Dallas didn't need to re- sign Dak

[IceStar-D7]

Jerry caved in when he should of stayed strong. Darnold- Geno-rookies-and I'd say even Goff have been paid less and gone to other teams and made them competitive. That's all Dallas needed to do. Guys are arguing should Dak had taken less? Give him less for what? The same results???? What Jerry should of done was to just say no Then throw this season a way as he did any how. Then gone out to get Darnold or another free agent for 2025 and used the balance to build the defense to a top defensive level. Wasn't astrophysics here. Or Jerry could have just signed Dak a year earlier and got him for 40 or lower. But he didn't. Maybe Jerry is just the gift that keeps on giving. Players know in the end he will cave.

So nothing we can do now but move forward. My plan would be draft at 1 DE. 2. DT. 3. RB. 4. safety. 5. O-Lineman 6. Tight end. 7th best player left. McCarthy gone. I'd hire a great defensive HC and get him a great OC. It's not that hard if you just stick to a plan. Jerry is lying to all the Dallas Cowboy fanbase. Even with Dak's contract. Dallas will be near 70 million or better in cap money next season. Go out there and check for yourselves instead of listening to the two liars. I don't even believe Jerry wants to win anymore. For whatever reason. But Dallas can easily be back in the playoffs next season if they get a solid plan. Problem is moving forward. No one in this organization knows what a plan is. We get healthy we have the talent to win the East. But you have to have somebody with a plan.
P.S. might have some extra comp picks, so I'd use those for wideouts-Oline men or another defensive spot. Not to mention what could be done in free agency. So, I'm not sweating if we can get back to the top. We only need someone with a vision....

 

[big dog cowboy]

P.S. might have some extra comp picks. Not to mention what could be done in free agency.

Right now the Cowboys will have 10 draft picks and could create $100M in cap space if they wanted too.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

What gives people so much confidence in Jerry using free-agency?

 

[basel90]

Can the cowboys trade Dak ? Or does his contract not allow it ?

 

[CWR]

It only made sense extending Dak if you were going to be aggressive and build around him. Actually going all in and signing him I could understand since we were off three straight 12 win seasons.

Signing him and saying do more with less was always stupid.

 

[Eddie]

There were cap implications if he was allowed to walk. It wasn't as easy as paying him his $60 mil this year, and letting him go in 2025. If that were to have happened, we'd have been on the hook for something like $80 mil against the cap.

Jerry forked himself with Dak's last contract. He moved so much money to the back end that he had no choice but to extend him.

Given that situation, I would have let Dak at least play out the season before paying him his money.

 

[rambo2]

Jerry caved in when he should of stayed strong. Darnold- Geno-rookies-and I'd say even Goff have been paid less and gone to other teams and made them competitive. That's all Dallas needed to do. Guys are arguing should Dak had taken less? Give him less for what? The same results???? What Jerry should of done was to just say no Then throw this season a way as he did any how. Then gone out to get Darnold or another free agent for 2025 and used the balance to build the defense to a top defensive level. Wasn't astrophysics here. Or Jerry could have just signed Dak a year earlier and got him for 40 or lower. But he didn't. Maybe Jerry is just the gift that keeps on giving. Players know in the end he will cave.

So nothing we can do now but move forward. My plan would be draft at 1 DE. 2. DT. 3. RB. 4. safety. 5. O-Lineman 6. Tight end. 7th best player left. McCarthy gone. I'd hire a great defensive HC and get him a great OC. It's not that hard if you just stick to a plan. Jerry is lying to all the Dallas Cowboy fanbase. Even with Dak's contract. Dallas will be near 70 million or better in cap money next season. Go out there and check for yourselves instead of listening to the two liars. I don't even believe Jerry wants to win anymore. For whatever reason. But Dallas can easily be back in the playoffs next season if they get a solid plan. Problem is moving forward. No one in this organization knows what a plan is. We get healthy we have the talent to win the East. But you have to have somebody with a plan.
P.S. might have some extra comp picks, so I'd use those for wideouts-Oline men or another defensive spot. Not to mention what could be done in free agency. So, I'm not sweating if we can get back to the top. We only need someone with a vision....

1st round is bpa. You can't draft a position.

 

[Coogiguy03]

He gets it either way!! He doesn't get paid, but plays all season somehow by the football gods, then he gets injured!

