News: Cowboys to Restructure Dak Prescott $140 Million Contract

[Mobinvans]

They need to restructure him to free agency

 

[MyFairLady]

On the bright side this does increase his trade value. Another team might be willing to give us something for his knowing that we will be paying his salary for years to come.

 

[MyFairLady]

The Rams were in a similar situation before this season. They've shown us the answer, which is pull of whatever deal you need to do to get an elite veteran in and the not quite good enough QB out.

This is disturbingly accurate.

 

[Creeper]

This is no surprise. I think the actual CAP relief will be $15.2 million based on a conversion of $19 million of Dak's $20 million salary into bonus. They well as may be as aggressive with Dak as they can because he is not going anywhere for the next 5 years now.

But this does not get them out of the woods yet. That still leaves them $8 million over the 2022 CAP. More restructures are coming.

The questions about restructures vs cuts/trades are really with Zeke, Cooper, DLaw, Tyron, and Collins.

 

[shabazz]

I like it when Dakota gives back to the community

 

[MyFairLady]

His cap number after the restructure is 17 million. You aren’t getting a decent QB for less than that. Daks cap number isn’t impacting any ability to do what they want no matter how many times it’s said by the math dunces on this board

You should revisit this statement in 2025 and 2026. I bet you were also loving the 10 million dollar cap hits for Demarcus Lawrence in 2019 and 2020. How you liking the 27 million dollar cap hit this year and the 29 million dollar cap hit next year for an aging and often injured DE. I am sure that you solution there will also be a restructure. Then we cut him after next year and 30 million dollars in cap space suddenly disappears.

 

[MyFairLady]

I guess all we can do now is hope that our 40 million dollar QB can make the playoffs and can show up prepared to win.

 

[Doomsday101]

I guess all we can do now is hope that our 40 million dollar QB can make the playoffs and can show up prepared to win.

it may help if some other choose to show up as well.

 

[MyFairLady]

it may help if some other choose to show up as well.

Sure he needs help but at 40 million he needs to lift up the play of others not drag them down. In that play off game he was dragging the team down. How about making a defender miss. How about running for a first down. How about making a throw on the run. Standing in the pocket patting the ball until you get blown up is not a 40 million dollar move.

 

[charron]

So you soley blame a qb for not overcoming 14 penalties in a game? Interesting.

I blame Dak for not getting the job done after 6 years of being an NFL starting QB. Accept all the excuses you want. I never said it was all on him. but he ain't the guy to take a team to a SB no matter how much help he gets on offense.

 

[Doomsday101]

Sure he needs help but at 40 million he needs to lift up the play of others not drag them down. In that play off game he was dragging the team down. How about making a defender miss. How about running for a first down. How about making a throw on the run. Standing in the pocket patting the ball until you get blown up is not a 40 million dollar move.

I don't give a damn about 40 mill it does not change what it takes to win. Having plays made called back facing long yardage situations vs top teams in not something you overcome very easily. I know for some it is easy to blame 1 person for an entire team. I tend to look at those people as morons who are really clueless. NFL is the ultimate team sports and it takes a lot of guys standing up and making plays and as Aikman said avoiding the negative plays. Dak was paid the rate that QB market allows but once the deal is done the game of football does not changed based on what you get paid.

 

[KeepinTime]

As long as he points to the sky I'm okay with it.

Leadership.

He was just warning his teammates that there was a flock of pigeons overhead so they didn’t get poo’ed on. Team player!

 

[KeepinTime]

Can we give him one less year at least?

How about five less? Let’s go for broke!

 

[Cboyfan4ever]

I would completely agree. I look at Kelce last year getting 14m and Mark Andrews this year getting 14m and think "ya you are not even in the same breath as those players" and the ink isn't even dry on the Mark Andrews deal.

Those guys can actually block.

 

[Cboyfan4ever]

What’s this world coming to when average QB’s make 40 million a year.

 

[Chuck 54]

Do a search of all the QBs in the past decade or 2 who were once the highest paid in the NFL.
You will find many of them were never even close to best. You pay what the market says you pay unless you want more years like we had before Dak when Romo went down.

 

[blueblood70]

True but the point remains. His stats still suck but he's gone farther than Dak who collects stats but can't win a playoff game. 2 opposites

facts are it team game and always will need the total team ns coaches all Playing their best selves or truly stepping up when its crunch time to win a deep in payoff run. Sorry it holds truie lots of good qbs sitting at home this last game. NOT just Dak..duh but hey..hater be haters that's also always fact.

let me know how dak got flagged 14 times, jumped offsides 3 times, couldn't open hole for RB, couldn't tackle or stop the 9ers O in the first 4 drives? let me know how the Dak also is the OC,..oh wit you think Daks BO Dak plays all 22 positions.?? LMAO.

 

[EST_1986]

Yay, more dak. Get ready for perennial wildcard losses for the foreseeable future.

come on man you got more to look forward to than that

We have the Jags on the schedule so you can count on 40-50 points.

 

[JoeKing]

Meanwhile back at the ranch.

Meanwhile back on the farm.

 

[charron]

facts are it team game and always will need the total team ns coaches all Playing their best selves or truly stepping up when its crunch time to win a deep in payoff run. Sorry it holds truie lots of good qbs sitting at home this last game. NOT just Dak..duh but hey..hater be haters that's also always fact.

let me know how dak got flagged 14 times, jumped offsides 3 times, couldn't open hole for RB, couldn't tackle or stop the 9ers O in the first 4 drives? let me know how the Dak also is the OC,..oh wit you think Daks BO Dak plays all 22 positions.?? LMAO.

Yup team game. No matter how good Dak's team is they can't carry him to a playoff win, very true. Always some one elses fault but he is never the solution. 6 years of proof he isn't the solution. But because he looks ok on paper fools like him. We can all say jimmy G isn't great he outscored Dak head to head with a sore thumb. Jimmy has taken his team further than Dak ever will, that might be speculation but after 6 years it rings true. That is all I care about but you do you.