Twitter: Schefter: Cowboys likely to use franchise tag on Prescott

[Bob-Lillys-War]

Jerrah sold Dak as the next Tom Brady to the fanbase.

He has no choice now but to pay Dak . He cornered himself into this mess .

 

[MarcusRock]

This is correct. But they were coming off poor years and that’s how we got them. If they were not playing poor we would’ve never had a shot at them.

Cobb was injured the year before and would have had similar numbers to what he had this year if not. For Cooper, who knows what happened exactly but Derek Carr stopped progressing after he got injured the year before Cooper's dip. And now there's talk about Brady going to the Raiders. If true, who's that an indictment of? Point is, both had demonstrated success coming in. Having success in 2 different places speaks more to the receiver's talent than the QB's.

 

[DFWJC]

Remember, Dak becomes a free agent in March

Assuming a deal isn’t done before then, of course Dallas will tag him.

At a minimum, it’s GM 101 to buy time.

 

[Cas2800]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Jones feel like they made mistakes in signing, Jaylon, Zeke and Lawrence to big contracts that haven’t worked out like they thought. Zeke and Lawrence pretty much bullied their way into new contracts. Dak better be careful because something in the Jones has changed with the firing of Garrett and bringing in McCarthy and allowing him to pick his entire coaching staff.

At the end of the seasonJerry said a lot was going to change and it has. And that includes him changing his ways too. I’m not against Dak getting paid 33-34 million a year but If Dak thinks he’s going to bully his way into a contract I say sign other players of need like defensive tackle, we, corners, safety and roll with a rookie or game manager type QB. Dak says it’s not about money but he’s just being greedy. Where else is he going to go and make the endorsement money he’s making in Dallas? Dak better be careful, he may have missed the gravy train ride thanks to those who got paid and haven’t lived up to expectations.

 

[jaythecowboy]

I may be dead wrong but this is where I see Jerry and Stephen giving lip service to the media and fans and behind closed doors their first thought is “is he good enough if we pay him big?”

The contracts the Cowboys already reportedly offered confirms they believe Dak is good enough.

 

[BBGTYCOON]

I think when McCarthy met with Jerry Jones, they discussed EVERYTHING, but particularly, the quarterback situation. I think they all know what they have in Dak - whether bus driver or franchise. And they're just letting the game play itself out.
I, personally, believe that the Jones aren't solid on Dak. If so, he would have been signed by now. I don't know if McCarthy is sold on Dak, but he wants to see what he can do with him for one season.
Furthermore, I would not be surprised to see the Cowboys take a quarterback in the first three rounds. That's my prediction. And if Tua or Herbert miraculously drop to 17, it would not surprise me in the least if they took either. McCarthy has worked enough around Aaron Rodgers and with the WCO to know he's going to need a starting quarterback able to run his system and a backup quarterback who can take over if the starter goes down.
McCarthy doesn't have to win now. As long as he puts his plan in motion like Andy Reid did. KC jumped from #27 to #10 to grab Mahomes, giving up, essentially, only a 1st and a 3rd, let Mahomes sit for a year and then, walla, the Chiefs will be perennial contenders for the next 10 years.
I believe McCarthy has a similar plan in mind. Everyone else is watching for DT and safeties. I'm watching the quarterback position because I think that's the key spot and that's where the action is going to be focused. I don't think McCarthy wants to mess this job up. So he's going to take care of that position and determine what he has at quarterback THIS YEAR!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Well no lol. Dak is top 10-12. I think Dak has value in this league and wouldn't mind to seem him next year under some pressure tbh. How can he throw dimes but also not attempt the same pass til late? Feels like he's a little too aware of his situation sometimes. Make a mistake and go for the jugular

Well you don’t want him to make a mistake lol.

 

[BigStar]

Well you don’t want him to make a mistake lol.

He would be loved if he comes back from it...we've gone 25 years, guts like Romo keeps us drugged lol

 

[Section446]

Fantastic news, he hasn't earned an extension.

 

[nightrain]

Yawn.....much ado about a formality to lock in your player while contract negotiations resume. What are the Cowboys supposed to do, let him walk?

Schefter is a Drama Queen. The pressure for Dak's camp won't ramp up until FA opens up and the draft is looming.

 

[817Gill]

Daks agent is the single biggest reason for an impasse. Without him this thing woulda been done at 32-34 and 5/6 years, instead he wants 40M for 4 years smh, I’m a Dak fan but that’s outrageous

 

[75boyz]

I don't find this surprising. Last year was supposed to be a "show me" year for Dak, but the Cowboys failed miserably with respect to expectations, a major reason due to coaching ineptitude. I think this new season will take on that role again for him, except this time the organization expects the same as last year with legitimate coaching in place. I think last year's poor result muddled the decision making process as it comes to him. I won't be surprised if the Cowboys draft a QB high, in the second round or so.

