Jerry Jones on Dak Prescott's Contract: Cowboys Expect QB 'to Be with Us a Long Time'

[Diehardblues]

Damn, talk about getting the sports equivalent of being told you have cancer. Damn depressing.

We already have the Cancer with our dysfunctional ownership. It was diagnosed decades before Prescott arrived.

 

[rambo2]

Damn, talk about getting the sports equivalent of being told you have cancer. Damn depressing.

Enjoy the ride.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Dak was never not going to get the extension. It doesn’t matter if he throws 20 interceptions this year. The team is not built to develop a new QB, you’re built to make the playoffs right now. Jerry has said it over and over: winning the Super Bowl is not his barometer. Making the playoffs to compete for SBs is. Dak is in that Kirk Cousins/Jared Goff range where if you give him a good team he’s never not going to win 9+ games. That is playoff caliber, he’s exactly what Jerry is looking for.

It is very likely he is still Dallas’ QB approaching 2030. It took Oakland/LV 8 years to get over Derek Carr’s 2015 season. That is the current NFL. What happened to Goff in LA is not a realistic expectation of Jerry.

Whether you’re a Dak lover or Dak Hater, it doesn’t matter. This isn’t a Dak positive or Dak negative post. It’s a reality post: he was getting this extension with or without Lance, with or without the picks, with or without Mccarthy’s approval.

Financially for Dallas it doesn’t make sense not to do it, on-the-field it doesn’t make sense not to do it, and for Jerry’s fan outreach and PR it doesn’t make sense not to do it. Some of you are getting too bottled up in the hot take media. Dak will be a long term Cowboy because it’s the most rational choice at this juncture.

 

[Diehardblues]

a long time is all relative...bottom line is if the guy doesn't deliver this year hes not going to get what he wants and the cowboys are porbalby looking for an out....only time will tell

Define deliver. It’s not a SB or bust. Jethro isn’t dumping or trading a QB who continues keeping his franchise relevant and interesting playoff contender which he can hype and sell the hell out of.

 

[Qcard]

Not sure if serious.

Jokes tend to reveal more truth ..velvet glove iron fist

 

[Runwildboys]

If Jerry said it I guess it's true.................
Now I have some seaside property in Idaho any takers????

Only if it's in the central part of the state!

 

[Diehardblues]

Dak was never not going to get the extension. It doesn’t matter if he throws 20 interceptions this year. The team is not built to develop a new QB, you’re built to make the playoffs right now. Jerry has said it over and over: winning the Super Bowl is not his barometer. Making the playoffs to compete for SBs is. Dak is in that Kirk Cousins/Jared Goff range where if you give him a good team he’s never not going to win 9+ games. That is playoff caliber, he’s exactly what Jerry is looking for.

It is very likely he is still Dallas’ QB approaching 2030. It took Oakland/LV 8 years to get over Derek Carr’s 2015 season. That is the current NFL. What happened to Goff in LA is not a realistic expectation of Jerry.

Whether you’re a Dak lover or Dak Hater, it doesn’t matter. This isn’t a Dak positive or Dak negative post. It’s a reality post: he was getting this extension with or without Lance, with or without the picks, with or without Kellen Moore.

Financially for Dallas it doesn’t make sense not to do it, on-the-field it doesn’t make sense not to do it, and for Jerry’s fan outreach and PR it doesn’t make sense not to do it. Some of you are getting too bottled up in the hot take media. Dak will be a long term Cowboy because it’s the most rational choice at this juncture.

Yea, it’s becoming rather obvious some of these fans definitely don’t have their finger on the pulse of Cowboys Football.

 

[Runwildboys]

That was a horrible display of sarcasm.

Would have been okay sarcasm if it had come from someone who doesn't spew vitriol toward Dak on a daily basis.

 

[Runwildboys]

There are various spots at each position for the Pro Bowl. Many players have accepted being named replacements, and it means the same on their resume as being a Pro Bowler whether named as an initial vote or alternate.

When you really look at it though, at some point it just becomes a glorified participation trophy.

 

[Diehardblues]

Would have been okay sarcasm if it had come from someone who doesn't spew vitriol toward Dak on a daily basis.

Jethro gave them the juiciest ammo they could have hoped for with Lance acquisition. But the Prescott extension is going to squash their talking points.

 

[Captain43Crash]

Dak turned down 2022's Pro Bowl replacement nod. He would have been a 3 time pro bowler.

So what?

Nobody wants to play in that joke of a touch football game.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Dak was never not going to get the extension. It doesn’t matter if he throws 20 interceptions this year. The team is not built to develop a new QB, you’re built to make the playoffs right now. Jerry has said it over and over: winning the Super Bowl is not his barometer. Making the playoffs to compete for SBs is. Dak is in that Kirk Cousins/Jared Goff range where if you give him a good team he’s never not going to win 9+ games. That is playoff caliber, he’s exactly what Jerry is looking for.

It is very likely he is still Dallas’ QB approaching 2030. It took Oakland/LV 8 years to get over Derek Carr’s 2015 season. That is the current NFL. What happened to Goff in LA is not a realistic expectation of Jerry.

