Many people are blaming the Jones but they are teaching Dak a lesson

[Irv88]

They tell Dak, players go where the money is. He refuses to budge and expects top dollar. They don’t like 3 early exits recently and no deep playoff runs in 8 years. Here…we…go.

They tell him to waive trade clause or Conditional tag, so we can get to high round picks for him. He will, of course refuses.

Then they will say OK you Dak hold all the cards…for now.

Fast forward to TODAY. No free agents. Dak WILL NOW Carry the team at 60 million UNDER CURRENT CONTRACT. You have a top wr, a top pass rusher, a cb. A good 12-5 roster. We will get players in the draft to fill in those who leave. Ownership refuses to mortgage the future. Dak will be the difference maker.

THE POINT IS TO SHOW HIM THAT WINNERS LIKE BRADY AND PAT TAKE LESS MONEY TO WIN. IT HELPS THEM WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Draft happens, fill holes with players. Time will tell.

See you at training camp. Once training camp starts, I assume dak wins the competition. I doubt lance plays 20% better to take daks job.

Season starts.
Case1: If he is .500 (rough start) AND LANCE PLAYED SOLID, ownership tells him to the waive the trade clause. He of course does not. bench him for the season to go with Trey Lance, the rest of the way. New coaches have a good cap and a good start.
Case2: Dak plays average. Play him until playoffs are out of reach and start lance. He walks after season.
Case3: He plays hero ball. Pay the 3 years/180 m you were gonna give him anyway. They want to make him earn it.

Marino took the money and never won. Elway gave up money and won 2x. So did Tommy and Pat. Dak has to decide if he want to walk in the footsteps of champions or Kirk Cousins.

I am on board with ownership’s hardline here. Prove it or we clean house. They just want results and to meet in the middle.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They tell Dak, players go where the money is. He refuses to budge and expects top dollar. They don’t like 3 early exits recently and no deep playoff runs in 8 years. Here…we…go.

They tell him to waive trade clause or Conditional tag, so we can get to high round picks for him. He will, of course refuses.

Then they will say OK you Dak hold all the cards…for now.

Fast forward to TODAY. No free agents. Dak WILL NOW Carry the team at 60 million UNDER CURRENT CONTRACT. You have a top wr, a top pass rusher, a cb. A good 12-5 roster. We will get players in the draft to fill in those who leave. Ownership refuses to mortgage the future. Dak will be the difference maker.

THE POINT IS TO SHOW HIM THAT WINNERS LIKE BRADY AND PAT TAKE LESS MONEY TO WIN. IT HELPS THEM WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Draft happens, fill holes with players. Time will tell.

See you at training camp. Once training camp starts, I assume dak wins the competition. I doubt lance plays 20% better to take daks job.

Season starts.
Case1: If he is .500 (rough start) AND LANCE PLAYED SOLID, ownership tells him to the waive the trade clause. He of course does not. bench him for the season to go with Trey Lance, the rest of the way. New coaches have a good cap and a good start.
Case2: Dak plays average. Play him until playoffs are out of reach and start lance. He walks after season.
Case3: He plays hero ball. Pay the 3 years/180 m you were gonna give him anyway. They want to make him earn it.

Marino took the money and never won. Elway gave up money and won 2x. So did Tommy and Pat. Dak has to decide if he want to walk in the footsteps of champions or Kirk Cousins.

I am on board with ownership’s hardline here. Prove it or we clean house. They just want results and to meet in the middle.

They did this when Dak was on his rookie deal…who were they trying to teach a lesson then lol?

 

[Havic]

All in

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yes the Jones are known as teachers of life lessons.

 

[thunderpimp91]

The big piece I think people are missing in the Dak situation is that Dak really shouldn't have any incentive to get a deal done at this point. He can easily play out this season and the Cowboys have no way to keep him from testing the market. Dak on the open market might get $70M per year.

The only real leverage I think the Cowboys would have is threatening to cut him post June 1 or bench him. Not getting a new deal from the Cowboys is probably pretty far down the list of concerns Dak has right now.

 

[Mannix]

Even when Dak was on his Rookie deal, they didn't spend money on FA's....that is why I have ZERO confidence that a rebuild will mean a damn thing....although, I'm for it just to deodorize the stench.

 

[Coogiguy03]

They tell Dak, players go where the money is. He refuses to budge and expects top dollar. They don’t like 3 early exits recently and no deep playoff runs in 8 years. Here…we…go.

They tell him to waive trade clause or Conditional tag, so we can get to high round picks for him. He will, of course refuses.

Then they will say OK you Dak hold all the cards…for now.

Fast forward to TODAY. No free agents. Dak WILL NOW Carry the team at 60 million UNDER CURRENT CONTRACT. You have a top wr, a top pass rusher, a cb. A good 12-5 roster. We will get players in the draft to fill in those who leave. Ownership refuses to mortgage the future. Dak will be the difference maker.

THE POINT IS TO SHOW HIM THAT WINNERS LIKE BRADY AND PAT TAKE LESS MONEY TO WIN. IT HELPS THEM WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Draft happens, fill holes with players. Time will tell.

See you at training camp. Once training camp starts, I assume dak wins the competition. I doubt lance plays 20% better to take daks job.

Season starts.
Case1: If he is .500 (rough start) AND LANCE PLAYED SOLID, ownership tells him to the waive the trade clause. He of course does not. bench him for the season to go with Trey Lance, the rest of the way. New coaches have a good cap and a good start.
Case2: Dak plays average. Play him until playoffs are out of reach and start lance. He walks after season.
Case3: He plays hero ball. Pay the 3 years/180 m you were gonna give him anyway. They want to make him earn it.