This season he got the money got injured

 

[Beaker42]

Jerry caved in when he should of stayed strong. Darnold- Geno-rookies-and I'd say even Goff have been paid less and gone to other teams and made them competitive. That's all Dallas needed to do. Guys are arguing should Dak had taken less? Give him less for what? The same results???? What Jerry should of done was to just say no Then throw this season a way as he did any how. Then gone out to get Darnold or another free agent for 2025 and used the balance to build the defense to a top defensive level. Wasn't astrophysics here. Or Jerry could have just signed Dak a year earlier and got him for 40 or lower. But he didn't. Maybe Jerry is just the gift that keeps on giving. Players know in the end he will cave.

So nothing we can do now but move forward. My plan would be draft at 1 DE. 2. DT. 3. RB. 4. safety. 5. O-Lineman 6. Tight end. 7th best player left. McCarthy gone. I'd hire a great defensive HC and get him a great OC. It's not that hard if you just stick to a plan. Jerry is lying to all the Dallas Cowboy fanbase. Even with Dak's contract. Dallas will be near 70 million or better in cap money next season. Go out there and check for yourselves instead of listening to the two liars. I don't even believe Jerry wants to win anymore. For whatever reason. But Dallas can easily be back in the playoffs next season if they get a solid plan. Problem is moving forward. No one in this organization knows what a plan is. We get healthy we have the talent to win the East. But you have to have somebody with a plan.
P.S. might have some extra comp picks, so I'd use those for wideouts-Oline men or another defensive spot. Not to mention what could be done in free agency. So, I'm not sweating if we can get back to the top. We only need someone with a vision....

No way should JJ have given him $60 mill per - DAK isn’t worth $600K per.

 

[Beaker42]

Can the cowboys trade Dak ? Or does his contract not allow it ?

Who would want his choking arse??

 

[America's Cowboy]

There were cap implications if he was allowed to walk. It wasn't as easy as paying him his $60 mil this year, and letting him go in 2025. If that were to have happened, we'd have been on the hook for something like $80 mil against the cap.

Jerry forked himself with Dak's last contract. He moved so much money to the back end that he had no choice but to extend him.

Given that situation, I would have let Dak at least play out the season before paying him his money.

Exactly this! ^^^

I would have offered Dak no more than $50 mil/season. Take it or leave.

Instead, Jerry caved to such a ridiculous record overpay. No use continuing to complain about it. Nothing is going to change it. Either accept it or stop following this team or move on to another team. Continued complaining does nothing but make others miserable.

 

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

Jerry paid $60 million for meat off the bone...Not a good business decision!

 

[Kingofholland]

Jerry caved in when he should of stayed strong. Darnold- Geno-rookies-and I'd say even Goff have been paid less and gone to other teams and made them competitive. That's all Dallas needed to do. Guys are arguing should Dak had taken less? Give him less for what? The same results???? What Jerry should of done was to just say no Then throw this season a way as he did any how. Then gone out to get Darnold or another free agent for 2025 and used the balance to build the defense to a top defensive level. Wasn't astrophysics here. Or Jerry could have just signed Dak a year earlier and got him for 40 or lower. But he didn't. Maybe Jerry is just the gift that keeps on giving. Players know in the end he will cave.

So nothing we can do now but move forward. My plan would be draft at 1 DE. 2. DT. 3. RB. 4. safety. 5. O-Lineman 6. Tight end. 7th best player left. McCarthy gone. I'd hire a great defensive HC and get him a great OC. It's not that hard if you just stick to a plan. Jerry is lying to all the Dallas Cowboy fanbase. Even with Dak's contract. Dallas will be near 70 million or better in cap money next season. Go out there and check for yourselves instead of listening to the two liars. I don't even believe Jerry wants to win anymore. For whatever reason. But Dallas can easily be back in the playoffs next season if they get a solid plan. Problem is moving forward. No one in this organization knows what a plan is. We get healthy we have the talent to win the East. But you have to have somebody with a plan.
P.S. might have some extra comp picks, so I'd use those for wideouts-Oline men or another defensive spot. Not to mention what could be done in free agency. So, I'm not sweating if we can get back to the top. We only need someone with a vision....

I've definitely been a bigger Dak supporter than some here, but agree 100% there was zero benefit to signing him before the start of the season. I was really hoping we would let the season play out and see what his market would look like. Personally, I'm not opposed to drafting a QB either if a decent one falls that you can develop.

