I said right after the Eagles game it was going to hurt Dak's contract negotiations. He was pretty horrible that game. It wasn't just the late over throw that should have been a TD. All game he was missing wide open receivers. He was wild with his throws and he is lucky the Eagles have such a poor secondary or they would have picked him off 3 or 4 times. The Eagles game put a lot of doubt in everyone's minds about his ability to perform in big games. I don't know what it is. Dak seemed more poised as a rookie. Maybe it is the contract. He was also dealing with a shoulder injury that the Cowboys claimed was nothing. Then after the season we hear he is still dealing with some pain. Aikman said after that Eagles game that an injury like the is in the mind of the QB and can effect his throws.
We don't know if Dak was injured. But Jerry does. All we know is what we saw and we saw a really bad Dak playing in a really big game. What made it worse for me is the following week when the pressure was off, the Cowboys ripped the Commanders big time. That looked bad for the whole team.
I understand both sides in this. But, I think Dak is being obstinate if he does not see how losing those big games and playing poorly would effect his value. This is not a characteristic I want to see in my franchise QB. If Dak wanted $40 million, she had the opportunity to show he was worth it in December. HE failed and he needs to at least recognize that much. But again, who knows what each side is saying. All I know is if this lingers into the season we can forget about winning in 2020.