McCarthy on Lance: He's close to being a master of the system

[RoboQB]

The reason that Dak will play this season is 1) They are paying him and he can't be traded. 2) If Lance lights it up, then he would be would be due for a larger salary than he would if he was 2nd string all year.

Lance gets $5.3M for 2024. That's more than at least two playoff QBs last season. Plenty for a one year "prove it" starting QB.
If Dallas wanted to trade Dak, a simple benching would open up trade talks. He will waive the NTC. If not, oh well,
they're both on the books whether the play or not.
The Raiders benched Derek Carr with two games to go two seasons ago. Last year, Denver sat Russell Wilson.
I know they weren't traded but teams didn't have a problem benching $100M-$200M QBs. So benching Dak wouldn't be any different.

 

[CowboyStar88]

The reason that Dak will play this season is 1) They are paying him and he can't be traded. 2) If Lance lights it up, then he would be would be due for a larger salary than he would if he was 2nd string all year.

But he stills needs to play to light it up. So how does that happen? The only way I see it is if Dak doesn’t get his extension, and the team implodes, or he gets hurt.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Bold> During preseason? The regular season? Playoffs? 2025? Or later?

Super Bowl!

 

[America's Cowboy]

Where will Trey Lance line up if Dak Prescott gets injured?

Depends on what Trey Lance shows during the preseason and if he's still on the team if Dak is extended before the regular season starts. If Dak is extended before the regular season starts, Lance may request a trade to another team which would help the Cowboys secure a mid-round draft pick. If Dak is not extended until after the regular season starts, Lance will determine with his preseason performance whether he will move up to 2nd string over Cooper Rush or remain as 3rd string QB.

 

[DuncanIso]

Why would any care if Jerry “man” cried? Like it’s silly to keep using that as a basis as to why he’s probably gone.

Ever make your boss cry?

How about in front of millions.

 

[DuncanIso]

Depends on what Trey Lance shows during the preseason and if he's still on the team if Dak is extended before the regular season starts. If Dak is extended before the regular season starts, Lance may request a trade to another team which would help the Cowboys secure a mid-round draft pick. If Dak is not extended until after the regular season starts, Lance will determine with his preseason performance whether he will move up to 2nd string over Cooper Rush or remain as 3rd string QB.

Our cap is jacked.

Nobody is getting a contract extension.

 

[DuncanIso]

The reason that Dak will play this season is 1) They are paying him and he can't be traded. 2) If Lance lights it up, then he would be would be due for a larger salary than he would if he was 2nd string all year.

The cap is around 15 million in the red.

They have to get in the black before week 1.

Someone getting a post June 1 cut.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Depends on what Trey Lance shows during the preseason and if he's still on the team if Dak is extended before the regular season starts. If Dak is extended before the regular season starts, Lance may request a trade to another team which would help the Cowboys secure a mid-round draft pick. If Dak is not extended until after the regular season starts, Lance will determine with his preseason performance whether he will move up to 2nd string over Cooper Rush or remain as 3rd string QB.

Lance has zero trade value. Dak will refuse any notion of a trade and opt for free agency, only. Rush, if he makes the 53 man roster, knows this is his last season associated with the NFL as a player. Jerry Jones will be paying better than $20 million per season for Justin Fields to be the Cowboys quarterback in 2025. This is the Cowboys’ reality.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Lance has zero trade value. Dak will refuse any notion of a trade and opt for free agency, only. Rush, if he makes the 53 man roster, knows this is his last season associated with the NFL as a player. Jerry Jones will be paying better than $20 million per season for Justin Fields to be the Cowboys quarterback in 2025. This is the Cowboys’ reality.

Why would you want to trade away a top 6 overall QB?

 

[CowboyStar88]

Ever make your boss cry?

How about in front of millions.

Jerry is going to make decisions based off money and success of the team not by tears shed.

I make all my bosses cry.

 

[Setackin]

Bold> During preseason? The regular season? Playoffs? 2025? Or later?

Preseason. And likely if Dallas goes up 17+ in the regular season

 

[KingCorcoran]

Why would you want to trade away a top 6 overall QB?

The lack of commitment the Cowboys have shown Dak Prescott will result in his looking elsewhere to continue his playing career. He’s been around long enough to understand the business side of being an NFL player. Only the Cowboys can be stupid enough to let a player of his value leave the organization sans any compensation other than a 3rd round comp pick. This kind of nonsense is how a team can’t reach a conference championship for decades. The fantasy of a quarterback, Lance, that has next to no game experience in the NFL all of a sudden being capable of quarterbacking a team to playoff wins is nonsense. That most Cowboys fans buy into that fantasy is pathetic.

 

[plasticman]

It would probably have been better timing if McCarthy had waited until after an impressive preseason showing by Trey Lance.

It's odd that McCarthy would put his reputation on the line like this for Trey Lance. I hope his words are justified on the field.

 

[America's Cowboy]

It would probably have been better timing if McCarthy had waited until after an impressive preseason showing by Trey Lance.

It's odd that McCarthy would put his reputation on the line like this for Trey Lance. I hope his words are justified on the field.

Unless behind the doors secret is to prop Lance up for potential preseason trade suitors?

 

[Jfconrow]

San Fran lets him go and in one offseason Dallas turns him into a master? I just don’t believe it. Maybe who knows.

 

[DandyDon52]

Choo Choo!!!!

This pure BS lol.
you cant get the timing of routes down in ota's with the wr's that are there.
A real game is totally different.
We will all get to see trey in PS, I will from a opinion then.
MM is evidently under orders to pump up treys stock per jerry.

Fish says he looks good, but thats all you can say about ota stuff.
Fish also says no way is trey competing for anything but the # 2 qb position.

Mike called out Micah for not being there one day, then the next he said he wasnt taking attendance, so he got
in trouble with jerry for trying to instill a little discipline on Micah.
That is what limits the cowboys, jerry meddling, and no discipline etc.

 

[plymkr]

I hope it translates on the field in games

Me too. Any development from a young player is positive for the Cowboys.

I still believe there are 2 reasons why McCarthy still is our coach. 1. Jerry is cheap and didn’t want to pay him to sit. 2. In the “job interview “ I speculate McCarthy convinced Jerry he can develop Lance. I honestly don’t see how he has a job after how bad the offense played in the playoffs.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Me too. Any development from a young player is positive for the Cowboys.

I still believe there are 2 reasons why McCarthy still is our coach. 1. Jerry is cheap and didn’t want to pay him to sit. 2. In the “job interview “ I speculate McCarthy convinced Jerry he can develop Lance. I honestly don’t see how he has a job after how bad the offense played in the playoffs.

I’m not sure there was much convincing. Jerry went out of his way to credit MM with Dak’s year and development. So in Jerruhs mind he probably really believed that Trey benefits from MM sticking around. My theory is MM doesn’t lose his job at the end of the year if Treys development is successful.

 

[plymkr]

My theory is MM doesn’t lose his job at the end of the year if Treys development is successful.

I agree. I was thinking about this earlier. If we started out slow, like 2-7 or something or Dak got hurt and Trey showed he can play fairly well as a starter then McCarthy keeps his job. If Trey shows anything this season that is encouraging I feel Jerry will keep McCarthy, regardless of win loss record.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Choo Choo!!!!

so has he said anything negative about anybody...even the UDFA from oregon got kudos as he was doing some great stuff.

its off season. every player is an all pro.