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

[Chasing6]

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!

He said not necessarily the highest paid.

You think Jerry is not greedy?

If you are on a team not trying to win a SB, why would you not get the most money you can?

 

[Diehardblues]

True, but that is 100% in play. If Dak or any player refuses to acknowledge that, they can start skipping to another team. Go seek record highest pay elsewhere with a sucky team where you will end your career filthy rich but also finish as a greedy loser. Have fun with that.

That might be how you characterize the situation but we really need to try and separate our emotions and be more professional in our assertions.

This will always be a business first. And these renegotiations are the opportunity for players to seek their market value. Players continue to bolt to other teams for more money.

If a team determines they are unable to build a better team within their budget with the contracts being pursued by a player or players then they must move on.

They must also determine how well they can build a team without these players. And how long will it take to replace and bring the team to the level without player or players .

The QB is the most important position. Unfortunately the Cowboys haven’t drafted or developed a QB who has shown they are a possibility to minimize the falloff of performance at the position while not impacting the results of the team.

We’ve placed ourselves in a situation where our choices are limited if we want to maintain being a playoff caliber . And I can’t think of any other position we could change which would directly impact our playoff possibilities.

This is why most teams stay the course with their Franchise QB’s despite arguably over paying them and the constraints it places on managing the Cap. But again thats not on the players .

I’d recommend moving forward to take a course more similar to the Packers where they had drafted a QB in 1st round and begun developing him to be heir apparent. They’ve done it twice in a row with Favre and Rodgers. This would be more of the model for the rest of the league as well even when you have a HOF caliber QB in place .

This is why I hold our leadership more at fault here. We knew Prescott was a tough and stubborn negotiator from last contract but we didn’t take any action to place ourselves in a more favorable position.

So here we are again. And because our leadership didn’t negotiate a better contract with options to Tag or Trade our QB has the leverage. We shouldn’t blame him for that.

 

[America's Cowboy]

He said not necessarily the highest paid.

You think Jerry is not greedy?

If you are on a team not trying to win a SB, why would you not get the most money you can?

No bigger defender of Dak around here than me, but wanting highest league pay is too much. I side with the team over any greedy player.

 

[America's Cowboy]

That might be how you characterize the situation but we really need to try and separate our emotions and be more professional in our assertions.

This will always be a business first. And these renegotiations are the opportunity for players to seek their market value.

If a team determines they are unable to build a better team within their budget with the contracts being pursued by a player or players then they must move on.

They must also determine how well they can build a team without these players. And how long will it take to replace and bring the team to the level without player or players .

The QB is the most important position. Unfortunately the Cowboys haven’t drafted or developed a QB who has shown they are a possibility to minimize the falloff of performance at the position while not impacting the results of the team.

We’ve placed ourselves in a situation where our choices are limited if we want to maintain being a playoff caliber . And I can’t think of any other position we could change which would directly impact our playoff possibilities.

This is why most teams stay the course with their Franchise QB’s despite arguably over paying them and the constraints it places on managing the Cap. But again thats not on the players .

I’d recommend moving forward to take a course more similar to the Packers where they had drafted a QB in 1st round and begun developing him to be heir apparent. They’ve done it twice in a row with Favre and Rodgers. This would be more of the model for the rest of the league as well even when you have a HOF caliber QB in place .

This is why I hold our leadership more at fault here. We knew Prescott was a tough and stubborn negotiator from last contract but we didn’t take any action to place ourselves in a more favorable position.

So here we are again. And because our leadership didn’t negotiate a better contract with options to Tag or Trade our QB has the leverage. We shouldn’t blame him for that.

I've thought about all of that. Still, Dak wants highest league pay. Bye!

 

[dagreat1_87]

Most fans just can’t relate what it is to be in a position to negotiate your value in the marketplace.

bingo! you can tell the difference between people who actually negotiated their salary and people who had to take what was given to them

 

[Forneymike]

I read this morning that one of the sticking points is not money but the ability for the Cowboys to get out of the contract easy after 2 or 3 years if they want out. He wants security

 

[Qcard]

No, I wouldn't. You don't know me. I would get enough but give some back to surround myself with good talent. Don't tell me $50 million/year is not enough for any QB right now.

Stephen Jones is your GM

Wishful thinking or cognetive dissonance??

 

[sunalsorises]

Exactly. The "pay the man" crowd aren't really thinking this through. He's going to want the highest guaranteed amount ever so they're looking at 300 millionish cap hit spread over 4-5 years. Cap would be freed up in the early years but the back end would be worse than it is on the back end of his current deal.

I’m OK with paying him his money but I don’t see how Dallas is set up to do it.

 

[Diehardblues]

I’d continue to argue our leadership knew from last time Prescott would be a tough negotiator but they still had every intention of signing him knowing he’d be setting the new Market Price.

But with last years poor playoff performance the public and fans perception was much lower for resigning him to a Market setting contract.

