Cowboys at a crossroads with Dak

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I see the the Cowboys at a critical crossroads with Dak. If the Cowboys have any intention of potentially moving on from Dak, they would probably need to draft a QB in this draft class. If they get shut out there is obviously next year’s draft class, but rookie QB’s seldom have a shot at a SB.

So they will probably either extend Dak due to cap hit or draft a QB or both. This talk about extending Dak could be an attempt to add a cheap year after his playoff snafu, or to gauge what it is going to take to extend him.

I see this as a huge decision, and I hope the Cowboys don’t screw this one up.
its all at cross roads. Moore was forced onto McCarthy. and results were less than stellar in playoffs. so Now, Jerry is giving McCarthy his choice for hiring his staff and OC, with a one year warning. if it doesn't get better. then he is fired. and then he knows he has to go different direction at QB.

so how do we think this is going to work out?
 

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sounds like they're committed long term.
but still gonna look to draft a qb at some point...which they should've been doing all along.
depth and competition is a good thing.
but it sounds like they are committed to dak for awhile.
its us...the fans...who are at the crossroads.
 

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Tell ya something else .........IF they can't agree on an extension now ( before the start of the season ), it would be wise to consider trading up him before this draft. Here's why........without an extension, 2023 is the final year of any guaranteed money. 2024 is technically the final year of the deal coz 2025 and 2026 are void. Keep in mind, there no-trade and no-tag clauses.........means after this season, w/o an extension ALL/100% leverage goes to Dak and Todd France in 2024. He can sit back and let the contract expire ( after 2024 season ) and WALK w/o the Cowboys getting ANYTHING. The bottom line is Dak and Todd France have Jerry and Stephen by the balls after this season if they don't an extension done.

They would literally have only TWO options before the start of 2024 season to extend him or trade him, that is it, period coz this is a non-guaranteed year. I'm 1000% certain Todd France won't let get Dak anywhere close to a football field with that final year being non-guaranteed.
I think conceptually, you are right.
 

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  1. The Cowboys ARE going to restructure/extend Dak’s contract this year….period. There is no question about this. They will not flush a season down the toilet and pay him what the contract stipulates, only to end up back at the table needing to pay him even more on a new contract. Outside of this season, he has been a very good franchise QB, not an elite QB. If they don’t extend him now as they planned and lower his cap hit, and he reverts back to his previous play before this year, they will end up having to pay a very good QB elite money. They will follow the plan they had all along.
  2. The Cowboys will try to study and target 1-2 QBs they like as developmental guys because that makes for an inexpensive backup who could later be a lucky find, but it’s not a definite. The QB will need to be available in a slot where they aren’t passing on a real roster contributor.
  3. The Cowboys have no interest in paying Rush millions to be their backup again. It would need to be a really good deal. Personally, I don’t think there will be any interest in Rush as a starter, but maybe a little interest in him as a backup. I think Dallas will get him back on a cheap deal.
 

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  1. The Cowboys ARE going to restructure/extend Dak’s contract this year….period. There is no question about this. They will not flush a season down the toilet and pay him what the contract stipulates, only to end up back at the table needing to pay him even more on a new contract. Outside of this season, he has been a very good franchise QB, not an elite QB. If they don’t extend him now as they planned and lower his cap hit, and he reverts back to his previous play before this year, they will end up having to pay a very good QB elite money. They will follow the plan they had all along.
Hang on....arent we already paying him elite money, i'm positive he's not taking a pay cut, you can kick it down the alley, but it still gets paid.

What is it about Dak that says he can achieve ultimate playoff success in his 30's (with a 20% Cap hit), that he couldnt do in his 20's with a Cap hit under 10%....are there any peripheral's that are trending upwards?
 

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Hang on....arent we already paying him elite money, i'm positive he's not taking a pay cut, you can kick it down the alley, but it still gets paid.

What is it about Dak that says he can achieve ultimate playoff success in his 30's (with a 20% Cap hit), that he couldnt do in his 20's with a Cap hit under 10%....are there any peripheral's that are trending upwards?
He only counted 19+ million this year. We are paying him franchise QB money, which just means he’s a good QB that we plan to keep for awhile. In just a short time his contract has dropped down the rankings quite a bit. Besides, unless we are in Jerry’s will, we shouldn’t care what Jerry pays him overall, only what he counts against the cap each year. So far, that has not been much.
 

