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

[Diehardblues]

Right or wrong, commentary is motivated by players' impact on an individual's favorite team's salary cap.

I understand.

I’d be curious how well the fans think the other 80% of our Cap is being managed. And the greed amongst them. Lol

 

[Diehardblues]

I understand fans have an emotional investment (I did too at one point), but you really need to stand back and realize this is a business first and foremost for a career that averages 5 years and you are willing to sacrifice your long term health. Players will always do what they can to maximize on their earnings...and at the end of the day they should. You never hear people complaining about how much owners make and plus it's their (and the GM) job to figure out how to field a competitive team. Not the players.

Yea, well said.

The arguments implying greed amongst a certain player is more of a talking point for those on the most part who aren’t supportive of the player regardless.

I’d say there’s a very small segment of fans who’d want Prescott at 53-55 but not like 58-60.

Once those contracts are front and back loaded the yearly Cap hits could be much less. Hardly enough to add substantial additional talent.

 

[GINeric]

He discovered what the Cowboys franchise is all about and adjusted his attitude accordingly. Plus, he sucks.

I was with you until you said the man sucks..... players that are in the top 10 of their positions every year and becoming an All-Pro and MVP candidate without a functioning running game for a quarterback is not something that a player who sucks can do.

If so, please name another player who sucks with that type of resume.

Now again.... im with you on your original point, but love him or hate him, Dak is still a very good quarterback.

 

[Rockport]

The way this guy talks just kills me. Does he have a script writer. Thanks Player Garrett

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40711194/extension-done-lamb-ready-get-back

"I'm a guy that grew up with two older brothers," Prescott said. "You understand what a brotherhood means, not only for just this team but the fraternity of the NFL and the players. The money is out there and the money can happen. It can be done. There's ways to make everything work for both ways. That's in that sense it's always about pushing the envelope for the next man."

I hope he keeps talking and trolling the haters. It’s fun to watch the meltdowns.

 

[BoysForLife]

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!

Dak's always been about Dak, at the expense of the team

He just doesn't put up the pretense of being a "team guy" anymore

He's always been who he is

 

[Rockport]

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.

Don’t forget Dak’s been franchised twice and having to have to prove himself.

 

[Rockport]

Dak's always been about Dak, at the expense of the team

He just doesn't put up the pretense of being a "team guy" anymore

He's always been who he is

How would you react if you’ve been franchised tagged twice and come through both times?

 

[BoysForLife]

How would you react if you’ve been franchised tagged twice and come through both times?

"Coming through" in week 12 vs an awful NYG or Washington team doesn't mean squat if you don't come through when it matters

And please spare me the tripe about Dak "balling out" vs GB

He stat padded against Scrubs playing soft coverages after throwing for 90 yards and spotting them 14 points in the first half

That's not "coming through" by any objective standard

 

[ArtClink]

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.

You would try to get the money the market says you’re worth, not the ridiculous home town discount some fans are proposing. Dak should be paid more than what the market demands just to put up up with all the BS distractions and obstacles to winning this front office is known for. I bet you weren’t demanding that Romo was overpaid, right?

 

[VaqueroTD]

Many times, quarterbacks in their 30’s take less money to work with the GM on bringing in more talent. Aikman did it with Jethro, so I believe Jerry would work with Dak too. Although lately with Stephen signing the checks, I wonder if it would even happen. Cowboys made very little attempts in free agency, if I’m Dak I wouldn‘t take a hometown discount either.

 

[5Stars]

You would try to get the money the market says you’re worth, not the ridiculous home town discount some fans are proposing. Dak should be paid more than what the market demands just to put up up with all the BS distractions and obstacles to winning this front office is known for. I bet you weren’t demanding that Romo was overpaid, right?

Did Romo want 20% of the salary cap or even a little more like Dak wants?

 

[triplets_93]

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

One more Designer outfit, and we'll be there !!

 

[Ranching]

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!

So, he's like just about every other player in the NFL.... I can see that

 

[KJJ]

Signing Dak dooms the franchise for the next 5 years and guarantees Jones won't ever see another Super Bowl in his lifetime.

Not signing him and being stuck without a viable starting QB could doom the franchise for the next five years and beyond. Not having a QB will guarantee Jerry will never see another Super Bowl in his lifetime. Hard to build a great team when you’re burning first round picks trying to find a QB. You could burn a bunch of draft picks trying to find one. You have to start packaging draft picks to try and move up in the draft and that doesn’t guarantee you’ll hit on a QB

 

[shabazz]

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 .

Oh, you weren't impressed with DeNuccci?

 

[NFCBeasts]

Maybe he wasn’t truly offered 55?

You really went hard on Dak lately …. even for you. Honestly i would be very surprised if Jerry didn’t offer him 55 like has been reported. Believe what you want .

 

[Chasing6]

I understand but that isn’t the player’s responsibility to balance the budget .

And there’s no guarantees Mgmt can use the savings effectively.

Fans must always remember this is a business first and why players will continue to bolt teams for a bigger contract.

Our ownership always has a choice to dig in or move on. That’s part of the business. I applaud the players if they can earn more in another city like I would any colleague I worked with.

I applaud players for flipping it on the owners. It's not personal Jerry, it's just business.

 

[plymkr]

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.

Do we know for sure that Dak has been offered 55? I do agree with you that if was offered 55 or more than it’s pure greed.

 

[Rockport]

"Coming through" in week 12 vs an awful NYG or Washington team doesn't mean squat if you don't come through when it matters

And please spare me the tripe about Dak "balling out" vs GB

He stat padded against Scrubs playing soft coverages after throwing for 90 yards and spotting them 14 points in the first half

That's not "coming through" by any objective standard

I never said he balled out, I said he never gave up. Big difference. You haters know a lot about giving up.

 

[5Stars]

I never said he balled out, I said he never gave up. Big difference. You haters know a lot about giving up.

Let’s be real please, Dak kept balling. The others not so much.

Rockport at 7:42 yesterday. You don't even remember what you type most of the time. You said it and I proved it.

Tell us more about your favorite word, "hater".