Whether you’re a Dak lover or Dak Hater, it doesn’t matter. This isn’t a Dak positive or Dak negative post. It’s a reality post: he was getting this extension with or without Lance, with or without the picks, with or without Kellen Moore.

Financially for Dallas it doesn’t make sense not to do it, on-the-field it doesn’t make sense not to do it, and for Jerry’s fan outreach and PR it doesn’t make sense not to do it. Some of you are getting too bottled up in the hot take media. Dak will be a long term Cowboy because it’s the most rational choice at this juncture.

100% there are outliers but mostly those involve ridiculous injury ridden seasons that give options for early round QB's...and then it would still not be a given. You dont waste this defense trying to overcome a 60 mill cap hit "Looking" for a better QB than the top 10 one you have now.

 

[mcmvp]

Dak was never not going to get the extension. It doesn’t matter if he throws 20 interceptions this year. The team is not built to develop a new QB, you’re built to make the playoffs right now. Jerry has said it over and over: winning the Super Bowl is not his barometer. Making the playoffs to compete for SBs is. Dak is in that Kirk Cousins/Jared Goff range where if you give him a good team he’s never not going to win 9+ games. That is playoff caliber, he’s exactly what Jerry is looking for.

It is very likely he is still Dallas’ QB approaching 2030. It took Oakland/LV 8 years to get over Derek Carr’s 2015 season. That is the current NFL. What happened to Goff in LA is not a realistic expectation of Jerry.

Whether you’re a Dak lover or Dak Hater, it doesn’t matter. This isn’t a Dak positive or Dak negative post. It’s a reality post: he was getting this extension with or without Lance, with or without the picks, with or without Kellen Moore.

Financially for Dallas it doesn’t make sense not to do it, on-the-field it doesn’t make sense not to do it, and for Jerry’s fan outreach and PR it doesn’t make sense not to do it. Some of you are getting too bottled up in the hot take media. Dak will be a long term Cowboy

You could be right, but I disagree about the philosophy in general. Any team that has a starting QB on a rookie deal can still compete to win it all. Finding the right young QB can be easier said than done, but the Cowboys could continue to be in the mix if they found one. They have the defense to support a young QB and would have more resources to build around him.

If I were a GM Id prefer the rookie contract at QB and better over roster than paying too much money for a guy that has reached his ceiling

 

[Diehardblues]

When you really look at it though, at some point it just becomes a glorified participation trophy.

Perhaps but All Pro and Pro Bowl are individual awards we have to recognize talent beyond MVP, HOF, etc .

Fortunately we have analyst who are able to evaluate talent beyond the teams achievements much like in recruiting and drafts not all top talent comes from great teams.

 

[USArmyVet]

No, I am a Jealous Progenitor.

Dak Haters are the apple of my Eye.

Dak Haters are my Oracles

Sounds like you are the hater.

 

[USArmyVet]

That was a horrible display of sarcasm.

Thanks and good to you you are the one that passes judgment on what is and is not a viable sense of sarcasm.....oops, there is that sarcasm again.

 

[Diehardblues]

You could be right, but I disagree about the philosophy in general. Any team that has a starting QB on a rookie deal can still compete to win it all. Finding the right young QB can be easier said than done, but the Cowboys could continue to be in the mix if they found one. They have the defense to support a young QB and would have more resources to build around him.

If I were a GM Id prefer the rookie contract at QB and better over roster than paying too much money for a guy that has reached his ceiling

Of course that’s the ultimate situation but unless you know you have that Rookie QB or can obtain one who can maintain the level you are at you don’t always dump your veteran more proven QB until their later years.

 

[Runwildboys]

You could be right, but I disagree about the philosophy in general. Any team that has a starting QB on a rookie deal can still compete to win it all. Finding the right young QB can be easier said than done, but the Cowboys could continue to be in the mix if they found one. They have the defense to support a young QB and would have more resources to build around him.

If I were a GM Id prefer the rookie contract at QB and better over roster than paying too much money for a guy that has reached his ceiling

As you said, "easier said than done", especially when you keep having winning seasons. That's why I support the decision to sign Lance. It may be the best opportunity to get a future franchise QB we'll have for a while.

 

[USArmyVet]

There are various spots at each position for the Pro Bowl. Many players have accepted being named replacements, and it means the same on their resume as being a Pro Bowler whether named as an initial vote or alternate.

So according to you Dak being promoted from the blue bus to the yellow bus is the same thing as being on the yellow bus....okay.

 

[CowboyFrog]

You could be right, but I disagree about the philosophy in general. Any team that has a starting QB on a rookie deal can still compete to win it all. Finding the right young QB can be easier said than done, but the Cowboys could continue to be in the mix if they found one. They have the defense to support a young QB and would have more resources to build around him.

If I were a GM Id prefer the rookie contract at QB and better over roster than paying too much money for a guy that has reached his ceiling

Without the draft capitol this gets much harder, it has to be the right situation... and after that are you never paying a QB no matter what?