Is Dak Tradeable?

John813 said:
I doubt Jerry does that, and Dak holds all the cards due to his NTC.

But hypothetically...
The Raiders, haunted by the ghost of Al Davis decides to trade for him on June 2nd.
Stephen realizes by trading him his trust fund goes up a few mil.
Dak realizes he can build a Louis Vuitton Mansion in Los Vegas. The signs, they now add up. LV IN LV???


2026, Dead cap for Dak Prescott for Dallas is 34mil. Saving 40mil off his 74mil cap hit.
2027, dead cap accelerates for a 54mil cap hit. Still a net "savings" of 15mil.
Basically, only 14mil truly dead, accounting for complete rollover of his 26 cap savings.

For the Raiders:
2026 cap hit: 40mil
2027: 45mil
2028: 55mil.
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None of the other 31 teams is bailing out the Cowboys and their loudmouth owner Jerry Jones. There are younger, more promising quarterbacks than Dak teams can sign to stupid contracts.
 
I'm running out of excuses for him, who hasn't gotten blamed for not being able to do his job and win must-win games.

I guess we can blame Aubrey this time, and please overlook the games where his kicks helped the team. go dak
 
Rayman70 said:
I'm not a let's trade Dak guy. In fact, he's been very good. But is it time to think about putting feelers out to see if we have any takers? To gage his value? I mean, we are sitting there already with premium picks, why not stockpile more? I think he has 2 years left on his deal. Is that contract something a team is willing to take on? I'm thinking maybe we should start over at QB now, since we are in transition mode. Give me your thoughts.
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I doubt if we get any serious bites. the facts are he is 32. he is a good QB that needs some help. so which teams feel like they are close, don't have a young QB and perhaps a good QB away from making a run.
so there is probably just couple of teams...maybe...

Pitt? they are leading the division and rolled the dice with dinasour Rodgers.
tampa? is he really that much better than Mayfield? and more expensive. their defense is average.
Carolina? do they feel like they are turning the corner?

I can't see anybody else, as most other contenders have young QBs, the bad teams have high draft picks or aren't close.

Dak is here for next two years and then he signs somewhere else.
 
Rayman70 said:
I'm not a let's trade Dak guy. In fact, he's been very good. But is it time to think about putting feelers out to see if we have any takers? To gage his value? I mean, we are sitting there already with premium picks, why not stockpile more? I think he has 2 years left on his deal. Is that contract something a team is willing to take on? I'm thinking maybe we should start over at QB now, since we are in transition mode. Give me your thoughts.
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You need to ask Prescott that first, he has full control of the situation, if he wants to go somewhere and maybe salvage his career somewhere, because the Cowboys are better off with Prescott, because the dead cap money is a real thing, but where what are we going to do with that? We are in Cap Hell right now, and I know they can make a lot of moves, but when you have already paid Prescott a brand new deal last year ,which kicked in this year ,which by the way they already restructured it once ,to make money this season to have more money That dead cap money has been kicked down the road he's not tradable in my opinion..

Talked about this before Even if he wanted to and approved it it wouldn't make sense for the Cowboys to do it until next year that we knew he would be here for 2026 at minimum because that's when you can start thinking about playing with that dead cap space...

Think about this because people gonna say it's been done before sure it was with the biggest being Denver getting rid of Russell Wilson but he played two full years without any restructures on that deal to make sure even when they cut him it hurt but it hurt less you have to play Prescott at least one more season to even think about this in my opinion..

That has nothing to do with what another team is willing to give for Prescott and willing to pay him it's what the Cowboys have to pay to watch him play somewhere else..
 
Captain-Crash said:
I'm running out of excuses for him, who hasn't gotten blamed for not being able to do his job and win must-win games.

I guess we can blame Aubrey this time, and please overlook the games where his kicks helped the team. go dak
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You never gave any excuses for him. You actually are on of the few here who have blamed him for every loss, yet never gave him any credit when we win games.

With that said, our defense has been ranked in the bottom 3 most of the season and is currently ranked second worst in defensive scoring.

Dak is leading an offense who has been ranked in the top 3 ALLLLL season. Hopefully you're intelligent enough to do the math. If your offense is ranked top 3 all season while your defense is ranked bottom 3 all season and CURRENTLY ranked 2nd worst in defensive scoring.....

Tell me where the problem with this team is? Here is your chance to appear intelligent.
 
jsb357 said:
Vegas would take him in a heartbeat...

Now what you you get in return?