This is why they’ve waited it out so long. They knew what was coming. And I’d argue they have put it off this long hoping the public scrutiny could be more in their favor or sympathetic knowing they had no choice assuming they still wanted to keep him.

 

[America's Cowboy]

bingo! you can tell the difference between people who actually negotiated their salary and people who had to take what was given to them

Nope.

One can tell against one who has run a business and one who hasn't.

 

[Diehardblues]

No bigger defender of Dak around here than me, but wanting highest league pay is too much. I side with the team over any greedy player.

I’m not sure Highest Paid is a fair assessment . Each year QB’s set the Market Price which continues to increase with the usual 10% increase in Cap annually.

QB’s contracts are not a pecking order but simply more of a representation of when they signed their latest contract.

Dak 40 mil per year in 2021 was amongst the highest. 2024 that’s currently 14th ranked .

Next year it will go up again. In 2-3 years 60 million will look like a bargain. Going up about 10% a year in 2027 Market Price be pushing 80 million. And Dak will probably not even be a top 10 paid QB again.

That’s the reality of the business unfortunately. By 2030 if we go to 18 games with new collective bargaining agreement which Goodell is already suggesting will obviously increase the Network TV and Streaming deal .

NFLPA is also expected to gain another percentage of share pushing 49-50% of revenue . QB market price will break 100 million per season and Billion dollar contracts are expected.

 

[America's Cowboy]

I’m not sure Highest Paid is a fair assessment . Each year QB’s set the Market Price which continues to increase with the usual 10% increase in Cap annually.

QB’s contracts are not a pecking order but simply more of a representation of when they signed their latest contract.

Dak 40 mil per year in 2021 was amongst the highest. 2024 that’s currently 14th ranked .

Next year it will go up again. In 2-3 years 60 million will look like a bargain. Going up about 10% a year in 2027 Market Price be pushing 80 million. And Dak will probably not even be a top 10 paid QB again.

That’s the reality of the business unfortunately. By 2030 if we go to 18 games with new collective bargaining agreement which Goodell is already suggesting will obviously increase the Network TV and Streaming deal .

NFLPA is also expected to gain another percentage of share pushing 49-50% of revenue . QB market price will break 100 million per season and Billion dollar contracts are expected.

Highest paid for the next year or two for sure.

 

[Chasing6]

No bigger defender of Dak around here than me, but wanting highest league pay is too much. I side with the team over any greedy player.

Asking for market value is greedy?

You don't think CD is greedy?

You don't think Micah will be greedy?

 

[Diehardblues]

Fans forget that negotiating a better contract is more important than assisting a team to manage their Cap to surround more talent . And that’s assuming the team is capable of making the most of the additional Cap provided.

This is why most players bolt teams for a larger contract. This is a business first and looking out for your own welfare is a higher priority than winning.

We must realize there isn’t any loyalty anymore. And this goes both ways . Teams can release or trade a player at any time .

An injury could end their career on the next play . But yet we want to hold the players in contempt for attempting to negotiate what’s in their long term best interest.

 

[Diehardblues]

Highest paid for the next year or two for sure.

What QB’s contract are due up next couple years? Do we even know? I couldn’t make that assumption without that knowledge.

 

[CATCH17]

Pay him and be mediocre or let him walk and open a door of possibilities.

Cooper Rushbis like 4-1 as our starter and we can do much much better than him.

 

[Diehardblues]

Asking for market value is greedy?

You don't think CD is greedy?

You don't think Micah will be greedy?

None of the above .

Asking for Market Value is good business.

 

[jazzcat22]

That's the holdup. Dak wants to be a trendsetter.

He needs to be a trendsetter to a SB win for us.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Dak has every right to demand what he thinks he is worth. That is his obligation to himself and his family. The Cowboys have a different priority and it is to the team as a whole. Doing what is best for the team may conflict with doing what is best for Dak. The Cowboys did this to themselves with Dak's first contract. When they gave up the no trade and no franchise tag clauses, they screwed themselves, and maybe the team.

Dak is not worth $60 million. If that is what he demands, then Dallas has no choice but to plan for the future without Dak. If they can force a trade now, then do it. If not then they have to let him walk next year and get nothing in return.

As I have said a million times, this is something Dallas should have dealt with before the draft. The same with CeeDee's contract. At this point the Cowboys put themselves behind the 8 ball with both players.

Jerry's problem was not planning ahead. He should have foresaw what the top QBs were going to be making. He gave Dak all the power. I actually find that a little humorous. Jerry was outdone by Dak. lol I think that's the reason for the Lance trade to try to put pressure on Dak to take a smaller amount but that's backfired. Lance is not a starter. Now the Cowboys are in a pickle. They have no idea what to do if Dak leaves next year because they aren't prepared. Dak wants his money and Jerry either caves or Dak leaves. I think the fact that Dak is talking freely about leaving and doesn't care what he says about the fans proves he's not budging. Dak isn't worth the money he's asking for but the Cowboys totally blew it.

 

[Chasing6]

He needs to be a trendsetter to a SB win for us.

GM Jethro needs to learn how to build a team.