The Dallas Cowboys’ frugal negotiations have put the franchise in a position where they almost have to give in to the demands of franchise players or find themselves in quarterback purgatory. If you’re a young fan reading this, this is a place I don’t want to be in.
I still remember putting my faith in this team on the back of Quincy Carter, Ryan Leaf, Chad Hutchinson and Drew Henson. There are many more, but I think you understand.
The NFL is funny because it doesn’t matter what your team looks like, if you don’t have a quarterback who is capable of putting the team on his back and taking him to victory, he is a substitute. Let me explain the difference.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott won two games last season. While the defense was discovering things, Prescott was able to put the team on his back and win those disputes. Of course they lost a few others, but this is as good a time as any to remind everyone that Prescott does not play defense.
Cowboy reserve quarterback Andy Dalton came in and won games for the Cowboys too, but everything had to be perfect for him to compete. Did everyone forget the Thanksgiving game in which he lost both tackles in the first quarter?
I didn’t and the two tackles that came in for injury holders are exactly the same two people with whom Prescott started the majority season. Agree or disagree, hope for teammates and fans is different when Prescott is under the center of America’s team.
Not only did Dak show his mobile skills, but he was also putting in numbers of video game passes before he was placed in the bruise reserve. Dak’s passing yards in almost five games give him the 32nd most passing yards in the league. This is your annual reminder that there are only 32 teams in the league.
Now it seems like everyone has a voice when it comes to Prescott’s fate, but the biggest off-season headline can be avoided if the Dallas Cowboys, specifically owner Jerry Jones, breaks ranks and pays in retail for something he doesn’t just want, but you need to.
I was killed a year ago for suggesting that Dak Prescott and the Cowboys make a long-term deal that would break the $ 200 million barrier. The $ 222 million six-year deal I suggested now would be a bargain. It is a $ 37 million business a year.
If the Cowboys had made a deal like this last off-season, they would have the ability to kick the can down the road and structure the deal to suit the lower salary cap this year. Now that the team can still do that in a new deal, it would only have been easier to restructure this year than to go through that off-season circus again.
For those of you who are concerned about the Cowboys being in the “hell of the cap”, the new money from television will only increase the NFL’s prices, so get used to the money being distributed. If the Dallas Cowboys Dak Prescott franchise again in this off-season, the franchise’s brand will be $ 37.7 million in the year.
If you just caught the trend, I applaud you. Why would an agent negotiate a deal below next year’s anticipated franchise mark? He wouldn’t do that and that is why in this off-season, Dak’s team knows that next year’s franchise brand will exceed $ 40 million.
There were rumors that the Dallas Cowboys initially offered a sub-market deal, which was hit by Prescott’s pitch at a then-crazy $ 40 million a year. What was originally supposed to be an astronomical number to counter a low bid has come true.
The longer you wait, the more it will cost, you are certainly no longer falling on deaf ears. If the Dallas Cowboys are not going to pay that amount, you better believe that there are several teams in the NFL that would gladly do it.
Teams like Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Rams seem to be concerned about their starting defenders and these two may not return because of the bad game. Prescott has been accused of many things, but the bad game is not on the list.
We are programmed to always be looking for something better than what you currently have. People these days are always looking for more likes or clicks. Dak Prescott on the Cowboys is no different, but what I can say is that the silly approaches to negotiating or letting Prescott walk are ridiculous.
At the moment, there is not a single person available who makes sense to bring Prescott. The inflated value of the players that the Dallas Cowboys aura offers will eventually bring the same topic back at some point, regardless of the person.
Dak Prescott deserves to be paid for the franchise he supported when he was young. The number, no matter how crazy it looks, will only get bigger. The time has come for the Dallas Cowboys to do this business.