TRADED Cowboys trade for Joe Milton

[5Stars]

What would be the cap if we released Prescott after this season?

I would rather see the cap of he was released yesterday.

 

[Rayman70]

When you remove the 3rd they were asking from the equation, it changes everything. Milton is probably a better QB than anyone we would take past the 3rd

Bingo. This was a definite win.

 

[Redline360]

Has size and a cannon of an arm similar to Allen however is highly inaccurate and can't anticipate throwing recievers open.

Dont hate the trade for a 5th. Has huge upside but so did Lance and how well has that worked out for him in the league so far...

 

[Carson]

So Milton was a 6th round pick a year ago right? He was a 6th rounder because he couldn’t throw a ball in the water while standing in a boat. I mean this guy has the look and athleticism but he has terrible accuracy. Why on earth would Dallas give up a 5 AND a 7 for a guy that would probably be available for free in a year or 2. These guys are so stupid it unbelievable.

They only gave up a 5th

Dallas received - Joe Milton and a 7th

New England received - 5th rounder

 

[DallasEast]

IMO, Milton is Trey Lance's strategy 2.0.

I extremely hope this is a different strategy that is not based upon anything to do with Trey Lance's acquisition.

 

[thunderpimp91]

If dak were traded before the 2027 season started would the cap be screwed up? I'm no cap expert

Per Spotrac it wouldnt be too bad to trade Dak before the 2027 season. You'd still have a high cap hit, but it would save about $12M overall.

This would completely change though if they chose to restructure Daks deal again and push more money to the back of his current contract. Hes currently set to count as $74M against the cap in 2026 so the odds of another restructure are fairly high unless Dak completely implodes or struggles to stay on the field again.

 

[Rayman70]

The nice part is we have him on his rookie deal which has 3 years remaining. Win win.

 

[Pass2Run]

Not a fan. Not because we tried to get a QB, but because this one sucks.

 

[DallasEast]

part of the contract was to add in that he MUST adapt the Dak lingo of "Yeahhhhhhh here we go!"

Well. I guess there are no perfect contracts, lol.

 

[starfan1]

Agree 100%.....remember in the past, they would just sign a low-level vet as Dak's backup. But they made it known they were looking to maybe draft his backup. To me, they are thinking 2-3 years down the road of trying to develop a possible replacement. In other words, IMO, Milton is Trey Lance's strategy 2.0.

hopefully it works out and it also don't prevent them from trying in next years draft depending on their record. Its a much better draft for QBs IMO next year.

 

[BrassCowboy]

They need to get Milton with Jalen Tolbert immediately.

Yep might as well get him working with our #2 WR, sooner the better

 

[Rayman70]

He wasn't traded for to be the starter long-term. He's the bridge in case Dak gets hurt or the bridge to the eventual starter. In a pinch he can win us 3 games until Dak gets healthy

 

[Coogiguy03]

Well. I guess there are no perfect contracts, lol.

tell me about it!!!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Different situations. Pickett was traded for a 5th and a backup QB with a smattering of starts; shows the Browns legitimately may start him. But main difference is Pickett only had 1 year of contract left… Milton has 3

How is it different? Pickett had value. Milton doesn’t. I question why trade him now but as far as having trade value? If he was a 6th round pick just last year how much do you think his value increased?

 

[jazzcat22]

Hope they do not waste him like they did Trey.
When Dak goes down they need to play Milton, not Grier.

 

[75boyz]

I wish I had more belief in our QB coach to develop him.

Yeah, I've been saying this in other posts as well.
Even IF the team gets a project/developmental QB or a highly pedigreed one, who on this staff do you trust to mentor him in a highly effective 2025 style passing game?

Schotty or no one else on his staff ain't nothing close to being a QB whisperer.

Cowboys!

 

[jazzcat22]

We finally have Cowboys news, all Cowboys Youtubers will have stuff to talk about, I love hearing what they have to say!!!!!

Much better than another Micah contract thread.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

He wasn't traded for to be the starter long-term. He's the bridge in case Dak gets hurt or the bridge to the eventual starter. In a pinch he can win us 3 games until Dak gets healthy

In a pinch I don’t even think he’s ready but that’s ok. I don’t know why they insisted on playing Rush and not developing Lance but hopefully they don’t make the same mistake.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Much better than another Micah contract thread.

much better than complaining you'll see about us signing QB depth in Milton

 

[DallasEast]

Has size and a cannon of an arm similar to Allen however is highly inaccurate and can't anticipate throwing recievers open.

Dont hate the trade for a 5th. Has huge upside but so did Lance and how well has that worked out for him in the league so far...

In my opinion, it is debatable whether Trey Lance's upside was huge before he was drafted. Did he continue having a huge upside after being drafted? After he demonstrated his potential as a starter--especially before Jerry Jones snatched him away from the completely willing 49ers?

I would disagree. Strongly so.