Cowboys options with Dak from Overthecap

[cowboys5xsbs]

https://overthecap.com/looking-at-the-cowboys-options-with-dak-prescott

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

This should be pinned because it goes over everything and people are always asking

 

[nate dizzle]

"While the injury risk is probably lower with Prescott you do have to ask yourself what I think was the biggest underlying issue with Romo: if you can not win with Prescott making $40 million a year what makes you think you can win with him at $60 million a year? Really this gets down to an underlying issue of a team not looking for other options at the position so they have a different option, but that is a topic for another day."

/thread

 

[thunderpimp91]

Realistically they have three options....

1) Cut/Trade Dak and roll the dice on Lance doing a Trey Lance impersonation or finding a Baker Mayfield in free agency
2) Extend Dak, keep things mostly as is and continue to win 10-12 games next year but have a likely early playoff exit.
3) Keep Dak, have an aggressive "all in" type of offseason and actually give yourself a shot at a deep run

Spoiler alert....The Cowboys pick option 2

 

[FoxF]

Daks agent got him a good contract, seems like he has the upper hand here in a big way from reading that.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

"While the injury risk is probably lower with Prescott you do have to ask yourself what I think was the biggest underlying issue with Romo: if you can not win with Prescott making $40 million a year what makes you think you can win with him at $60 million a year? Really this gets down to an underlying issue of a team not looking for other options at the position so they have a different option, but that is a topic for another day."

/thread

Not thread, because the 40/60 number is stupid and pointless. AAV is mostly irrelevant. The number that matters is cap hit as % of cap.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Realistically they have three options....

1) Cut/Trade Dak and roll the dice on Lance doing a Trey Lance impersonation or finding a Baker Mayfield in free agency
2) Extend Dak, keep things mostly as is and continue to win 10-12 games next year but have a likely early playoff exit.
3) Keep Dak, have an aggressive "all in" type of offseason and actually give yourself a shot at a deep run

Spoiler alert....The Cowboys pick option 2

#3 would be with a restructure.

 

[BigD_95]

Realistically they have three options....

1) Cut/Trade Dak and roll the dice on Lance doing a Trey Lance impersonation or finding a Baker Mayfield in free agency
2) Extend Dak, keep things mostly as is and continue to win 10-12 games next year but have a likely early playoff exit.
3) Keep Dak, have an aggressive "all in" type of offseason and actually give yourself a shot at a deep run

Spoiler alert....The Cowboys pick option 2

Option 3) Spread rumors - make Dak feel completely unwanted so he would want a trade out of Dallas. Tell him he cannot come to the facilities.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Option 3) Spread rumors - make Dak feel completely unwanted so he would want a trade out of Dallas. Tell him he cannot come to the facilities.

Oh good, another terrible idea.

 

[Havic]

Dak can’t win on a rookie deal, he can’t win at 40m, and he is not going to win at 60m. Just making the playoffs is good enough apparently

 

[Captain-Crash]

why can't they give him half of the team's revenue too? he's dak good.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Dak can’t win on a rookie deal, he can’t win at 40m, and he is not going to win at 60m. Just making the playoffs is good enough apparently

you don't know how hard it is for dak to carry the team.

 

[Aven8]

Wow this is scary. This team never learns. We’re screwed

 

[ATXSRT]

Option 4) Resign Dak on team friendly 2-3 year deal in the 35-45 million range. Trey Lance lights it up preseason. Dak has a Dak game. Lance takes over and reignites the offense. Dak is cut post June 2025.

 

[DeaconMoss]

"While the injury risk is probably lower with Prescott you do have to ask yourself what I think was the biggest underlying issue with Romo: if you can not win with Prescott making $40 million a year what makes you think you can win with him at $60 million a year? Really this gets down to an underlying issue of a team not looking for other options at the position so they have a different option, but that is a topic for another day."

/thread

If you couldn't win on a 4 year, $2,723,393 or a 1 year, $31,409,000. Never should have entered anything beyond that. He needs to go.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

I love how people want to roll with Trey Lance next year without talking about the fact that, if he's good, they're going to have to give him the same $60m in 2025 lmao.

2024: Lance rookie deal
2025: Lance franchise tag
2026: Lance $65m

THINK PEOPLE

 

[Captain-Crash]

If you couldn't win on a 4 year, $2,723,393 or a 1 year, $31,409,000. Never should have entered anything beyond that. He needs to go.

he's just warming up, come on guys.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

I love how people want to roll with Trey Lance next year without talking about the fact that, if he's good, they're going to have to give him the same $60m in 2025 lmao.

2024: Lance rookie deal
2025: Lance franchise tag
2026: Lance $65m

THINK PEOPLE

The only way Trey Lance gets 60 is if he wins an MVP

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

The only way Trey Lance gets 60 is if he wins an MVP

Nope. He will have all the leverage as a pending UFA. He can name his price, same as, like, Daniel Jones did.

 

[ShortRound]

I’ve seen enough of Dak. Low ball him and play the rookie.