crowing about the player, they're drawing attention to themselves and playing the "ain't I smart" card. It's all ego.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

baltcowboy said:
Then the talking heads would have a field day with bs takes. You have to respect your quarterback if you believe in him. The Joneses believe in Dak.

What other teams GM’s are carrying on such manner with the media in these situations? Who cares what the Mediots say?

This is why Jethro and Son try to squash it in media though is because they care about public perception even if it hinders their leverage in negotiations.

baltcowboy · Jan 22, 2020

CouchCoach said:
Other owners and GMs believe in theirs as well, but they keep that to themselves.

The Joneses are like the idiot that goes onto the car lot and can't stop crowing about how much he just loves that car and then tries to negotiate. The idiot son built Elliott up and then they had to pay him.

And they're not crowing about the player, they're drawing attention to themselves and playing the "ain't I smart" card. It's all ego.

The Eagles and Rams said great things about Wentz and Goff then signed them to record breaking contracts. I don’t know of any coach, gm, that does not talk positively about their quarterback. The Ravens coach is saying Jackson will replace Ripken as Baltimore’s best athlete. The Joneses talk about everything, they better compliment Dak.

baltcowboy · Jan 22, 2020

Diehardblues said:
What other teams GM’s are carrying on such manner with the media in these situations? Who cares what the Mediots say?

This is why Jethro and Son try to squash it in media though is because they care about public perception even if it hinders their leverage in negotiations.

We agree the Joneses are idiots.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

CouchCoach said:
Want to test leverage? Use the transition tag on him and see what another team, willing to give up 2 1sts, would be willing to pay him.

In the meantime, I would be visiting with my new HC about other options, mainly in FA. Rivers would he high on my radar.

Other GM's have to be chuckling about the Joneses and their on going public love affair with Prescott. They spend so much time trying to sell that they don't realize what they're going to be buying. What a bunch of tools. I know, like father like son but this one is ridiculous.

Yep

It’s so obvious.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

baltcowboy said:
We agree the Joneses are idiots.

They place promoting their product and themselves first. It’s not always best for Cowboys Football especially in situations like this.

What would be better for negotiations than for Dak to be concerned we might not write a blank check or consider leaving him open for another team to pursue?

Place some pressure on him to sign a deal now. Instead of the unknown.

I truly believe Daks value is higher to the Cowboys than any other team would be.

DallasEast · Jan 22, 2020

Mike Florio said:
The path to a solution is clear, but not cheap. The Cowboys need to treat the tag deadline as a hard deadline for getting a long-term deal done, and they need to offer Prescott a deal in the range of $31 million per year.

Yes, $31 million per year. Not $35 million or $37 million or $40 million. Because Prescott has no contract, the new-money analysis won’t drive the valuation artificially north. The value at signing is what matters for Prescott, and Russell Wilson‘s contract has an at-signing value of $31.4 million per year (the new-money average is $35 million).

Gotta bookmark this so I can return to it after the contract is finalized and see if fact matched fiction.

DeaconMoss · Jan 22, 2020

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CouchCoach said:
Want to test leverage? Use the transition tag on him and see what another team, willing to give up 2 1sts, would be willing to pay him.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

DallasEast said:
Gotta bookmark this so I can return to it after the contract is finalized and see if fact matched fiction.

I think most would accept the 31 million. I’d make that a hard number for Dak. I really can’t imagine other teams lining up to pay more.

If Dak passes. Draft a QB or pursue one in FA. Let him test FA. That’s how you negotiate.

DallasEast · Jan 22, 2020

Diehardblues said:
I think most would accept the 31 million. I’d make that a hard number for Dak. I really can’t imagine other teams lining up to pay more.

If Dak passes. Draft a QB or pursue one in FA. Let him test FA. That’s how you negotiate.

That is one way to look at it. Another way is:

A) Prescott himself believes he is as good or better than Ryan or Wilson and seek contractual compensation greater than theirs
B) Jones will do everything in his power to make certain Prescott remains on his team for years to come

Now to sit back and see how reality itself unfolds.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

DallasEast said:
That is one way to look at it. Another way is:

A) Prescott himself believes he is as good or better than Ryan or Wilson and seek contractual compensation greater than theirs
B) Jones will do everything in his power to make certain Prescott remains on his team for years to come

Now to sit back and see how reality itself unfolds.

I understand but it doesn’t mean it’s a sound means of negotiations.

a) I can’t imagine anyone outside of the Cowboys circle who believe Dak is worth more than Wilson
B) prob true and if he over pays it will most likely be another obstacle to overcome this era

I think we all know how it’s going to end. Much like every negotiation in such Jerry is All In. We will pay the player what he wants. Really sound negotiation. Lol

CouchCoach · Jan 22, 2020

How much ego is tied up in these deals? We know there are contracts in place that stipulate no other player at this player's position can be paid more without a new deal being drawn up. And that has been around for quite some time.

So, let's assume there is Prescott ego in this with Wilson, Wentz, Goff and the others at that 30M mark. This QB thinks he deserves that kind of money because he believes he's either as good or better than they are and his agent has been feeding that for well over a year.

