Adult Language Troy Aikman on the Pat McAfee Show: "Dak Will Be The First QB To $60 Million"

[RoboQB]

Mahomes will redo his contract soon enough.

Mahomes will make $64-$68M per year from 2025 to 2027.
He won't want to renegotiate anytime soon.
If anything, the team will want to push some of that
further down the road. His contract voids in 2032.
Half a $billion$ to play football and win championships
sounds like the perfect contract. Not to mention the
endorsement money. Cha-ching!

 

[NumOneQB]

Troy is probably right.

 

[Flamma]

He won’t be getting $75 million per season from anyone so it’s a waste of time even entertaining that question. If we can’t pay his asking price, then we’ll have no choice but to find another QB. That may be the position we’re going to be left in if he isn’t extended by the season opener. If that happens, we’re going to have to draft one and bring in a veteran free agent. That will no doubt lead to some tough times unless we get very lucky with the draft pick. As for Cooper Rush, I don’t see him winning 8-9 games with the team we have currently or will have after this season.

No, he wouldn't. But that doesn't mean he can't ask for it. If Dallas says no, he can play somewhere else for less. That's what every QB on their rookie contract does.

 

[KJJ]

No, he wouldn't. But that doesn't mean he can't ask for it. If Dallas says no, he can play somewhere else for less. That's what every QB on their rookie contract does.

Why would he ask for $20 million more per season than any QB in the league is getting? If the Cowboys say no, a team in free agency will say yes. He won’t be playing somewhere else for less. He’ll be offered $60 million per in free agency, if not more. He’s also going to be looking for a lot of guaranteed money.

 

[GINeric]

Dak is 31. Not 25. 31. He also has a long demonstrated history of choking in big games. They absolutely can’t give him a huge contract like that.

Many of our best players have a history of choking in big games.... should we reject their new contracts as well?

 

[Whyjerry]

Many of our best players have a history of choking in big games.... should we reject their new contracts as well?

Who is making $50-60 Million per?

 

[Fletch]

Pac Man Jones bringing up Dan Quinn was very interesting and not talked about often enough. Our defense was atrocious vs GB. And the fact that Pac Man says that the defense should be “10X” better under Zim excites me. I get it, Pac Man embellished a little bit, but I’m hoping for consistency out of this defense to keep us in games against good offenses.

 

[GINeric]

Who is making $50-60 Million per?

It doesn't matter who's making what. Are you willing to pay players who choke in big games, any amount of money at all? If they're chokers, just get rid of them all, correct?

 

[coult44]

Dak has turned into a super greedy player. There is no other way around it. Dude is all about getting paid the most. He lied when he said this offseason that he didn't want to be highest paid. Then why wait until all the other QBs got paid this year?

Dak has turned into a greedy abruti!

Remember that you’re greedy employee the next time you want a raise because you feel you’re more important to your organization than what they’re paying you!!!

 

[coult44]

Can we listen to anything Troy says while he wearing those ridiculous glasses ?

 

[GINeric]

Pac Man Jones bringing up Dan Quinn was very interesting and not talked about often enough. Our defense was atrocious vs GB. And the fact that Pac Man says that the defense should be “10X” better under Zim excites me. I get it, Pac Man embellished a little bit, but I’m hoping for consistency out of this defense to keep us in games against good offenses.

Interesting take by Aikman on Dak. I also loved what Jones said as well.

How ironic is it that Aikman mentioned the same thing many of us mentioned about Dak not being the only reason we loss in post season games and other big games. He also mentioned how Dak gets blamed unfairly.

Troy is a three time Superbowl champion and a Hall of Famer. I wonder which one of Dak's biggest nemesis here on this board are going to claim they know more about NFL quarterbacking talent than Troy Aikman. His take of Dak sounds alot different from many here.

Now who should I believe, some couch potato here or a three time Superbowl champion and HOF quarterback......

 

[plymkr]

I am just curious if the posters here that think Dak should take less are volunteering at their places of employment to take less money "for the good of the company" knowing that if the company misses their earnings per share one quarter you might be in the next round of layoffs...................I highly doubt it.

This isn’t the question to ask. The question to ask is how many posters on this forum would take less money for the betterment of the company if:
1. The “company” consisted of 55+ other men trying to accomplish one goal as a unit.
2. You’re going to make 34 million dollars (not including endorsements) between now and January.
3. You’ve already made 160+ million in your career and you’re only 31. So by the end of January your career earnings is at or very close to 200 million.
4. You like the company you’re working for the coworkers you work with.

