Dak Prescott's rank on NFL's worst contracts list makes no sense at all

[shabazz]

Almost a full day in and still only on page two What is going on? This should be at least on page 12 by now...

Dont underestimate us.

 

[noshame]

He was ranked below 20th when he was injured last year. Rush preformed as good.

But no blame to Dak
It's all on Jerald and Jethro

 

[Stash]

As much as I hate that contract, and hate some of the fraternity type of comments, I can't blame Dak for this. I have no doubt he was prepared to bet on himself once again and called Jerry's bluff. After waiting until the last second on yet another extension, and playing with the Trey Lance experiment can I blame Dak for getting every dime he could? From a pure fan standpoint I dont like it, but just as a human being I understand it. I'd play hardball with a front office that hasnt shown confidence in me too.

Dak wasn’t so ‘prepared to bet on himself’ that he or his agent were willing to risk injury into the season.

They signed that new deal the day of.

When they pushed it that far, the Joneses should have made him play out the season.

How would his market look now, after the 2024 season he had?

Not good.

 

[zrinkill]

Humble yourself…..

Ironic

 

[acr731]

What else were the Cowboys supposed to do? Come on.

It's very easy to poke fun at the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott for having failed to progress in the postseason, but the constant hand-wringing and complaining about his contract doesn't have as much weight behind it as many believe.

The Cowboys are all-in on Prescott, as they agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with him following his past success. That is the type of contract that is instantly going to make any Cowboys hater green with envy when Prescott doesn't end world hunger or solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems every single week.

https://thelandryhat.com/dak-prescott-rank-nfl-worst-contracts-list-makes-no-sense-at-all

Whoever wrote this Dak slobbering fluff piece lost all credibility with one comment:

"As shown last year, Dallas is nowhere near a respectable playoff threat without Prescott."

What the heck is this person smoking? That team sucked before Dak hit IR. They were a 3-5 massive dumpster fire. Where does the writer get the impression that Dallas was a respectable playoff threat before Dak went down? They weren't...

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Ironic

You been holding a grudge since I told you that you drunk Jerry kool aid…..

 

[acr731]

Makes all the sense in the world ....... worst contract Jerry has ever done.

Micah Parsons says.....

 

[ShortRound]

He could , but only acquiring a FA like Amari Cooper or Pickens every 7 years is a serious hamstring.

The Steelers do the same crap and their playoffs usually end early like ours.

Trying really hard to be positive lol. I would rather have a young QB, but here we are.

 

[acr731]

Truer words have never been spoken...........

"Prescott is an above-average quarterback, but he has never been elite. There is no scenario, at this stage in his career, that he's worth $5 million per year more than any other player."

 

[shabazz]

Trying really hard to be positive lol. I would rather have a young QB, but here we are.

Although I participate in our Qb debates here every now and then, I realized that the man building the roster is hopeless

A qb making 6 mil or 60 mil here probably makes no difference with our GM in charge

 

[zrinkill]

You been holding a grudge since I told you that you drunk Jerry kool aid…..

Another stupid thing you said.

But i have no grudge with you ...... you just babble nonsense and it makes me laugh

 

[StarLord]

What makes the Dak deal worse than say a Tua isnt just the current terms of the deal, but the fact that this is contract #3 for the Dak, and the Cowboys have horribly mismanaged both his rookie contract by playing the franchise tag game, and kicked a pretty significant amount of his 1st extension into the current one.

Daks current $240M contract has $280M worth of cap hits still on it.

The Cowboys are going to have to eventually either eat a major cap hit one season and have a throw away year, or kick a ton of money into the void years which minimizes the benefits of the next QB coming in on a rookie deal which is where so many teams have been able to make runs. Compare that to Tua who has obvious health risks right now, but if Miami can just make it through the 2026 season with him he can be easily cut that offseason.

Yeah we're totally going to hamstring the next QB's low salary honeymoon window.

 

[KJJ]

Great, another Dak contract thread.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Great, another Dak contract thread.

Wouldn't be so many if he didn't sign a historic contract. It comes with the territory...especially when you can't stay upright and had a season-ending injury throwing the football. I bet he's lost what little zip he had on the football.

 

[mcmvp]

The worst thing about the Dak deal is that they bid against themselves. Nobody was going to pay Dak $60mm.

^ Pretty much this

 

[Hawkeye0202]

its simply a Dak and his agent took full advantage of Jerry thing.

Yep......Jerry was lazy and panicked
As I have mentioned many times, Jerry could have made Dak the highest-paid QB with a $56M offer. That would have been $1M more than Burrow's $55M. Jerry could made the offer and held his ground. No way in hell any team was going to reset the market with Dak by $5M. Jerry panicked and gave Dak a blank check, and him not only the highest paid but the highest paid by $5M. I mean it's one to make a player the highest paid, but by $5M???????

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The worst thing about the Dak deal is that they bid against themselves. Nobody was going to pay Dak $60mm.

100%.....see thread #56

 

[Rockport]

What else were the Cowboys supposed to do? Come on.

It's very easy to poke fun at the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott for having failed to progress in the postseason, but the constant hand-wringing and complaining about his contract doesn't have as much weight behind it as many believe.

The Cowboys are all-in on Prescott, as they agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with him following his past success. That is the type of contract that is instantly going to make any Cowboys hater green with envy when Prescott doesn't end world hunger or solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems every single week.

https://thelandryhat.com/dak-prescott-rank-nfl-worst-contracts-list-makes-no-sense-at-all

Everyone hates the Cowboys. Even many of their so called “fans”. Just nothing but a bunch of whining.

 

[KJJ]

Wouldn't be so many if he didn't sign a historic contract. It comes with the territory...especially when you can't stay upright and had a season-ending injury throwing the football. I bet he's lost what little zip he had on the football.

Just about every starting QB before Dak signed his first extension has been resetting the market. Lamar Jackson will move ahead of him before long. That’s just how it is in the NFL these days. As for him not being able to stay upright maybe if his OL would block he would. There’s no concerns about the zip on his football. It’s how much zip does he have left in his legs after his recent injury that’s a concern.

 

[plasticman]

For the second time, the Cowboys management failed to produce a viable alternative.

There is no excuse. This last time, they had four years to prevent this contract. They did nothing.

I wouldn't doubt if they are the team to draft the least number of QB's since 2000. They have got to be close.

I would have understood the contract more if the Cowboys had just come off a championship game performance. That contract belongs to a QB capable of carrying a team when needed. That's not Dak.

Dak is the type of QB that goes as the team goes. He's great when everything is clicking but doesn't have the ability to turn things around in games that really matter.

It will take a SB championship within the next two seasons to justify this contract and the odds are not good, though not impossible.