Why can't we trade Dak to a team that absorbs some of his contract?

[Coogiguy03]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

 

[Flamma]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

That would be hard to do since we'd be limited to where Dak wants to go. So we'd be paying for Dak to be on another team. Plus we only have 2 more years with Dak if they want to move on. They don't have to do it now. It's not like in the next year or two we're going to miraculously find a better QB and win the SB.

 

[Coogiguy03]

That would be hard to do since we'd be limited to where Dak wants to go. So we'd be paying for Dak to be on another team. Plus we only have 2 more years with Dak if they want to move on. They don't have to do it now. It's not like in the next year or two we're going to miraculously find a better QB and win the SB.

Somehow the Bengals did it

 

[DanA]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

Dak has a no-trade clause so we'd need to sell him on the idea. Possible but not easy, he'll believe he can turn it around and want to back himself and I doubt we'd sell him on going to a bad team that might be interested in a trade for him.

 

[Flamma]

Somehow the Bengals did it

Bengals had a number 1 pick overall. In a hypothetical where we have the overall number one pick, I agree with your post.

 

[KJJ]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

First of all he would have to agree to a trade because he has a no trade clause and If you do that who’s our QB? Don’t tell me Cooper Rush because we have no shot with him. Had he continued to be the starter we wouldn’t made the playoffs. We won four games with him because of our defense and pass rush. Once our defense fell off, we would’ve been stuck because we had no passing game with him. We can’t move on from Dak until we find someone better or we’ll be sitting home for the playoffs every season. Glad fans like you don’t run the team.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Dak has a no-trade clause so we'd need to sell him on the idea. Possible but not easy, he'll believe he can turn it around and want to back himself and I doubt we'd sell him on going to a bad team that might be interested in a trade for him.

Well let's give him half of the yacht to go sheesh just go!!!

 

[Coogiguy03]

Bengals had a number 1 pick overall. In a hypothetical where we have the overall number one pick, I agree with your post.

My thing is he's still on his rookie deal, and he's had WAY more success than dak ever has that's all. Thanks man

 

[Coogiguy03]

First of all he would have to agree to a trade, and If you do that who’s our QB? Don’t tell me Cooper Rush because we have no shot with him. Had he continued to be the starter we wouldn’t made the playoffs. We won four games with him because of our defense and pass rush. Once our defense fell off, we would’ve been stuck because we had no passing game with him. We can’t move on from Dak until we find someone better or we’ll be sitting home for the playoffs every season. Glad fans like you don’t run the team.

The hell is the difference??? We pad the stats with Dak and lose in the big games. Get someone else in here, and a decent vet to start for now until the young guy is ready. I know this won't happen but let a man dream will you??

 

[KJJ]

Some of you want to move on from Dak, then worry about finding a QB. Lol Philly didn’t move on from Carson Wentz until they had Jalen Hurts who showed promise. You don’t move on from your starting QB without having a solid replacement.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Some of you want to move on from Dak, then worry about finding a QB. Lol Philly didn’t move on from Carson Wentz until they had Jalen Hurts who showed promise. You don’t move on from your starting QB without having a solid replacement.

Nobody cares about that, in 7 years we stayed still, now it's time to MOVE!! ( I know what ya mean just being silly lol)

 

[Joe Realist]

Dak and Zeke for Rodgers!

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

If the Brock Lobster can be traded for anyone can

 

[Nova]

First of all he would have to agree to a trade because he has a no trade clause and If you do that who’s our QB? Don’t tell me Cooper Rush because we have no shot with him. Had he continued to be the starter we wouldn’t made the playoffs. We won four games with him because of our defense and pass rush. Once our defense fell off, we would’ve been stuck because we had no passing game with him. We can’t move on from Dak until we find someone better or we’ll be sitting home for the playoffs every season. Glad fans like you don’t run the team.

No lies told here. But we should definitely start looking at drafting

 

[KJJ]

Nobody cares about that, in 7 years we stayed still, now it's time to MOVE!! ( I know what ya mean just being silly lol)

Jerry isn’t moving on from Dak until he has a solid QB in house to replace him. He’s already been through QB hell in the early 2000s after he released Troy Aikman without having a solid QB in place. That led to wasting a second round pick on Quincy Carter. It resulted in the Cowboys going through a boatload of QBs from 2000 until they found Romo in 2006. They only made the playoffs once during that time. Dak is still a very good QB and showed that against Tampa. He’s help lead us to back to back playoff seasons and 24 wins. I’m frustrated with him too, but we could do a lot worse and we would if it was up to some of the fans. Just look around the league at some of the problems teams are having at QB. Our best approach is to bring in more weapons to help Dak and change the OC. If that doesn’t work, then we have to start taking a closer look at him and look to bring in some competition for him or a replacement. We didn’t do him any favors moving on from Amari Cooper. The loss of Cooper and Michael Gallup not returning to form has affected his play. There’s been a lot of contested balls this season because receivers aren’t getting open. It’s led to a number of tipped balls and picks.

 

[Frosty]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

I bet ya, Carolina, Houston or the NY Jets would give up 2 first rounders for DAK....They want franchise QB in the worst way....and be willing to pay...DAK might even get a pay raise, Then sign Carr or Jimmy G as short term solutions

Two things would hold back the deal IMO....
1. No Trade Clause in DAKs contract
2. The 2023 Dead Cap would increase to something like 39mil for the Cowboys (not sure tho)

 

[Staubacher]

Somehow the Bengals did it

Eagles too

 

[Swagger]

I bet ya, Carolina, Houston or the NY Jets would give up 2 first rounders for DAK....They want franchise QB in the worst way....and be willing to pay...DAK might even get a pay raise, Then sign Carr or Jimmy G as short term solutions

Two things would hold back the deal IMO....
1. No Trade Clause in DAKs contract
2. The 2023 Dead Cap would increase to something like 39mil for the Cowboys (not sure tho)

Regarding the no trade clause just tell Prescott he's done in Dallas and there's no way back even if 3 quarterbacks got injured. If he's happy to hold a clipboard for two years then realistically what other team would want him by that point? Being a starter on another NFL team would suddenly appear very appealing

 

[T-RO]

The only way the Cowboys could trade Dak is to do it next offseason.

90 million in unpaid guarantees right now. It really is 100% impossible this offseason. Even next offseason it would require insane dead cap hit.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

You often hear trades where one team wants the other team to absorb some of the contract if the player has a high cap number.

Why can't we do that for Dak? Find a trade partner (somehow), and WE absorb the majority of his contract and make the deal!! That way we're not stuck with all of it, we get a small tiny break. They get their guy, I hope he's well rested from sleeping on his BED (commercial!)

This won’t work with Dak because the dead cap Dallas will take has already been paid to him. I’ll give you an example of what you’re thinking of:

Cleveland owed Baker Mayfield 18m in fully guaranteed salary this season. They wanted to trade him, but no one would take that deal. So Cleveland agreed to pay 3/4 of his salary to get him off the books. When Dallas trades Dak, all of his salary goes to the other team. The only absorbing of salary that can happen is if Dallas agreed to pay some of it for the new team, which is the opposite of what you want.

But the big cap numbers and dead money Dallas takes on in a trade is because of guarantees they’ve already paid Dak that are spread to future years. It’s not money you can get back unless Dak agrees to write Dallas a check for 30m$, which will never happen. Restructure (guaranteeing he’s a cowboys for more years and requiring an extension next year), extend now, or trade & accept the massive cap hit. Basically the 3 options.