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

[CouchCoach]

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.

Management would pull their usual and make it public to put pressure on him. The question is what % of the local fans want him gone?

The other part is what team wants to take his contract on and try selling him to their fans as the answer?

 

[SlammedZero]

Some of the fans just have to face it...............we're stuck with Dak. It's just the reality of the situation right now. The best we can hope for is a good OC hiring that can come in here and wrangle him a little bit. Plus, get him some weapons. We just have to ride this out for a couple years. I would be looking to draft some QBs in the meantime though.

Dak took this FO to the cleaners on that contract. Well played Dak.

 

[CouchCoach]

Some of the fans just have to face it...............we're stuck with Dak. It's just the reality of the situation right now. The best we can hope for is a good OC hiring that can come in here and wrangle him a little bit. Plus, get him some weapons. We just have to ride this out for a couple years. I would be looking to draft some QBs in the meantime though.

Dak took this FO to the cleaners on that contract. Well played Dak.

Some mistakes demand payment. They made a risky decision, primarily because of a self-imposed lack of options, and now they have to try and figure out how to live with it and make him feel they're 100% behind him all the way. Nothing less will do with this QB.

That look on his face after a pick, the mouth breather look, tells me this man could easily come apart and lose this team. He cannot continue to look shell shocked, that does not build confidence from the team.

For most of his life, he had someone in his corner, his mother, and she made him believe in himself and the Joneses need to be careful with their words because they can say some really stupid things. Booger is dumb enough to think he gets some fan love calling Prescott out in his interviews but everyone knows there is only one guy responsible for that contract and he only makes himself look dumber when he downgrades his QB in any way. He is all in now and has to back his guy to the end.

Booger has taken a couple of shots at Prescott because he is still mad about being "forced" into that contract. He is so egomaniacal he blames the agent and player for his business decision.

What the hell? He's paying this player 20% of his cap, stop screwing around and get the best OC and QBC money can buy. That is not throwing good money after bad, it's trying to save the player and Booger save some face with his fans.

BTW, I was in favor of them signing him for the same reason they felt forced into it, they had 0 options other than QB shopping in the draft and they're not the FO I want doing that. Hell, this guy was their 3rd choice in that draft.

 

[stinkface]

If the Jets would actually give up a number one pick and Dak would accept going there of course the Cowboys should be very happy with that. As they then the have capital to go get the QB they want in the draft. The issue I see is why would the Jets do that. Why wouldn't they sign Jimmy G for much less money they Dak is making then use their 1st round pick to better their team on top of that. The Jones's have backed themselves into a corner. When you pay players top contracts who dont' have the skills to perform at those contracts that tends to happen.

The only reason is the Jets have crashed and burned twice on high QB picks. Dak is perhaps a better option if they are hesitant on burning a high pick on a rookie QB. Its perhaps a win win. If I am Jerry and sober I make the call.

 

[HMJYay]

The only reason is the Jets have crashed and burned twice on high QB picks. Dak is perhaps a better option if they are hesitant on burning a high pick on a rookie QB. Its perhaps a win win. If I am Jerry and sober I make the call.

Agreed. If they'd do it, awesome.

 

[FVSTONE]

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!)

Unfortunately for the Cowboys, their brain trust isn't smart enough to pull off a trade with Prescot and his mega million insane contract.

 

[McKDaddy]

Dumping your franchise QB when you don’t have a viable option in house sends a message that you’re not interested in winning.

That is the decision point of this offseason. Does it really make any sense to build on a foundation that is cracked? No. It sucks that otherwise you've got a team that might have a window.
Do you admit you aren't winning the ultimate goal with him (which you should)? If so, but you are stuck with him thru next season do you go ahead and start the process of trying to clear up cap space & getting draft capital by trading veterans like Martin? Do you go into the season knowing you want to maximize your draft position in 2024? If so, you aren't going to try to improve the team and you may sit him and let someone else play.

The organization has to decide these things. As a fan, I know what my decision would be. If there isn't some loophole that would let me get him off the team this offseason without the complete financial ramifications, I'm planning for when he can be let go. A few wins and a "nice" season mean nothing to me. I sacrifice and try to build my war chest for 2024.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

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!)

dead money.

and which team would pay 80M, for two years for a QB over 30 who has never been to a CCG.

 

[Swagger]

Prescott is staying and starting next season but it's time to draft a QB with a 1st or 2nd round pick then dump Prescott post June 2024 and take the hit. No restructuring and kicking the can down the road otherwise there's no out from Prescott.

