Bottom line is Jerry has bumbled the Dak negotiations

[MountaineerCowboy]

…..somebody been listening to Dan Orlovsky.

Dan is right about the Dak situation, but I have to tune out anytime his hero Wentz is brought up.

 

[Buzzbait]

You're not overpaying, you paying the increase of the market. Just as you would in any job/business.

Is that you Dak?
What he wants is not market, and he's not the 2nd best QB in the league. He's a good QB but he's not 2nd best QB. Period.

 

[GMO415]

Jerry will ultimately end his football career as a failure. His overall career won't be seen as such, but the final moments will be.

 

[kskboys]

....and look at the job he has done so far with that....so why continue the downward trend of paying players millions to see no reward for the millions.....it has to end before they do a major mistake in signing Dak.

He has done an awful job, always leaving gaping holes, overpaying stars, and emphasizing the wrong positions.

It's on Jerry that he overpaid to begin w/. A GM must be able to let players walk. Jerry cannot.

 

[egn22]

I can promise you that my opinion was not mainstream at the end of his 4 year deal.

Now people are slowly figuring out what I projected a long time ago.


It doesn't matter though because the owner in the end will be stupid and pay up. Dak's agent knows this but it's still the wrong move.

the problem with your opinion is you've been so hung up on it, that you are blind to ALL of the amazing things Dak has accomplished in his short tenure here. The group think on this board has you really believing we shouldn't have Dak as our starting QB when i reality he's a top 10 QB in this league. Top 6 in my mind.
So, no, you're not owed an apology. you're owed a wake up call.

 

[Ranched]

He has done an awful job, always leaving gaping holes, overpaying stars, and emphasizing the wrong positions.

It's on Jerry that he overpaid to begin w/. A GM must be able to let players walk. Jerry cannot.

They don't become Stars until they're overpaid. Ninety-five percent of this forum was all over Jerry telling him to sign Zeke.

Now that Ewok hasn't worked out (after pay day ironically), it's Jerry's fault for overpaying him. The man just can't win. No pun intended lol.

 

[CyberB0b]

They don't become Stars until they're overpaid. Ninety-five percentage of this forum was all over Jerry telling him to sign Zeke.

Now that Ewok hasn't worked out (after pay day ironically), it's Jerry's fault for overpaying him. The man just can't win. No pun intended lol

You're making stuff up. Very few people wanted to pay him two years before his contract was up.

 

[Ranched]

Jerry will ultimately end his football career as a failure. His overall career won't be seen as such, but the final moments will be.

Oh what the heck dear. Let's dance a salsa.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Give him the Non exclusive tag and see what the market for Dak is. The numbers are speculation. What isn't speculation is they can't get a deal done.

Its just not a smart option.

 

[CowboyRoy]

The team famously wants him to sign a 5 year deal. His team wants a 4 year deal so he can get back to free agency faster.

So probably not actually.

Now he wants a 3 year deal. 2 years ago he probably would have signed a 5 year. Its all about being free in 3 years time from now.

 

[Diehardblues]

Is that you Dak?
What he wants is not market, and he's not the 2nd best QB in the league. He's a good QB but he's not 2nd best QB. Period.

Paying him 2nd best money this year doesn’t define him as 2nd best QB.

The top paid QB’s in a particular season they signed a new contract don’t always represent the best QB’s.

Here’s a list of top 10 paid QB’s currently in NFL. It’s not a pecking order of ten best QB’s.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/highest-paid-quarterbacks-in-nfl/

 

[FVSTONE]

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.

HOW???????? JJ's done a great job with these negotiations, he's stood his ground and he'll either get the team friendly deal or he'll be drafting a QB with the Cowboys 1st pick in this year's draft. Prescott hasn't lead this team anywhere, big deal he's thrown up big stats the last couple of seasons against weak *** teams, but stats don't win championships, team players do!

 

[TequilaCowboy]

If you mean that Jerry "bumbled" the negotiations by not caving into the demands of Dak and his agent, then i support that bumbling. It is incredibly stupid to label what is transpiring between Jerry and France as "negotiations". They are more like demands like a ransom note would have. No the Cowboys should not pay ransoms. This is the beginning of the end for him in Dallas.

 

[Dre11]

Is that you Dak?
What he wants is not market, and he's not the 2nd best QB in the league. He's a good QB but he's not 2nd best QB. Period.

Is that you Stephen? what he wants is market, Deshaun got 39million, 40 million is behind Mahomes, the damn tag is 38million. its market...smdh

 

[CowboyRoy]

HOW???????? JJ's done a great job with these negotiations, he's stood his ground and he'll either get the team friendly deal or he'll be drafting a QB with the Cowboys 1st pick in this year's draft. Prescott hasn't lead this team anywhere, big deal he's thrown up big stats the last couple of seasons against weak *** teams, but stats don't win championships, team players do!

held his ground to 5 years instead of 4? Thats holding the wrong way. And a rookie is going to lead this rabble somewhere? LOL

Who knows, maybe he will win rookie of the year and lead his team to a 13-3 record and 11 wins in a row.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Jerry has bumbled the whole organization for 25 years now Dak is just the latest.

 

[FVSTONE]

held his ground to 5 years instead of 4? Thats holding the wrong way. And a rookie is going to lead this rabble somewhere? LOL

Who knows, maybe he will win rookie of the year and lead his team to a 13-3 record and 11 wins in a row.

Lightning can strike twice.............The only difference is going to be the new rookie is going to kick *** for seasons to come, unlike Dak who njuts up against AVERAGE TEAMS. As a matter of fact the rooki they take will have an outstanding college record against rated teams, something Prescott struggle BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Seven]

You're making stuff up. Very few people wanted to pay him two years before his contract was up.

NAME the very few

You're making stuff up. Very few people wanted to pay him two years before his contract was up.

So are you.

EXACTLY WHO are the very few people?
Message Board wanna be's?

Seriously??
Reality awaits you......

 

[Steve007]

Its just not a smart option.

It's not a smart option to give Dak the money that has been reported.

 

[CyberB0b]

NAME the very few

So are you.

EXACTLY WHO are the very few people?
Message Board wanna be's?

Seriously??
Reality awaits you......

You can Google it.

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/pft-cowboys-aren’t-going-to-let-ezekiel-elliott’s-holdout-force-their-hand.436399/

From the first page:

This really could work out for the best. Zeke's own arrogance and stupidity may end up keeping Jerry from making the mistake of extending Zeke, which he seemed hell-bent on making.

Dare we be that optimistic?


But one thing I will say, if they wanted to put any sort of a scare in Elliott's camp, signing a young, hungry back like Jay Ajayi would have done a better job of it than signing "team friend" Alfred Morris.

He's not forcing my hand either "from and agonizing standpoint" I will welcome him back if or when he returns or move on without him if he doesn't.

this was always obvious.
zeke has no leverage here.
as good as he is, his job doesnt even start til week 1.
this team is used ot slow starts and cares about how it finishes not how it starts so this has been absurd agent advice.

if anything zeke should be in camp but merely whispering we wont play week 1 without a deal.

going to cabo is a slap in the face to his teammates and tone deaf.