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

[Chasing6]

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

I don't believe it is strictly about the money. He can get paid what he wants from multiple teams next season.(The money is there). It is about the team that puts him in the best opportunity to win moving forward.

Seriously doubt that is in Dallas.

 

[Diehardblues]

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.

Then why didn’t teams pursue Rush before we resigned him last year if he was starting material?

 

[Diehardblues]

GM Jethro needs to learn how to build a team.

Right. And it’s not likely with or without Prescott.

 

[jazzcat22]

For all those that wanted Troy Aikman as the GM. What do you think of that now?

This can go both ways, pro and con on Dak and what he may get in a new contract.

Pro Dak, would want Troy as GM
Con Dak will not.
As Troy would give Dak that $60 million?

 

[Diehardblues]

I don't believe it is strictly about the money. He can get paid what he wants from multiple teams next season.(The money is there). It is about the team that puts him in the best opportunity to win moving forward.

Seriously doubt that is in Dallas.

Define winning. Is that SB or Bust?

 

[jazzcat22]

GM Jethro needs to learn how to build a team.

Yes he does.

 

[Diehardblues]

For all those that wanted Troy Aikman as the GM. What do you think of that now?

This can go both ways, pro and con on Dak and what he may get in a new contract.

Pro Dak, would want Troy as GM
Con Dak will not.
As Troy would give Dak that $60 million?

I’d like to think Troy would have drafted and begun developing another QB to be heir apparent so Prescott didn’t have all of the leverage .

 

[MS17]

Signing Dak dooms the franchise for the next 5 years and guarantees Jones won't ever see another Super Bowl in his lifetime.
Dak does not have what it takes to advance in post season and has the worst all time record for a QB in post season minimum 7 starts. He's absolutely terrible. Dak is a classic stat padder than blows up stats in games anyone including Copper Rush could win and totally craps the bed against tough opponents. This has been proven over and over and over.

A sad comment as concerns Dakota. Sometimes the truth hurts.

 

[shabazz]

. The dude wants highest record pay.

If he just had more playoff sucess and able to make up for the teams deficiencies, I'd be the first one to say " give him whatever he wants"

There's only really 2 elite quarterbacks that we've seen, lately ,overcome GLARING defeciencies....Mahomes with crap receivers and Burrrow taking the worst offensive line and average defense to a Super Bowl.

The quarteback market is just a lopsided mess at this point

 

[Chasing6]

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.

Sign in Dallas and continue to hang out at the rim and not add FA's or pick the team and FO of his choice that actually wants to try and make a run at the SB.

 

[Tabascocat]

I hope he gets it, just not in Dallas. With or without Dak, this team won’t get to another SB under the Joneses anyways.

 

[FanofJerry]

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!

Yeah...I think Dak is being unreasonable.

I dont know the details of past negotiations...so I cant say that Dak is completely at fault here. There could be a Dallas Mavericks situation here, similar to how they low balled Jalen Brunson and he flipped the script on them.

Dak may have been offered low ball figures early in his career which un-masked the Jones's...and ever since Dak has be unrelenting in negotiations.

I think there is bad blood between Dak and the Jones's based on contract negotiations.

Assuming the Jones's have only offered fair deals, Dak seems to be unreasonable here.

 

[Manster541962]

Troy Aikman translation..." If I was the starting QB with this front office, free agency and team roster....I would demand $65M Apy"

It seems more and more Troy Aikman says stuff just to get in the news. If he was not able to win big games for Jimmy Johnson he would have been traded ASAP in the early 90's. I remember when Danny White could only get us to a couple of NFC championship games and Tom Landry was looking to replace him. If Dak thinks he deserves Mahomes money he needs to find a sucker to give it to him.

 

[Diehardblues]

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.

Yep , we knew after last contract Prescott was a tough and stubborn negotiator. And we did absolutely nothing to draft and or develop a potential heir apparent to place us in a more favorable position,

So , here we are at a crossroads. And it would appear to me Jethro had every intention to cave in as he’s been All In on Prescott.

He’s just tip toeing around the awful public perception after last years embarrassing playoff loss.

 

[Chasing6]

Here's the thing. If Dak wants to be paid based on what he would get in FA, then why pay him now? Why not wait until the season is over? It gives Jerry no reason to pay him sooner rather than later.

We don't know what Jerry offered him. But unlike normal jobs, the amounts for QBs are ridiculous. Does it matter if you get 5M less a year for 4-5 years? At this point it either has to be pride or greed.

For all we know Jerry offered him 50M. That's where pride comes in. But if he was offered 55M a year, that's where greed comes in.

How is Jerry going to pay him now if Dak wants to wait until FA? The price will only go up in FA and Jerry know's it.

 

[Diehardblues]

It seems more and more Troy Aikman says stuff just to get in the news. If he was not able to win big games for Jimmy Johnson he would have been traded ASAP in the early 90's. I remember when Danny White could only get us to a couple of NFC championship games and Tom Landry was looking to replace him. If Dak thinks he deserves Mahomes money he needs to find a sucker to give it to him.

Actually Danny took us to 3 straight championship games and it was only after his injuries in which Landry looked for a replacement.

After Danny went down in 1986 after we begun 6-2 we finished 7-9 with the likes of Pueller and Hogeboom. And without Danny , Landry finished his career with 3 consecutive losing seasons.

No one deserves more than Mahomes but unfortunately that’s not how it works with QB contracts. Market Price isn’t a pecking order but merely an indication when you signed a contract.

 

[Diehardblues]

How is Jerry going to pay him now if Dak wants to wait until FA? The price will only go up in FA and Jerry know's it.

Right. And why if we don’t get a deal done by start of season, he’s gone.

 

[Chasing6]

It seems more and more Troy Aikman says stuff just to get in the news. If he was not able to win big games for Jimmy Johnson he would have been traded ASAP in the early 90's. I remember when Danny White could only get us to a couple of NFC championship games and Tom Landry was looking to replace him. If Dak thinks he deserves Mahomes money he needs to find a sucker to give it to him.

Troy was a bus driver. Danny was not a miracle worker. Dak is not a miracle worker. No QB in the NFL is a miracle worker.

If you take Troy's 3 SB's away. He is a complete nobody. His stats are awful.

 

[Mikexike]

Exciting times ahead everyone. Buckle up for this rodeo!

 

[Diehardblues]

Yeah...I think Dak is being unreasonable.

I dont know the details of past negotiations...so I cant say that Dak is completely at fault here. There could be a Dallas Mavericks situation here, similar to how they low balled Jalen Brunson and he flipped the script on them.

Dak may have been offered low ball figures early in his career which un-masked the Jones's...and ever since Dak has be unrelenting in negotiations.

I think there is bad blood between Dak and the Jones's based on contract negotiations.

Assuming the Jones's have only offered fair deals, Dak seems to be unreasonable here.

Actually we aren’t aware of what he’s been offered. Pure speculation at this point.

And what is fair? Does that mean below what the Market is?

Sounds like we have some fans who have never been in a position to negotiate their contracts or agreements having to accept whatever is offered.