I am a little late to this party, but the key aspect of Mahomes deal is he is locked up until 2032. It was a 10 year extension he was given with a 2021 CAP impact of about $24 million and $31 million in 2022. If Dak is willing to do a long term deal then I would be willing to pay him more than $40 million, but there is no way I pay him that much on a 3 or 4 year deal. Mahomes is not just a little better than Dak, he is way better than Dak and he has 2 SB appearances. Also, the Mahomes deal is full of large roster bonuses. For the next 6 seasons Mahomes' salary is $2.5 million or less and the rest of his compensation is roster bonuses. Mahomes got a $10 million signing bonus and only $63 million in guaranteed money.
We heard the problem Dak had last year was the length of the deal, he wanted 4 years and the Cowboys offered 5. Now Dak is saying he wants what Mahomes got which is a much longer deal than either side proposed. This goes back to what I have been saying that who knows what Dak wants. Now he is changing his tune again which leads me to believe he really does not want a deal in Dallas he wants to hit free agency. You cannot negotiate with a person who really does not want to make an agreement.
Dak is a really good QB, but he may not be really good for the Cowboys.