News: Dak Wants Cowboys To Pay Him ‘Right Behind Mahomes’ - And Pay Him ‘Respect’

[Future]

what in my post was wrong?

All of it, especially the bolded part.

 

[dragon_mikal]

 

[Kevinicus]

Sure it does.

Smart is not a reflection of consumed knowledge.

Schooling (which is not the same as real education), does not necessarily impart knowledge. Schooling, can actually decrease your knowledge, especially these days.

So, no, schooling does not make you smarter.

 

[LittleD]

Aikman and Romo got paid....Romo got paid without any accomplishments. At least Aikman brought three SB visits and three SB victories. Romo?

One more time... Paying a QB without a defense is wasting money.

 

[RS12]

Jerry, you didnt take the bait in the Byron Jones situation which was a step in the right direction for you. Lets see if can make another decision for the betterment of the franchise where you arent paying filet prices for a cheeseburger and crippling the franchise. Show us what you learned Jerry.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Aikman and Romo got paid....Romo got paid without any accomplishments. At least Aikman brought three SB visits and three SB victories. Romo?

Okay....so what you are saying is that making a mistake in your past means you need to continue making the same mistake? I'm not sure what paying Aikman or Romo has to do with the current situation at hand.

 

[jterrell]

Last year Dallas offered 30M AAV. Dak asked for 40M AAV. They met in middle at 35M AAV then fought over structure, GTD and years.

If the initial ask this year is for less than 45M AVV that is actually a quite good sign.

DAL offered at least their final 35M AVV so you meet in middle at 40M AAV and get the deal done this week.
The "deadline" this year is all on the Cowboys side.

 

[Avery]

I'm honestly at the point of this where I would trade Dak for the right price.

QB salaries are out of control and it's ridiculous. Had we not finished the season up with some wins, I'd be all about letting Dak go to another bidder and taking Wilson.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

I'm honestly at the point of this where I would trade Dak for the right price.

QB salaries are out of control and it's ridiculous. Had we not finished the season up with some wins, I'd be all about letting Dak go to another bidder and taking Wilson.

First off he has no contract so not sure how you trade a guy who isn't under contract.

Secondly if they tag him no team is going to trade for him because they know they can wait the year and just get him once he walks. Unless your team is run by Bill O'Brien or Matt Millen no team is going to surrender draft picks when they can simply wait one year.

 

[Paradox]

Another one pushing SPECULATED numbers like they are actually real. Sportswriters have written articles and tweeted this 40 mil a year going all the way back to when the franchise tag was offer prior to the 2020 season. There was never anything quoted by anyone that stated that. All we do know is that France never negotiated at any time and just kept demanding the same thing. We also know that on the final hour or so on July 15th Prescott was negotiating for himself and they agreed on 35 mil a year but didn't get the length and guaranteed amount worked out before the deadline came, but still people say that Prescott is demanding 40 mil.
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I'm not trying to push anything. I thought of preceding my estimation with the word "presumably", but I didn't for a reason. Based on France's quote by Slater, he's saying Dak wants to be paid "right behind" Mahomes. Since the second highest paid QB Watson averages $39 mil, I feel like my $40-44 million estimation was exactly right. And I never said I agree with it, just that I'm not surprised.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I’m a big Dak supporter, but I’m tired of it. Try to seek a trade after he’s tagged (assuming he signs the tag). Draft a QB and start over. Dak and his agent have gone off the reservation. I’d love to sign him but it’s gotten past ridiculous.

 

[kskboys]

I'm honestly at the point of this where I would trade Dak for the right price.

QB salaries are out of control and it's ridiculous. Had we not finished the season up with some wins, I'd be all about letting Dak go to another bidder and taking Wilson.

How are you proposing we get Wilson? He's going top 5, most likely 2nd. You think we should give up a ton of resources to move up?

 

[kskboys]

First off he has no contract so not sure how you trade a guy who isn't under contract.

Secondly if they tag him no team is going to trade for him because they know they can wait the year and just get him once he walks. Unless your team is run by Bill O'Brien or Matt Millen no team is going to surrender draft picks when they can simply wait one year.

I think you can trade his rights.

 

[lukin2006]

Let Dak go at this point. The problem with Dak is he needs too much help to be successful. How does he think the team can provide him the talent if he is that highly paid...

Where is he going to go? Most teams who have top talent are not going to pay Daks asking price

 

[kskboys]

Aikman and Romo got paid....Romo got paid without any accomplishments. At least Aikman brought three SB visits and three SB victories. Romo?

Their percentage of the salary cap wasn't close to what Dak is asking for.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

The problem with Dak is he needs too much help to be successful. How does he think the team can provide him the talent if he is that highly paid...

The problem is that this team has for too long paid guys like Dak, top dollar. Dak is just the latest in a long list of guys who have noticed that this organization is a cash cow that pays mediocre results.

 

[USArmyVet]

Last year Dallas offered 30M AAV. Dak asked for 40M AAV. They met in middle at 35M AAV then fought over structure, GTD and years.

If the initial ask this year is for less than 45M AVV that is actually a quite good sign.

DAL offered at least their final 35M AVV so you meet in middle at 40M AAV and get the deal done this week.
The "deadline" this year is all on the Cowboys side.

Yet MOST sports talk people say that no way Dak is worth $40M/year.....most put him around $35M at best and for me even that is too much.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I’d use the nonexclusive tag on him and let him see how other teams view him. If someone makes an offer we don’t want to match, let him walk for the draft picks. If he doesn’t get the offers he expects, it might bring him to reality.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

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.

Creeper, this is what I'm starting to think somewhat........I think he wants to stay in Dallas but not willing to sign unless he gets what he believes is the max value. My guess is his value listed below is close to what Stephen is currently offering but keep in mind his season-end injury derailed any chance to add additional stats or playoffs to his resume. Remember this time last year we were saying if Dak takes the team to at least an NFCCG, he can write his own contract coz we'll likely have to pay $40M+. My guess, knowing how he started the season at a record-breaking pace, he perhaps wants a chance to finish what he started before signing long-term.

BTW......notice the word respect is showing up if the article is true. Makes me wonder if this could be much further apart than we know. It's the same word that has Watson and the Texans in the mess they're in.


https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-19089/market-value/

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

And he'd get that on a 10 year deal. A short term deal for that much ruins the team. Idiot Dak doesn't care.

I think he cares I just think he wants the GM to do his job.