:popcorn:
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Would they take him in a heartbeat His salary plus Geno Smith I mean I didn't look at his deal but that's a new deal And the Cowboys would be crazy if they don't look at the dead cap space and say we're not paying him all that money to play somewhere else this doesn't make sense for any of the parties unless Prescott really wanted out and they granted his wishes not something the fans want because it doesn't make sense for the team financially or the fact that we would have to now downgrade and blow up the team with all that dead cap space..

This was year one of his brand new deal and it got restructured already There is so much pre bonus money that was already paid it is would make zero sense for him to be somewhere else in 2026 he needs to be with the Cowboys at least one more season to even consider this....


You can get a high draft pick for him I'm sure look at what was given up for guys like Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers Very similar situations but the Cowboys would have to be OK with eating all that dead cap space to see him play somewhere else and Prescott would have to approve it he has all the control here it doesn't make sense for either party right now in my opinion..
 
tomokawan said:
Dak is not the problem. Let's talk about the real problems.
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As you put it, I agree. But the key word is "the".

Dak has now (barring the 1% playoff chance occurring, with a SB appearance as well) passed the previous record for being the starting qb for the longest time without a SB appearance (9 years for Ken Anderson, if memory serves).

So, it's extremely unlikely Dallas will make the SB with him as the starting qb. That means he is part of the problem, mainly due to his salary. While just getting rid of Dak won't return this team to prominence, it has to be done asap.

Considering just how bad the defense is, even getting another qb won't solve this team's problem. It would only be a start. That will happen in no less than 2 years (assuming no career-ending injury).

Hanging for that is the best we can do, as fans...
 
The answer to the original question is yes, it's time to consider it.

I'm not saying we must do it. If we decide to play out Dak's contract, come what may, and he retires a Cowboy, I'm fine with that. That's one reasonable option, and given his outstanding play this year, it's not the worst one.

But his window is closing. Expecting a first championship from him after another year or two would be counting on a unicorn ride. And I'm not sure we'll be ready by then, particularly on defense. Frankly, I doubt it.

If we could trade him for a top quarterback in a Goff-for-Stafford type deal, and buy a few more years of runway, you would need to consider it. It seems like Joe Burrow would be the most likely candidate. Although I still dream about Josh Allen.
 
I know this isn’t at all possible at this point…but…
Borrow isn’t happy at Cinci…so….
:laugh:
 
GINeric said:
You never gave any excuses for him. You actually are on of the few here who have blamed him for every loss, yet never gave him any credit when we win games.

With that said, our defense has been ranked in the bottom 3 most of the season and is currently ranked second worst in defensive scoring.

Dak is leading an offense who has been ranked in the top 3 ALLLLL season. Hopefully you're intelligent enough to do the math. If your offense is ranked top 3 all season while your defense is ranked bottom 3 all season and CURRENTLY ranked 2nd worst in defensive scoring.....

Tell me where the problem with this team is? Here is your chance to appear intelligent.
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I’ve never said the defense isn’t a problem — it clearly is.

But pointing to a bottom-tier defense doesn’t automatically absolve a 10-year veteran QB from responsibility in must-win moments. Both things can be true at the same time.

A top-3 offense by rankings doesn’t tell the whole story either. Those numbers are built over an entire season, often against weaker opponents and in games that don’t carry playoff-level pressure. The question isn’t whether the offense can produce — it’s whether it can do it when the margin for error disappears.

I give Dak credit for regular-season wins. I question why that production so often fails to translate when the stakes are highest. That’s not blaming him for everything — that’s evaluating the most important position honestly.

If the standard is just “score a lot over 17 games,” then yes, the offense checks the box. If the standard is winning when it matters most, then it’s fair to ask harder questions — even if the defense is bad.
 
KB1122 said:
The answer to the original question is yes, it's time to consider it.

I'm not saying we must do it. If we decide to play out Dak's contract, come what may, I'm fine with that. That's one reasonable option, and given his outstanding play this year, it's not the worst one.

But his window is closing. Expecting a first championship from him after another year or two would be counting on a unicorn ride. And I'm not sure we'll be ready by then. Frankly, I doubt it.

If we could trade him for a top quarterback in a Goff-for-Stafford type deal, and buy a few more years of runway, you would need to consider it. It seems like Joe Burrow would be the most likely candidate. Although I still dream about Josh Allen.
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Completely missed the point you are not trading Prescott and then making another trade to get a guy like Joe Burrow or Josh Allen II don't get what you're saying here are you talking about in the draft yeah right 'cause that's been a perfect blueprint everyone knows how to go get an elite quarterback in the draft..

