Dak's Contract - again

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Chuck 54 said:
Even those of us who like Dak don’t argue that he’s worth his contract, but letting him walk for nothing more than a 3rd round compensatory pick would have put Jerry in the same historical perspective as the Vikings in the Hershel trade or Ditka in the Ricky Williams draft.
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100% right up until this. This is 100% wrong. Dak is cooked. A future 3rd Rd pick would be very generous at this point
 
Yeah, it's really bad. The Jones aren't good with this contract negotiations thing, at some point they should've let Dak walk or agree to their honest offer.
 
Creeper said:
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-overshot-market-5-million-025335537.html

Since it is that time of summer when nothing is going on so why not another thread on Dak's contract?

This article points out what I have been saying since the deal was announced. Jerry gave Dak the worse possible contract from the team's perspective. It's $5 million more per year than what it should be. It comes with a no trade clause and a no franchise tag clause - and it is only 4 years making it more difficult of spread out the bonus money and restructures.

There was no need to do this deal with Dak. At some point a smart team sees that the player's demands far exceed his performance value and they decide to move on. Jerry really struggles assessing a player's value.

But it is also important to note that Jerry gave away all his leverage with Dak's previous contract. He never should have agreed to a no trade clause. But that is still no excuse. Sure Dallas could have lost Dak to free agency, but is overpaying him by at least $5 million per year worth keeping him?

I also dislike the argument that were are no alternatives. I do agree finding a QB is hard in the NFL. We've been down that path before. But maybe the alternative is to do something different. Build a strong defense. Build a strong running game. Find a game manager and let him keep the team in games while you continue the search for the next franchise guy. At some point Dak will be retiring anyway. At some point they will have to start a new QB search. Better now than to be handcuffed by a contracts worth well more than the QB you are playing.
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NotForLong said:
100% right up until this. This is 100% wrong. Dak is cooked. A future 3rd Rd pick would be very generous at this point
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Wow….cannot agree with that. Dak is better than half the starters in the league, but even if you think he’s in the bottom third of starting QBs….teams without a QB would give you more than a bottom of the third round pick for a 31 year old starting QB. You cannot find anyone reporting on the NFL who didn’t say that if Dak had hit free agency, he would have broken the bank and been the #1 target. That’s because teams do not allow starting QBs to become free agents.

If Dak hadn’t had a no trade clause in his contract, Jerry could have made a very nice deal with Dak for other players or for draft picks. It’s Dak’s value on the open market the year before his hamstring injury and after being #2 in the mvp voting that makes letting him walk for a compensatory pick a joke.
 
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