 

[plymkr]

Can we listen to anything Troy says while he wearing those ridiculous glasses ?

I agree, those glasses were brutal.

 

[Chasing6]

This isn’t the question to ask. The question to ask is how many posters on this forum would take less money for the betterment of the company if:
1. The “company” consisted of 55+ other men trying to accomplish one goal as a unit.
2. You’re going to make 34 million dollars (not including endorsements) between now and January.
3. You’ve already made 160+ million in your career and you’re only 31. So by the end of January your career earnings is at or very close to 200 million.
4. You like the company you’re working for the coworkers you work with.

1. You are assuming they have 1 common goal.
2. Goals for 20 players are just to make the team.
3. Another 20 just want an extension at the end of the year.

 

[Whyjerry]

It doesn't matter who's making what. Are you willing to pay players who choke in big games, any amount of money at all? If they're chokers, just get rid of them all, correct?

You do understand QB is a different position right? You must see that…

 

[ClintDagger]

1. You are assuming they have 1 common goal.
2. Goals for 20 players are just to make the team.
3. Another 20 just want an extension at the end of the year.

Yeah I think winning is such a crapshoot that guys just try to get theirs when they can. Yeah the Brady’s and Jordan’s of the world may take less to help build championship teams but they are usually doing that after their organization has proven they can win a title. The onus isn’t on Dak to take “less”, it’s on the Cowboys to not offer more than they think he’s worth or that they think he can be paid and still field a title contender. And Dak can walk should he choose to.

I think in Dak’s case he’s rejecting the notion that “the money doesn’t make the man.” He badly wants to be seen as elite and if he doesn’t sign a deal north of $60M he sees that as an indication or admission that he’s a tier 2 QB.

 

[GINeric]

You do understand QB is a different position right? You must see that…

So are the offensive and defensive lines. How much money do we have invested in the trenches and how have they performed?? The answer is not good. Our running game was trash and Dak became an All-Pro and MVP candidate despite that.

Our defensive line was trash against the run against the better teams. Where was Micah in the big games/post season?

So we can't just put it all on one player. It was a collective failure and that includes the quarterback. So if you don't pay one player for big game failure then you can't pay others who are expected to come up big when it counts as well.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

They want to because they have nothing behind him, but it’s looking like Dak doesn’t want to. The Cowboys have made offers but Stephen said the other day it’s up to Dak.

We'll see...

 

[plymkr]

1. You are assuming they have 1 common goal.
2. Goals for 20 players are just to make the team.
3. Another 20 just want an extension at the end of the year.

I think you’re trying to avoid my point. Let’s do this. Let’s look at the last 2 dominant teams in the NFL.

Patriots
Owner- Kraft, he hired good coaches and football guys and stayed out of the way.
HC- Belicheck, HOFer
QB- Brady, best at his position, took less than market value to stay competitive and chase history.

Chiefs.
Owner: Hunt, stays out of the limelight, hired good coach
HC- Reid, HOFer Coach, success everywhere he went.
QB- Currently taking less than market value, redid his contract early in the offseason an attempt to chase history with a threepeat. Went on record saying his legacy is more important that his salary.

Now look at the Cowboys.
Owner/GM- wants the limelight and refuses to hire a coach that will outshine him, doesn’t understand how to build a roster and is to full of himself to admit it.
HC- average to good with problems managing the clock and prepping his players for big games.
QB- wants to be the highest paid in NFL history with a short contract so he can get paid again quickly.

I don’t fault Dak, I fault Jerry. Jerry has established a culture of use the Cowboys brand for marketing and making money and if we win football games great, if not, we still got money. Dak is following his model.

Jerry is satisfied with winning the Forbes most valuable franchise award and Dak (and our other star players) is more satisfied to win the Salary Bowl than the Super Bowl. If anyone argues this my counter argument is look at the Patriots and the Chiefs.

 

[Beast_from_East]

None of those are 3rd contracts. a big difference.

So, let me get this straight.

If a QB asks for more than $50 million a year, as long as its his 2nd contract and not his 3rd, then it is totally OK..........But if it is his 3rd contract, then he is a greedy, self-promoting, non-team player that is being unreasonable???

Tua get $53 a year.......has 0 playoff wins........let me check my notes............ah, its his 2nd contract so he is good to go.

Dak wants market deal.............has multiple playoff wins..........let me check my notes...........ah, its his 3rd contract so the greedy so and so can pound sand.

Seriously???