Then let's find out. Transition tag him and let his agent go forth to the CIN's, MIA's, NE's, LAC's, JAX's, CAR's and possibly NO's that are going to be in the market for a new QB1. See his value on the open market. If it's at that 33-35M mark, then they'll know and can decide.

I think that what they would discover is that through their own selling, they've sold themselves that Prescott is worth that kind of money and truth be told, Booger wants to think he's deserving of a QB making that much, it's a status symbol. I do not think there is another team that would pay him 30M and not sure of 25M on a long term. I honestly don't know what other owners, GM's or HC's think about Dak Prescott compared to what else might be available.

There's the QB market that is established and then there's how much is this particular QB worth to you? The market price for lobster today is $20 a lb but if it smells a little too fishy to you, are you going to buy just any lobster for $20 a lb?

DallasEast · Jan 22, 2020

Diehardblues said:
I understand but it doesn’t mean it’s a sound means of negotiations.

a) I can’t imagine anyone outside of the Cowboys circle who believe Dak is worth more than Wilson

It does not necessarily matter what anyone believes except what Prescott believes himself. Prescott is an intelligent young man and publicly says all the right things. However, his own opinion of his skills and potential *may be* greater than some of his critics believe. Prescott would not be the first professional athlete who over-inflated their value in retrospect of outside the evaluation of others.

Diehardblues said:
B) prob true and if he over pays it will most likely be another obstacle to overcome this era

I think we all know how it’s going to end. Much like every negotiation in such Jerry is All In. We will pay the player what he wants. Really sound negotiation. Lol

I have been saying the bold in regard to Jones since November 2016 when it comes to Prescott. Could be totally wrong in the end but I do feel the final contract will make some people spit fire--while I will have seen it coming for years.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

CouchCoach said:
How much ego is tied up in these deals? We know there are contracts in place that stipulate no other player at this player's position can be paid more without a new deal being drawn up. And that has been around for quite some time.

So, let's assume there is Prescott ego in this with Wilson, Wentz, Goff and the others at that 30M mark. This QB thinks he deserves that kind of money because he believes he's either as good or better than they are and his agent has been feeding that for well over a year.

Then let's find out. Transition tag him and let his agent go forth to the CIN's, MIA's, NE's, LAC's, JAX's, CAR's and possibly NO's that are going to be in the market for a new QB1. See his value on the open market. If it's at that 33-35M mark, then they'll know and can decide.

I think that what they would discover is that through their own selling, they've sold themselves that Prescott is worth that kind of money and truth be told, Booger wants to think he's deserving of a QB making that much, it's a status symbol. I do not think there is another team that would pay him 30M and not sure of 25M on a long term. I honestly don't know what other owners, GM's or HC's think about Dak Prescott compared to what else might be available.

There's the QB market that is established and then there's how much is this particular QB worth to you? The market price for lobster today is $20 a lb but if it smells a little too fishy to you, are you going to buy just any lobster for $20 a lb?

You’re on fire today CC!!

CouchCoach · Jan 22, 2020

The leverage is the lack of options and that's what Prescott's agent will use. If they'd let it be known they were exploring other avenues, FA QB's, in anticipation of a deal not being made, the other side might not sense that leverage. A responsible GM would be exploring all avenues and opportunities.

But they've made it clear. They proposed last year and got turned down. So instead of playing the field, they waited and will propose again. They've let it be known, a deal is getting done. How much and for long, that's just the details. They're not even looking at any other QB's.

Blessed is the agent with a Cowboys player they like or one they want.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

DallasEast said:
It does not necessarily matter what anyone believes except what Prescott believes himself. Prescott is an intelligent young man and publicly says all the right things. However, his own opinion of his skills and potential *may be* greater than some of his critics believe. Prescott would not be the first professional athlete who over-inflated their value in retrospect of outside the evaluation of others.
I have been saying the bold in regard to Jones since November 2016 when it comes to Prescott. Could be totally wrong in the end but I do feel the final contract will make some people spit fire--while I will have seen it coming for years.

Yep

But it doesn’t mean it’s what is best for Cowboys Football this era. It’s more about what’s best for Jerry.

408Cowboy · Jan 22, 2020

Kaiser said:
I don't know if you have kept up on current events, but Jerry will still be talking three weeks after he's dead.

Diehardblues · Jan 22, 2020

CouchCoach said:
The leverage is the lack of options and that's what Prescott's agent will use. If they'd let it be known they were exploring other avenues, FA QB's, in anticipation of a deal not being made, the other side might not sense that leverage. A responsible GM would be exploring all avenues and opportunities.

But they've made it clear. They proposed last year and got turned down. So instead of playing the field, they waited and will propose again. They've let it be known, a deal is getting done. How much and for long, that's just the details. They're not even looking at any other QB's.

Blessed is the agent with a Cowboys player they like or one they want.

Correct

Real negotiators plan for worse case scenario. Jethro and Son have No Plan B which translates to no leverage in negotiations. It’s so pitiful.

It will play out much like Zeke . We will pay top dollar.

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