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I would rather them pay him what he's owed now and move on the year after. Much better than kicking the cap can down the road and spreading the pain over several seasons. They don't do anything in free agency anyways. So this year doesn't matter. Better to be set up with extra cap space at the same time that Dak is gone
 

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I see the the Cowboys at a critical crossroads with Dak. If the Cowboys have any intention of potentially moving on from Dak, they would probably need to draft a QB in this draft class. If they get shut out there is obviously next year’s draft class, but rookie QB’s seldom have a shot at a SB.

So they will probably either extend Dak due to cap hit or draft a QB or both. This talk about extending Dak could be an attempt to add a cheap year after his playoff snafu, or to gauge what it is going to take to extend him.

I see this as a huge decision, and I hope the Cowboys don’t screw this one up.
They don't have to do anything with Dak's contract. They can create over 40M cap space by restructuring 5 contracts and cutting Zeke.

Restructure: Does not change how much the player is paid. Only changes when.

A restructure just gives the player his 2023 salary as a bonus instead of salary. They can do that with Dak and free up about 26M in cap space.

The big dead money hit after a QB is gone is often offset by the fact that his salary is also gone. That works out if the new QB is on his rookie contract.
 

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all of you make sense, the agent for dak, old france will be looking at all his options too, he's been at this game a long time. sometimes when you buy a car you know it's a lemon and whatever you do nothing comes out of it any good i believe that is dak and to extend him would be a mistake but dumb and dumber will do it. We the fans know it but they control the team and they have the money to blow so just go a long for the ride and hurt them in the only way you can don't buy the bs and what i mean by that is there clothes hats or there season tickets or tickets in general. I know most will do this anyway and that's what there counting on because jerry's made plenty money in gas and will thumb his nose at you so all i can say when you buy his high priced products look at your kids and say was it really worth it. see you next draft
 

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I would rather them pay him what he's owed now and move on the year after. Much better than kicking the cap can down the road and spreading the pain over several seasons. They don't do anything in free agency anyways. So this year doesn't matter. Better to be set up with extra cap space at the same time that Dak is gone
Why?

Assuming the new QB is a draft pick, then he is cheap.

In the first year after Dak there would be a big dead money hit; However, Dak salary would be gone.

Basically
2024: Dak salary + prorated money
2025: New QB salary + dead-money.

The above numbers often end up being about equal.

Note; Prorated money becomes dead-money when the player is gone.
 

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They should let him play this year in the new offense without extending him.
Evaluate after this year.
Sounds like they are going to extend him this off-season which I think is a mistake.
Our front office is not very good.
They've got too many guys to pay to carry a $49 million cap hit at QB. If they don't extend him the team around him will be lesser.

They'll extend him. The key will be how soon they can get out of it, assuming they would ever want to do that. It's the Jones boys.
 

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They've got too many guys to pay to carry a $49 million cap hit at QB. If they don't extend him the team around him will be lesser.

They'll extend him. The key will be how soon they can get out of it, assuming they would ever want to do that. It's the Jones boys.
The Jones boys
Oh boy!
 

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I see the the Cowboys at a critical crossroads with Dak. If the Cowboys have any intention of potentially moving on from Dak, they would probably need to draft a QB in this draft class. If they get shut out there is obviously next year’s draft class, but rookie QB’s seldom have a shot at a SB.

So they will probably either extend Dak due to cap hit or draft a QB or both. This talk about extending Dak could be an attempt to add a cheap year after his playoff snafu, or to gauge what it is going to take to extend him.

I see this as a huge decision, and I hope the Cowboys don’t screw this one up.
Crossroads?????????????????? Sorry dude, we're at a dead-end with Dakota "WENTZ 2.0" Prescot!
 

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They've got too many guys to pay to carry a $49 million cap hit at QB. If they don't extend him the team around him will be lesser.

They'll extend him. The key will be how soon they can get out of it, assuming they would ever want to do that. It's the Jones boys.
That is what I have been saying. They can / will extend him. But are they smart enough to write the contract so they can still get out of it in a few years, and lessen the cap hit. Then again Dak needs to accept the terms.
 

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Why?

Assuming the new QB is a draft pick, then he is cheap.

In the first year after Dak there would be a big dead money hit; However, Dak salary would be gone.

Basically
2024: Dak salary + prorated money
2025: New QB salary + dead-money.

The above numbers often end up being about equal.

Note; Prorated money becomes dead-money when the player is gone.
I'll admit, money not my area of expertise. I'm just assuming paying him now means an earlier exit, and a quicker restart for the team.
 
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