March 2023: Huge decision coming on Dak's contract

[Creeper]

I need to vent one more time about the stupidity of the contract Jerry gave Dak. The money, the term, the no trade clause, and the no franchise tag clause were all capitulations by Jerry to a QB who never really proved he was worth any of it. Why give Dak a 4 year term that basically locks Jerry in, but not Dak? The entire contract is so one-sided it is ridiculous. Jerry is a clown. Dak could decide to test free agency in 2025 and sign with another team leaving Jerry with a $25 million CAP hit and dead money, and that's if Jerry does nothig about Dak's CAP amount the next 2 years. ($49 million and $52 million). Jerry can't even put a franchise tag on him. He can trade him before his contract end either. What an awful deal for Dallas.

But that is water under the bridge. Now the question is what do they do about it. IMO, they have no choice but to extend his deal and I would do it this year. There is no sense in putting this off any longer because Jerry knows he is going to do it anyway. The only question is whether Dak is better or worse next year. If he is better then he will cost more once he is extended. If he is worse, then Jerry is screwed no matter which direction he goes in.

 

[Praxit]

...wait it out. See how 23' goes. KM is gone. No excuses for throwing 20 int's again.

 

[nightrain]

If i had a nickel everytime one of you Dak Fans use this argument. . . . Stats do not win games . . . Scoring more then the other team and that is all

12-4 and a playoff berth. What's your point? I know you don't have a solution. Take your insults to the kiddie pool.

 

[NotForLong]

12-4 and a playoff berth. What's your point? I know you don't have a solution. Take your insults to the kiddie pool.

How many of those wins were Coopers. . . And as Far as Insults . . . If you think being called a Dak Fan is an insult . . . I would agree but I thought you were proud of it?

 

[Cowboys93]

If they restructure that let’s me know where their priorities lie

 

[john van brocklin]

Nope just QB's with red eyes

Rats !

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

They will restructure. If we went to championship game or if Defense blew a 17 point lead and we lost no one would have a problem with it. But fact is he made 2 mistakes. He did not take care of the ball. When he first came in the league he did a good job of that.

Things are known inside those walls we don’t know about. Moores Offense abandons the run just like Linehan. But they say Dak changes plays at the line… They let Moore go. Sounds like Moore may have wanted out. I would love to know what team mates think or what they know. It’s obvious they believe in him. So is it Moore not game planning or schemeing. Or Dak going off the rails and changing the plays to often.

Questions:

1) do you really think "moving on from Dak" involves only those two plays?
2) Is it really "obvious" the team believes in him?

(you saw the crap Micah got for speaking his mind. Others are not as brave)

 

[fivetwos]

Very good post. But what to do now? This is a bad situation. Because without restructuring him, Dallas probably can't compete. If they restructure him, they're prolonging his stay.

If the front office isn't going to go all in to win a championship, why restructure? But the front office might restructure just to keep a competitive team, even if they know they have no chance at a championship. That's where we're at right now.

Thats pretty much it.

The state of the defense makes blowing it up shameful, but the QBs flaws at this point have to be considered unfixable, and his salary doesn’t allow us to help him. His own greed helped drag him down. Sounds like a Greek tragedy. I think.

 

[ConstantReboot]

I'm inclined to agree but I'm 100% confident Jerry and Stephen will NOT be satisfied with only a playoff win or 2 every season for $40M.

Jerry and Stephen doesn't care about winning a superbowl. People believe their hype each and every year. So long they get into the playoffs, lose and then fire a few coaches and cut a few players as scapegoats each and every year they are fine.

If they really care about winning a superbowl why aren't they trading picks for missing pieces on this team?

Both Jerry and Stephen are nothing more than fools who happen to own the Dallas Cowboys. They care more about making money rather than winning championships. They may say otherwise, but actions speak louder than words.

 

[blueblood70]

I agree.......to be honest, the cap hit ($49M ) may not be as bad after all since the league just announced the 2023 cap increase of $16M. A combination of that and a couple of releases ( Zeke for one ) could ease the impact if we eat it. Not to mention, we can always revisit the again AFTER the 2023 season if Dak has a career year.

Maybe

I mean if they truly wanted to do to this eat the 49mil, that pretty easy

cutting zeke, schultz, and pollard would easily make up for that, get a younger at RB which is the easiest transition in the nfl with what i heard is loaded RB draft with the OL being made better with a more physical LG while letting McGovern walk as well.

cutting pollard wont be popular among the fan base but the overall narratives is dont overpay a RB and its easy to find a new younger cheaper RB or 2..

a new OLC and OC should be able to get that figured out with a scheme in mind to bolster the run game.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Lol, I like that suggestion. There actually is a Dak Tax. Daks huge contract prevents us from signing a player like D Hop which could potentially help our offense.

Like the FO will really sign any players regardless of our cap space. So long Capboy is calling the shots we aren't signing any free agents to help this team, with or without this so called Dak tax.

 

[Havic]

Qb of the future needs to be drafted this year if we are moving on from him after the contract expires

 

[nightrain]

How many of those wins were Coopers. . . And as Far as Insults . . . If you think being called a Dak Fan is an insult . . . I would agree but I thought you were proud of it?

