You realize Dallas would gain tremendous cap room by signing Dak, right.
His entire franchise tag of $32 million is applied in full to this year's cap. Under a new contract, Dak's cap hit would not be anywhere near that much.
Now you might not think he is worth that much, but apparently Dallas does or else they could just pull the tag at any time. They also could have used the non-exclusive tag which is $27 million and saved $5 milllion......but again, they did not.
Now ask yourself why. See, this is what posters dont get. Nobody is forcing the Cowboys to pay Dak a single penny. If they think he is not worth what he is asking, why didnt they just let him walk like they did Byron Jones? And if media reports are to be believed, its not the money per year that Dallas is balking at, its the years. Dallas wants a 5-6 year deal and Dak wants a 3-4 year deal. That is the issue, not the money per year.