I commend you on this post and the speculative opinion of what the FO "should be" thinking based off last year's performance and new coaching.
What the FO "should be" doing and what they do are 2 entirely different matters.

Again, excellent post but I hope for an even more aggressive approach, as in a QB with the first pick.

 

[USArmyVet]

$26.9 Million franchise tag but if I were Dallas I would apply the non-exclusive franchise tag to Prescott. Allow him and his agent to shop for a better deal than the $30 Million a year Dallas was offering and if they do and Dallas refuses to match, tey get 2 1st round draft picks in return.

Dak is not an elite QB so why pay him more than he is worth? There are several transitional QB's that will be on the market and some good young QB's in the draft so time to move on.

Do not commit a crazy amount of salary cap to players that will only fold the next season (can you say Zeke, D-Law, Jaylon).

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What have they invested in him?
The mark of investment is paying him top dollars. You don't let a franchise quarterback flounder like the Commanders did with Kirk Cousins.
Teams that identify their franchise quarterbacks pay them. If the Joneses felt Dak meant as much to them as Wentz does to the Eagles and Goff does to the Rams, they would have paid Dak by now, just as the Eagles and Rams have already paid their franchise quarterbacks.
The other moves are a result of being uncertain. I didn't say they wanted to jettison Dak immediately. I said they weren't sold on him. The other moves were an attempt to try to be "sold" on him by building the perfect team for him. But, remember, that perfect team will be available for another quarterback too.
No, value is measured in payment. And Dak still hasn't been paid.

Years, time and resources. By wasting time on him you are wasting the prime years of your core. You are using what other teams do as some gauge for what the Cowboys do when we know that’s not the case. We know they don’t operate like any other franchise.

You don’t waste years on a guy. You don’t put pieces around him if he’s not the guy.

Explain this to me. If what you say is true why are they franchise tagging him lol?

 

[unionjack8]

Tag him twice, draft a first rounder, then let him walk...

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Good. Cowboys first, players second

 

[Bigdog]

We all know no one will give even one 1st, that' where this gets almost funny. You want to hold out? Okay...oh no, we could've gone 8-8? Move on and even have him back if he improves but his agents didn't plan on people calling out Prescott for whatever reason..he led almost the league in comeback stats lol, good luck with that. Yeah, we caught on...

Yeah I know no one in their right mind will give 2 1st for him. I know that Dak wants to make the most he can but Dallas has the limelight and endorsement deals will come as they have already have. He needs to be careful on being g too greedy.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Cobb was injured the year before and would have had similar numbers to what he had this year if not. For Cooper, who knows what happened exactly but Derek Carr stopped progressing after he got injured the year before Cooper's dip. And now there's talk about Brady going to the Raiders. If true, who's that an indictment of? Point is, both had demonstrated success coming in. Having success in 2 different places speaks more to the receiver's talent than the QB's.

Derek Carr just came off of one of his better years in recent memory without Cooper. It is what it is at this point. Anything you say on this site is going to get disagreed on unless it makes Dak look bad. Now do I think he elevated guys around him? No I don’t. But I dont think you can elevate already talented players. It’s a silly argument to me. Oh Aaron Rodgers elevates Davante Adams? So why couldn’t he elevate anyone else? Matt Ryan elevates Julio Jones? Calvin Ridley? Tom Brady elevates Edelman? It’s like we are giving the quarterback the credit when the receiver is the one who puts the hard work in and make their jobs easier.

 

[Cas2800]

$26.9 Million franchise tag but if I were Dallas I would apply the non-exclusive franchise tag to Prescott. Allow him and his agent to shop for a better deal than the $30 Million a year Dallas was offering and if they do and Dallas refuses to match, tey get 2 1st round draft picks in return.

Dak is not an elite QB so why pay him more than he is worth? There are several transitional QB's that will be on the market and some good young QB's in the draft so time to move on.

Do not commit a crazy amount of salary cap to players that will only fold the next season (can you say Zeke, D-Law, Jaylon).

Cap is 33 million not 26

 

[Redball Express]

Certainly not a suprise to me since I said before, Dallas will sign Cooper and franchise Dak

I think so.

As Dak plays the game, the team has to become less invested in Dak as their future.

It would be ashame but Dak needs to understand they already have an enormous amount of resources invested in soon WR, RB, OL and more on the way..

Not to mention that new coaching staff.

McCarthy has to be pulling $8 mil/yr and the 20 other coaches, what? $10-15 mil/yr more on top of McCarthy's take.

Could another QB win with what is here?

Yep.

Franchising Dak seems most directly the partial answer needed.

I say do it and then let's see if Dak's bet on himself works out.

I have a suspicion that adding more pressure to Dak is not going to solve anything.

We will see.