As long as Dak is donning the star, you bet I'm a fan. Why are you here?

 

[buybuydandavis]

No one really talking about Dak's contract right now but trust me, it's coming real soon. His $49M 2023 cap hit is the straw stirring pot. His contract will not have any more guaranteed money after the 2023 season. The impact has backed Jerry and Stephen into a corner with only 2 options.....

• Option No. 1.... Admit they are/have lost confidence in Dak by NOT doing anything but eating the $49M cap hit, leaving their options open to release or trade Dak after the season. Yes, he has a no-trade clause which gives him a bit of leverage on who/where he's traded. BTW, nothing to stop them from doing the 2nd option ( extend and/or restructure) AFTER the 2023 season if Daks lead the team to let's say NFCCG and/or Super Bowl.

• Option No. 2....This one is really simple, restructure/extend the current contract to lower the impact of the 2023 cap hit. But this would close the trade/release options after the 2023 season. In fact, it would more than likely add more guaranteed years/money ( probably 3-4 ). The bottom line, this would basically guarantee Daks is on the team next few years. To be honest, this was the plan when the initial contract was signed. Aikman and Romo's contracts were structured the same way.

Fish does a good job explaining..........



https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news...contract-coming-future-jerry-jones-salary-cap

Dak Prescott: New, Richer, Longer Cowboys Contract Coming?​

The Cowboys essentially have two routes to take regarding QB finances. Brace yourself, because March 2023 might be the time when "a new contract for Dak Prescott'' becomes a pretty common headline.

• MIKE FISHER
• JAN 28, 2023 9:02 AM EST

If you're paying a player an average of $40 mil, at some point you've got to start taking cap hits of around $40mil a year. We've kicked a lot of can down the road. Time to start living within our budget.
Note how eating the money now puts us in position for a prove it year for both Dak and McCarthy.
They were unwilling to rush a contract early with Dak. They were willing to wait and if necessary, pay more *later*. I don't see them rushing an extension. They'll want to see it before extending him. This was not a good season for Dak.

 

[Stash]

I’ve seen the contract as it’s currently written. And the last thing I would do is to extend it and make things worse.

 

[KJJ]

No one really talking about Dak's contract right now but trust me, it's coming real soon. His $49M 2023 cap hit is the straw stirring pot. His contract will not have any more guaranteed money after the 2023 season. The impact has backed Jerry and Stephen into a corner with only 2 options.....

• Option No. 1.... Admit they are/have lost confidence in Dak by NOT doing anything but eating the $49M cap hit, leaving their options open to release or trade Dak after the season. Yes, he has a no-trade clause which gives him a bit of leverage on who/where he's traded. BTW, nothing to stop them from doing the 2nd option ( extend and/or restructure) AFTER the 2023 season if Daks lead the team to let's say NFCCG and/or Super Bowl.

• Option No. 2....This one is really simple, restructure/extend the current contract to lower the impact of the 2023 cap hit. But this would close the trade/release options after the 2023 season. In fact, it would more than likely add more guaranteed years/money ( probably 3-4 ). The bottom line, this would basically guarantee Daks is on the team next few years. To be honest, this was the plan when the initial contract was signed. Aikman and Romo's contracts were structured the same way.

Fish does a good job explaining..........



https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news...contract-coming-future-jerry-jones-salary-cap

Dak Prescott: New, Richer, Longer Cowboys Contract Coming?​

The Cowboys essentially have two routes to take regarding QB finances. Brace yourself, because March 2023 might be the time when "a new contract for Dak Prescott'' becomes a pretty common headline.

• MIKE FISHER
• JAN 28, 2023 9:02 AM EST

I’ll assure you option one will not be happening, he’ll be the Cowboys QB next season and you can bank on it. The change in OC is mainly to try and fix him.

 

[DuncanIso]

I agree.......to be honest, the cap hit ($49M ) may not be as bad after all since the league just announced the 2023 cap increase of $16M. A combination of that and a couple of releases ( Zeke for one ) could ease the impact if we eat it. Not to mention, we can always revisit the again AFTER the 2023 season if Dak has a career year.

They will likely rework Zeke's deal.

TonyP is UFA and his leg is wrecked.

IMHO, we are stuck with Dak one more season, unless they can work a trade.

 

[Pass2Run]

Draft some QB and sit his 40 mil rear end on the bench. Let him deal with the team and the Dak tax on their own pay checks. Put a Dak tax on every players check and contract lol.

Shame the guy out.

I'd be cool with sitting him, too. Everyone thinks playing him is necessary because we're paying him, but that's not necessary if he's the one holding the team back. It's the sunken cost fallacy. You can move on from him and name a new starter while he rides the pine.

 

[Pass2Run]

I wish @Reality would ban Fish content like the DMN.

Why?

Fish has gotten a lot better this year. He's actually reporting from the fans' perspective rather than acting like he's an insider the fans are lucky enough to listen to. It's like night and day. Not sure what happened, but he's doing a much better job this year.

 

[DandyDon52]

I'm inclined to agree but I'm 100% confident Jerry and Stephen will NOT be satisfied with only a playoff win or 2 every season for $40M.

they have been for 7 years ! lol