Marino took the money and never won. Elway gave up money and won 2x. So did Tommy and Pat. Dak has to decide if he want to walk in the footsteps of champions or Kirk Cousins.

I am on board with ownership’s hardline here. Prove it or we clean house. They just want results and to meet in the middle.

We hope this is true! You'll be upset when they resign him to a landmark deal, they like playing with our minds

 

[Cmac]

They tell Dak, players go where the money is. He refuses to budge and expects top dollar. They don’t like 3 early exits recently and no deep playoff runs in 8 years. Here…we…go.

They tell him to waive trade clause or Conditional tag, so we can get to high round picks for him. He will, of course refuses.

Then they will say OK you Dak hold all the cards…for now.

Fast forward to TODAY. No free agents. Dak WILL NOW Carry the team at 60 million UNDER CURRENT CONTRACT. You have a top wr, a top pass rusher, a cb. A good 12-5 roster. We will get players in the draft to fill in those who leave. Ownership refuses to mortgage the future. Dak will be the difference maker.

THE POINT IS TO SHOW HIM THAT WINNERS LIKE BRADY AND PAT TAKE LESS MONEY TO WIN. IT HELPS THEM WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Draft happens, fill holes with players. Time will tell.

See you at training camp. Once training camp starts, I assume dak wins the competition. I doubt lance plays 20% better to take daks job.

Season starts.
Case1: If he is .500 (rough start) AND LANCE PLAYED SOLID, ownership tells him to the waive the trade clause. He of course does not. bench him for the season to go with Trey Lance, the rest of the way. New coaches have a good cap and a good start.
Case2: Dak plays average. Play him until playoffs are out of reach and start lance. He walks after season.
Case3: He plays hero ball. Pay the 3 years/180 m you were gonna give him anyway. They want to make him earn it.

Marino took the money and never won. Elway gave up money and won 2x. So did Tommy and Pat. Dak has to decide if he want to walk in the footsteps of champions or Kirk Cousins.

I am on board with ownership’s hardline here. Prove it or we clean house. They just want results and to meet in the middle.

Ok.....but teaching Dak at the expense of others on the team or the fanbase? Jerry is being laughed at around the league for this course of action and the "All In" is gradually changing to "All Out".

 

[acr731]

Teaching Dak a lesson? Really? That's pretty funny...

 

[CT Dal Fan]

"Brady took less money".....

...........After he was in the NFL for a decade and a half and already made his fortune, that is.

 

[bigE79]

"Brady took less money".....

...........After he was in the NFL for a decade and a half and already made his fortune, that is.

Hasn't dak already made a fortune,or is he still below poverty level,I mean who could survive making 40 mil a year right.

 

[Flamma]

Even when Dak was on his Rookie deal, they didn't spend money on FA's....that is why I have ZERO confidence that a rebuild will mean a damn thing....although, I'm for it just to deodorize the stench.

Exactly right. Dak could be a 1 dollar cap hit, their standard operating procedure doesn't include expensive FAs.

The Cowboys have a system they've been using for roughly the past 10 years that does not actively seek to achieve better results. They just manage the team. Draft, fill holes through FA, pay their own players. Rinse and repeat every year. If they get better results, it's due to happenstance, not anything they are actively doing.

The last time they made a move to get better results was trading for Cooper. But what they do from year to year in the offseason is just bookkeeping. They could be 2-15 or 15-2, the offseason procedure never changes.

 

[erod]

Dak ONLY cares about the money.

Period.

Same for 99% of the league.

 

[stiletto]

LOL, pretty sure Dak taught them a lesson already. We may never see another QB signed long term in Dallas...

 

[Swagger]

The big piece I think people are missing in the Dak situation is that Dak really shouldn't have any incentive to get a deal done at this point. He can easily play out this season and the Cowboys have no way to keep him from testing the market. Dak on the open market might get $70M per year.

The only real leverage I think the Cowboys would have is threatening to cut him post June 1 or bench him. Not getting a new deal from the Cowboys is probably pretty far down the list of concerns Dak has right now.

$70 million per year - have a day off!

 

[Havic]

Rumor is Jones taught Dak how to pull out

 

[thunderpimp91]

"Brady took less money".....

...........After he was in the NFL for a decade and a half and already made his fortune, that is.

Brady made $290M his entire 22 year career. Dak has made $190M since 2020

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Brady made $290M his entire 22 year career. Dak has made $190M since 2020

Brady also started playing 24 years ago. The cost at every position has gone up, and not just a little.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Brady also started playing 24 years ago. The cost at every position has gone up, and not just a little.

Sure, but Dak has made his fortune already. Him signing for $50M per year instead of $60M per year after he's made close to $200M in his career already isnt a crazy ask. Now that goes both ways so if I were Dak I would want to have some input in roster decisions as Brady had too if I'm taking a discount.

 

[Typhus]

The big piece I think people are missing in the Dak situation is that Dak really shouldn't have any incentive to get a deal done at this point. He can easily play out this season and the Cowboys have no way to keep him from testing the market. Dak on the open market might get $70M per year.

The only real leverage I think the Cowboys would have is threatening to cut him post June 1 or bench him. Not getting a new deal from the Cowboys is probably pretty far down the list of concerns Dak has right now.

The only risk for Dak in that scenario would be if he got hurt, but he probably wouldn't mind.