However, if they're committed to building around Dak they should prioritize WR, RB, and oline in the draft. The Cowboys definitely need help at DT, LB, and DE too but personally I rather prioritize DT and LB in free agency. The Cowboys just haven't been good evaluating DTs in the draft so rather see what's available in FA. Interior LB contracts generally don't break the bank and feel you can find some productive guys that are plug and play. Not opposed to bringing Osa and Kendricks back, but need to add more than just that. Whether if Jerry learned his lesson from this season remains to be seen.

 

[LovinItAll]

Exactly this! ^^^

I would have offered Dak no more than $50 mil/season. Take it or leave.

Instead, Jerry caved to such a ridiculous record overpay. No use continuing to complain about it. Nothing is going to change it. Either accept it or stop following this team or move on to another team. Continued complaining does nothing but make others miserable.

It never works that way with a franchise QB. I’m less irritated about the $60MM and more irritated that he couldn’t get him to sign for 5 years. By the 4th year of his contract, he may not even be in the top 10 of QB salaries.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Can the cowboys trade Dak ? Or does his contract not allow it ?

He has a no trade clause, so he can veto any trade. But I’d bet he’d love to go elsewhere and would approve almost any trade. Problem is finding a team that will pick up his huge contract. And Jerry is not going to pay millions for him to play elsewhere.

So a trade would take Jerry Jones to seek it and offset the cost to the team getting him. And what could the Cowboys get for him. The Cowboys are not going to trade Dak Prescott….even if Dak would love to be traded.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

What gives people so much confidence in Jerry using free-agency?

Brandon Carr was the last player. Jerry could have $200M or 20M, he's not spending to bring in top level free agents outside the team. It's pretty simple.......they don't trust any player with can of contract they didn't draft.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

He has a no trade clause, so he can veto any trade. But I’d bet he’d love to go elsewhere and would approve almost any trade. Problem is finding a team that will pick up his huge contract. And Jerry is not going to pay millions for him to play elsewhere.

So a trade would take Jerry Jones to seek it and offset the cost to the team getting him. And what could the Cowboys get for him. The Cowboys are not going to trade Dak Prescott….even if Dak would love to be traded.

+1 As stated many times, this team has bigger problems than Dak Prescott. For just a min......let's say Dak was only making $25M a year. I'm guessing at least half of his critics would be supporters. The same issue that has held all Cowboy QBs back except Troy Aikman but there was no free agency.

 

[KingCorcoran]

+1 As stated many times, this team has bigger problems than Dak Prescott. For just a min......let's say Dak was only making $25M a year. I'm guessing at least half of his critics would be supporters. The same issue that has held all Cowboy QBs back except Troy Aikman but there was no free agency.

The Cowboys are not going to acquire a better quarterback than Dak Prescott anytime soon. All of his detractors here know it. He’s a very good quarterback. Jerry knew it and did what had to be done to retain him.

“What ifs” and “if onlys” are part of the fun of being a fan. Prescott is one of the best players on the Cowboys’ roster. Concocting alternate rosters, though, is a fantasy particularly popular with fans whose team loses more than it wins. The Cowboys have joined that group of teams and brought their fans with them.

 

[Captain43Crash]

The Cowboys are not going to acquire a better quarterback than Dak Prescott anytime soon. All of his detractors here know it. He’s a very good quarterback. Jerry knew it and did what had to be done to retain him.

“What ifs” and “if onlys” are part of the fun of being a fan. Prescott is one of the best players on the Cowboys’ roster. Concocting alternate rosters, though, is a fantasy particularly popular with fans whose team loses more than it wins. The Cowboys have joined that group of teams and brought their fans with them.

What makes you think Dak will be a good QB when he comes back. He sucked this year for someone making 60 million. He was 3-5!! Almost never made any plays with his legs to convert 3rd downs. I have seen enough of Dak. He is mediocre at best vs good defenses AND that is NOT good enough for the highest paid player in the league!

 

[noshame]

All our QBs are not capable NFL arms.
That's it, plain and simple.
With talent around them , not asked to carry a team, against mid-level to poor defenses they perform well. SO COULD ANY ROOKIE.
What separates top tear QBs from from our 2? The ability to make ALL the throws, and accurately.
Neither of our QBs can throw a out route more than 5 yds. Even at 5 yards they float and are often off target.
Do you realize what a handicap that is?
Please stop with the Dak vs Rush.
It's neither !
Because NEITHER can beat a good defense, you've all seen this with your own eyes.
Wins against bad teams mean nothing , unless your happy with meaningless wins and your fine with big game disasters .

I'm not, never will be.

25 years we've been trying to win with Jerry's hidden gems at QB, how's that working? let me guess, next year is Dak's big year.