If this trade scenario ever was more than it was hypothetical where the Cowboys are going to be in cat hell with the dead cat money from this move which would be a ridiculous move to even consider but if we are staying in hypotheticals the Cowboys are going to be using Milton and some draft picks and we're going to be A really bad team for a while..

There's no dream scenario where you get rid of Prescott and immediately, we find a better quarterback we are not making a trade for another veteran this would be Milton and or whomever else we found as a bridge until we find another one, we are going to be in quarterback hell for a while...

Ask teams like the Browns and the Jets and all of them really that been looking for quarterbacks for a while and even Washington last year they went to a championship game and now look they got RG3 over there will he bounce back I don't know but that is how hard it is to find a quarterback...


Yeah I'm rambling on because I think this is ridiculous whatever you intimated maybe I'm missing the point but you are not just trading Prescott for a guy like Alan you're getting rid of Prescott you're eating a lot of dead cat money meaning you're going to be in cap hell to do it it means you got to go cheap at quarterback for a while Until you start getting all this dead cap space off the books.

Call that a hard rebuild jerry's not used to doing that nor I don't think he would but that's what would happen... You will be the Jets for a while maybe worse maybe the Browns..

Scenarios are not to make your team better these scenarios are to make your future team better..

The wish list It's not even even in the realm of possibilities you guys can keep wishing that's not happening there's a reason teams are looking for guys like Prescott the Colts would love him right now if they can make a train right now I mean instead of bringing back Rivers they would have loved to have Prescott over there that is a team that Prescott could probably make a run into the Super Bowl with Too little too late.

That would be my first thought of a team that would actually probably go after a guy like Prescott but then what does that leave the Cowboys a whole lot of cap hell for a while...

That's the fact that he has to approve the trade he has a no trade clause and no franchise trade clause he holds all the chips and the fact that he probably played the best out of all the players on our team this year he's an MVP candidate even now Not reality like he's gonna win it but he's still in the conversation he's had that good a year that's getting lost upon this team and yeah his trade value would be high so I think the Colts would be the first person I would see wanting him would he want to go there I don't know but I'd say they are a Prescott away from being a true contender..

Almost in the Rams area at the time they traded goff and got matthew stafford I think they are ready for that....


That benefits who that would benefit Prescott if he wants to do it that would benefit Colts and that would help our cap that doesn't help our team our team is going to be really bad for a while and people are going to realize how bad When we finally don't have a Romo or a Prescott running it..
 
Rayman70 said:
That last thing you said isn't what I meant or said. We got plenty of holes to fill and blame to go around. Daks the one thing on this team that isn't broken. But he's a huge asset in any potential trade.
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to be honest and maybe I didn't make it too clear and for that Im sorry. I said it wasn't even this thread cause it didn't think you were meaning it like the multiple responses we will get in this thread, Its about a 50% chunk maybe more of this fan base that wants to move on and its not feasible or practical. Dak isnt even top 3 of my concerns. His pocket presence annoys me at times but hes had a heck of a year

Its the defense that needs a complete overhaul. We need to replace literally everyone not names Quinnen Williams or Overshown and Eze but we are also contractually obligated to Osa and Bland. Ill be happy to see Steele hit the road and Eberfail can leave today.

Why does #59 even see the field. The second he was on the field i know a big play is going to happen and i had to laugh when he went in the wrong gap on the TD run. story of our year
 
KB1122 said:
The answer to the original question is yes, it's time to consider it.

I'm not saying we must do it. If we decide to play out Dak's contract, come what may, and he retires a Cowboy, I'm fine with that. That's one reasonable option, and given his outstanding play this year, it's not the worst one.

But his window is closing. Expecting a first championship from him after another year or two would be counting on a unicorn ride. And I'm not sure we'll be ready by then, particularly on defense. Frankly, I doubt it.

If we could trade him for a top quarterback in a Goff-for-Stafford type deal, and buy a few more years of runway, you would need to consider it. It seems like Joe Burrow would be the most likely candidate. Although I still dream about Josh Allen.
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You can bet your bottom dollar that if Dak is traded, or a qb from another team is signed, that qb would be way past his prime, old, injury prone and only coming to Dallas for the money.

Or a combination of any of those things.

Which brings us back to the real problem - whatever is done, it will be what Jerry wants, and that hasn't worked since 1990.
 
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