Cowboy Wire: 8 potential Dak replacements

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Good article by K.D. ........ our 2025 starting QB could very well be on this list.




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8 potential Prescott replacements and the Penix perpendicularity​



K.D. Drummond
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May 8, 2024 7:19 am CT

While it comes across to some that the Dallas Cowboys front office no longer has a plan, rest assured they do. Whether it’s a good plan or not is definitely up for debate. The Cowboys have chosen to not yet open up their wallets for franchise quarterback Dak Prescott, and as such he appears ready to enter his ninth year in the league on the final year of his contract.
There’s still time to make a deal, but it would be foolish to think the front office is not building contingency plans if he should walk in free agency following the season. Part of those plans involve potentially drafting a QB next year, but it also must include considering veteran QBs who could be available next offseason. Much of the focus of Cowboys Nation has been on where Prescott could land next year, but Dallas will have various levels of replacement options to pursue.
Here we’ll look at each, and whether or not they would be considered a bridge to someone else as the team rebuilds, or a franchise quarterback candidate. None of these players are as good as Prescott, but that’s why they’d be cheaper alternatives for the club

QB Trey Lance​

It’s assumed Lance will move up to QB2 for the Cowboys this year, getting the majority of the reps not given to Prescott, instead of Cooper Rush. The third-overall pick from the 2021 draft was acquired last offseason for a fourth-round pick, and the team bragged about how he’s the QB they drafted. The problem is he had little collegiate experience, little pro experience and is now on the final year of his contract.

Even if he balls out in the three preseason games that Prescott likely won’t play in, his worth will likely be evaluated by the Cowboys removing Prescott from any blowout victories early enough to give Lance a couple series throughout the season.

Ceiling: Franchise, but most likely bridge


Jaguars QB Trevor LawrenceCow​

Many expected Lawrence to take the leap into the elite club in 2023 but that never materialized. The third-year starter couldn’t lead Jacksonville to double-digit wins and regressed from his top-10 MVP campaign of 2022. The Jaguars placed the fifth-year option on him, so he’d have to be put ont the trade market in order for the Cowboys to acquire his services, but if the former No. 1 selection doesn’t turn the corner, he could be available for trade if Jacksonville goes another direction in the draft next year, or he could come free in 2026 if Dallas lands a bridge QB if Prescott leaves town.

Ceiling: Franchise
 
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Hawkeye0202 said:
Good article by K.D. ........ our 2025 starting QB could very well be on this list.




https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/li...them&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter


8 potential Prescott replacements and the Penix perpendicularity​



K.D. Drummond
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May 8, 2024 7:19 am CT

While it comes across to some that the Dallas Cowboys front office no longer has a plan, rest assured they do. Whether it’s a good plan or not is definitely up for debate. The Cowboys have chosen to not yet open up their wallets for franchise quarterback Dak Prescott, and as such he appears ready to enter his ninth year in the league on the final year of his contract.
There’s still time to make a deal, but it would be foolish to think the front office is not building contingency plans if he should walk in free agency following the season. Part of those plans involve potentially drafting a QB next year, but it also must include considering veteran QBs who could be available next offseason. Much of the focus of Cowboys Nation has been on where Prescott could land next year, but Dallas will have various levels of replacement options to pursue.
Here we’ll look at each, and whether or not they would be considered a bridge to someone else as the team rebuilds, or a franchise quarterback candidate. None of these players are as good as Prescott, but that’s why they’d be cheaper alternatives for the club

QB Trey Lance​

It’s assumed Lance will move up to QB2 for the Cowboys this year, getting the majority of the reps not given to Prescott, instead of Cooper Rush. The third-overall pick from the 2021 draft was acquired last offseason for a fourth-round pick, and the team bragged about how he’s the QB they drafted. The problem is he had little collegiate experience, little pro experience and is now on the final year of his contract.

Even if he balls out in the three preseason games that Prescott likely won’t play in, his worth will likely be evaluated by the Cowboys removing Prescott from any blowout victories early enough to give Lance a couple series throughout the season.

Ceiling: Franchise, but most likely bridge


Jaguars QB Trevor LawrenceCow​

Many expected Lawrence to take the leap into the elite club in 2023 but that never materialized. The third-year starter couldn’t lead Jacksonville to double-digit wins and regressed from his top-10 MVP campaign of 2022. The Jaguars placed the fifth-year option on him, so he’d have to be put ont the trade market in order for the Cowboys to acquire his services, but if the former No. 1 selection doesn’t turn the corner, he could be available for trade if Jacksonville goes another direction in the draft next year, or he could come free in 2026 if Dallas lands a bridge QB if Prescott leaves town.

Ceiling: Franchise
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When put in those terms Jerry's got to understand (Stephen's probably going to catch up in a week or two), that the number of teams potentially looking for QB's in 2025 means the price will be astronomical (unless they have a take that Dak wants Dallas).

If Tua doesnt progress that Miami offense there's a decent train of thought that they need a more 'steady hand' at QB. Miami would potentially give the money and the potential to win.

Jerry, stop trying/HOPING (@Bobhaze , your Hope again from the other thread) for a resolution, sometimes you need to take control and make a decision.

Im saying it again, if you're not paying Dak what he wants to sign the extension in 2024, we need to seriously consider cutting Dak (Pre-June) with a strategic viewpoint that 2024 is a HARD RESET, and we'll join the 2025 QB sweepstake in a much better CAP position (having cleared all of Dak's previous Dead Money).
 
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Hawkeye0202 said:
It could be as many as 6-7 by my estimate.......Seahawks, Dolphins, Saints, Jets, Giants, Raiders, Steelers, Rams, Lions,
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Yep and if Dak's priority is money, then he gone.....it only takes one. Then again there's enough teams, with competitive potential, to seriously question why he'd even want to stay in Dallas.

So the question to Jerry is what are you waiting for....."or get pot the off poop", rearrange those words into a relevant sentence.
 
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If Dak isn’t around after this season the guys from this list I would want is Trey, Fields.
Trey: he’s in the building as if this year and knows the offense. Good bridge QB with upside.
Fields: good bridge with upside and young.

I wouldn’t want Lawrence, Cousins, Wilson or Carr. All of them fall into the same category: veterans that haven’t done much and would be expensive. Well Wilson has won Super Bowls but he’s far removed from those days. The only way I would want one of these guys is if they took 25 million or so. But signing one of these guys to a 50 million APY would be a waste. Might as well keep Dak then.

Lance and Fields could be had for much cheaper and could blossom. All the other guys have peaked. JMO
 
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plymkr said:
If Dak isn’t around after this season the guys from this list I would want is Trey, Fields.
Trey: he’s in the building as if this year and knows the offense. Good bridge QB with upside.
Fields: good bridge with upside and young.

I wouldn’t want Lawrence, Cousins, Wilson or Carr. All of them fall into the same category: veterans that haven’t done much and would be expensive. Well Wilson has won Super Bowls but he’s far removed from those days. The only way I would want one of these guys is if they took 25 million or so. But signing one of these guys to a 50 million APY would be a waste. Might as well keep Dak then.

Lance and Fields could be had for much cheaper and could blossom. All the other guys have peaked. JMO
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Yep and I wouldnt bet on the Jones' to evaluate a potential improvement in a new environment (ala Goff / Stafford). Take the cheaper option and put resource into 'the lines' a players that will assist the QB.
 
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Ok let's get Lawrence. I'm in.


Yeah ok, none of that is gonna happen. They'll extend Dak and that's that.
 
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Check out the body language on Kirk Cousins leaning away.......he's trying to get a head start because he knows he's getting a beating when the meetings over.
 
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