 

[KJJ]

That is the decision point of this offseason. Does it really make any sense to build on a foundation that is cracked? No. It sucks that otherwise you've got a team that might have a window.
Do you admit you aren't winning the ultimate goal with him (which you should)? If so, but you are stuck with him thru next season do you go ahead and start the process of trying to clear up cap space & getting draft capital by trading veterans like Martin? Do you go into the season knowing you want to maximize your draft position in 2024? If so, you aren't going to try to improve the team and you may sit him and let someone else play.

The organization has to decide these things. As a fan, I know what my decision would be. If there isn't some loophole that would let me get him off the team this offseason without the complete financial ramifications, I'm planning for when he can be let go. A few wins and a "nice" season mean nothing to me. I sacrifice and try to build my war chest for 2024.

Every team has some cracks. We’re not going to win the ultimate goal with a lesser QB than what we have. The QB we have may not be perfect and has some issues he has to straighten out in his game, but he gives us a chance. He just led us to our first road playoff win in 30 years and is the only Cowboys QB to beat Tom Brady. We could do worse than him and we would if it was up to some of the fans on this board. It’s a mistake to put all the blame on him. Only two QBs in the history of the Cowboys ever got them to the top of the mountain. If wins and a nice season doesn’t mean anything for you then you’re following the wrong sport. If winning the Super Bowl is the only thing that’s going to bring you happiness then football isn’t for you. Everything starts with winning games and having a nice season. If you’re not at least doing that, then you’re spinning your wheels. I don’t care to end up like the Browns, Jets and Washington always searching for a QB.

 

[McKDaddy]

If wins and a nice season doesn’t mean anything for you then you’re following the wrong sport.

Nah, knowing the few wins don't mean that you are championship capable before the season even starts means I'm following the wrong team. Or in this case, wrong QB.

I have no intention of watching next season if he is under center. At least with someone different, there would be a chance things could be better.

 

[kramskoi]

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.

I think Mike Fisher mentioned a roughly 60 million dollar cap hit trying to trade Prescott...assuming he wants to be traded (no trade clause in his contract). After that, you still have to pay the quarterback you bring in. The crazy train talk is trading for Rodgers. This would cost the Cowboys upwards of 100 million dollars. Think about how many players you can buy with 100 million dollars.

 

[KJJ]

Nah, knowing the few wins don't mean that you are championship capable before the season even starts means I'm following the wrong team. Or in this case, wrong QB.

I have no intention of watching next season if he is under center. At least with someone different, there would be a chance things could be better.

If you have no intention of watching next season if he’s under center then you might as well move on now because he’s going to be our QB next season. You don’t sound like a true blue Cowboys fan if you’re going to quit watching because of the QB. You must have just started following the team. You’ve only been part of this fan board since 2018. Is that when you started following the Cowboys? You couldn’t have possibly been following the team in the early 2000s. That was the worst QB situation in the history of the franchise.

 

[mrmojo]

Dak has the FO held hostage for the next 2 years, but that doesn't mean they can't start looking for his replacement. Could bring in new guys by letting current guys go, but I dont see us being better than what we were the last 2 years. It is what it is, a bad contract and were paying for it now..........

 

[SuspectCorner]

Dak and Zeke for Rodgers!

Laughable. Truly. You’d have to pony up TWO of each for Rodgers. And that’s just on talent. I can’t imagine a team wamting to take on the salaries of Dak and Zeke while thinking that was a move forward.

 

[CowboyRoy]

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!)

Why dont we trade for Purdy. He's the next Montana!!!

 

[CowboyRoy]

Laughable. Truly. You’d have to pony up TWO of each for Rodgers. And that’s just on talent. I can’t imagine a team wamting to take on the salaries of Dak and Zeke while thinking that was a move forward.

Rogers couldnt even make the playoffs. This Niners team shut him down last year in GB. Or did you forget?

Why was Rogers so bad this year? His favorite target left for the Raiders.

 

[SuspectCorner]

Rogers couldnt even make the playoffs. This Niners team shut him down last year in GB. Or did you forget?

Why was Rogers so bad this year? His favorite target left for the Raiders.

Nope. GB couldn’t make the playoffs. If you think Rodgers isn’t STILL one of the most capable QBs in the NFL - well, THAT is where we disagree.

 

[TwentyOne]

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

Funny.

But seriously you cant hand him any kind of profit. Well you can, but that would add to his contract and so to our salary cap.

 

[TwentyOne]

Rogers couldnt even make the playoffs. This Niners team shut him down last year in GB. Or did you forget?

Why was Rogers so bad this year? His favorite target left for the Raiders.

Have you seen what the Packers did with the team in the offseaon?

Rodgers wasnt bad. He played thru a broken thumb, where our Bum took weeks off. He wants out of GB for years now. Still he carried the team on his own and had a chance to make the playoffs until the last day of the season.

Of course father time takes his tolls. But to say Rodgers is bad, seriously. Thats not true.