Pay Dak Prescott $60 million per year, or risk QB purgatory? The clock is ticking for the Cowboys

[TuscanyTile2]

Could you imagine spending $60M/year for Dak?!  It's an ESPN Insider article so I didn't read anything other than the free first bit.  But the headline says it all.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/40369158/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-future-new-contract-test-free-agency-2025-offseason

 

[Jetsfan80]

Just wait till the Seahawks have to hand Geno Smith $70M per!

[Barry McCockinner]

Sounds like CeeDee Lamb is a NYJ to me.

[JohnnyLV]

Dak IMO is a compiler. Good against bad teams and against zone, but you are not winning anything with him. But Jerry is too old to start over so they will sign him. Not saying he is bad, he's just average with deceptive stats. 

[TuscanyTile2]

[32EBoozer]

41 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Could you imagine spending $60M/year for Dak?!  It's an ESPN Insider article so I didn't read anything other than the free first bit.  But the headline says it all.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/40369158/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-future-new-contract-test-free-agency-2025-offseason

 

Can someone post the poignant points in the article for those of us who wouldn’t give ESPN a dime. A link isn’t very helpful TT2

[Wit]

Hes a step above cousins but doesnt seem to have that next playoff level winning ability. Still, I would pay him. Its rare to find a decent QB these days. 

[rangerous]

well now is the time for them to see if trey lance has got anything.  Dak has very little playoff success to show for his time in dallas.  as a matter of fact, tony romo didn't do that much either.  but dak's team have been stacked on both offense and defense with nothing to show for it.  at some point the craziness of giving qb's outside of mahomes or maybe burrow such high salaries has got to stop.

[Drums]

If they don’t, do you think another team will? I know teams are desperate but I’m not so sure. 

[32EBoozer]

9 minutes ago, Drums said:

If they don’t, do you think another team will? I know teams are desperate but I’m not so sure. 

If a genie were to offer you a $60m Qb to swap with your 40 yo $25m Qb would you do it? Cowboy cheerleaders not included 😛

[Drums]

1 minute ago, 32EBoozer said:

If a genie were to offer you a $60m Qb to swap with your 40 yo $25m Qb would you do it? Cowboy cheerleaders not included 😛

Id tell Jerry to kiss my arse

[Barry McCockinner]

17 minutes ago, Drums said:

If they don’t, do you think another team will? I know teams are desperate but I’m not so sure. 

Here we go

[joewilly12]

Offer Dallas AR next years %1 for Dak 

[bicketybam]

1 minute ago, joewilly12 said:

Offer Dallas AR next years %1 for Dak 

Sounds like a solid plan for a guy with one year left in his contract 🙄

[The Crusher]

1 hour ago, JohnnyLV said:

Dak IMO is a compiler. Good against bad teams and against zone, but you are not winning anything with him. But Jerry is too old to start over so they will sign him. Not saying he is bad, he's just average with deceptive stats. 

Like Kirk Cousins kind of.

[joewilly12]

38 minutes ago, bicketybam said:

Sounds like a solid plan for a guy with one year left in his contract 🙄

Renegotiate better than a guy who seems to have lost interest in football 

[The Crusher]

5 minutes ago, joewilly12 said:

Renegotiate better than a guy who seems to have lost interest in football 

True, he just quit after 4 plays last year. 

[Bobby816]

Travis about to cost us 80mill in 5 years after his franchise tag 😉 

[Jetsfan80]

1 hour ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Dumbest presnap cadence ever.

[FootballLove]

You'd think the rest of the players would revolt after their team asks them to take pay cuts so they can hand some jag QB $60,000,000 per season to hand off, throw ints, and miss the POs.

Maybe 'ol Jerry's making a stand.

[Beerfish]

They shouldn't do it but they will.

[PFSIKH]

17 hours ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Could you imagine spending $60M/year for Dak?!  It's an ESPN Insider article so I didn't read anything other than the free first bit.  But the headline says it all.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/40369158/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-future-new-contract-test-free-agency-2025-offseason

 

I will have the contrarian view.  Pay him.

Remember when Trevor signed his contract and we were arguing over his QBR?  His TD-INT ratio?  Etc.  Dak's TD to INT ratio is nearly 3 to 1.  His QBR has been above 70 in 5 of 8 seasons.    His lowest (55.2) is barely below Trevor's career high (56.1).  7 of 8 season's his completion percentage has been above 65.  QB Rating?  Consistently in the high 90s or over 100 in 7 of 8 seasons. Dak has actually had seasons everyone wants to see Trevor have.

His playoff resume.  The 50K foot view, his QB RTG is decent (91.8).  His TD to INT ratio is 2 to 1 (14-7).  He has lost to the 49ers twice in the last three seasons.  The 49ers are arguably the better team.  He lost to a Rams team that went to the Superbowl.    His defenses have given an average of 375 yards a game.  Three of the seven games over 400.  By comparison, Patrick Mahomes has only had four games in 19 career playoff games where the defense gave up over 400 yards.  The big difference?  Patrick has won 3 of those 4 games.  

Is Dak a Top 5 guy?  No......maybe?  In that second tier of QBs after Patrick, Josh, Joe, and Justin, the latter of which has a lot to prove.  Who is definitely better?  I will give CJ and Jordan credit when they do it again and again.  Tua?  Goff?  Purdy?  Even Trevor who I argued was worth it?

Pay him.

[ARodJetsFan]

23 minutes ago, PFSIKH said:

I will have the contrarian view.  Pay him.

Remember when Trevor signed his contract and we were arguing over his QBR?  His TD-INT ratio?  Etc.  Dak's TD to INT ratio is nearly 3 to 1.  His QBR has been above 70 in 5 of 8 seasons.    His lowest (55.2) is barely below Trevor's career high (56.1).  7 of 8 season's his completion percentage has been above 65.  QB Rating?  Consistently in the high 90s or over 100 in 7 of 8 seasons. Dak has actually had seasons everyone wants to see Trevor have.

His playoff resume.  The 50K foot view, his QB RTG is decent (91.8).  His TD to INT ratio is 2 to 1 (14-7).  He has lost to the 49ers twice in the last three seasons.  The 49ers are arguably the better team.  He lost to a Rams team that went to the Superbowl.    His defenses have given an average of 375 yards a game.  Three of the seven games over 400.  By comparison, Patrick Mahomes has only had four games in 19 career playoff games where the defense gave up over 400 yards.  The big difference?  Patrick has won 3 of those 4 games.  

Is Dak a Top 5 guy?  No......maybe?  In that second tier of QBs after Patrick, Josh, Joe, and Justin, the latter of which has a lot to prove.  Who is definitely better?  I will give CJ and Jordan credit when they do it again and again.  Tua?  Goff?  Purdy?  Even Trevor who I argued was worth it?

Pay him.

I still feel like Lawrence was quite overpaid, for how he's performed in the NFL up to this point.

That said, I generally agree with your stance here on Dak, who is head & shoulders above Lawrence & far more accomplished in my opinion.

[chirorob]

16 hours ago, Beerfish said:

They shouldn't do it but they will.

They may just ride out the season, and see how it goes.

The feeling out here is, as built, the Cowboys will win 10, 11 games, lose in the playoffs.  They may just be better off shedding players, taking the massive Dak cap hit next year, and rebuilding.   They can't sign Dak, CeeDee and Micah.

As it is right now, Dak counts 40 on the 2025 cap, and he isn't even signed for that season.

[Jet Nut]

17 hours ago, joewilly12 said:

Renegotiate better than a guy who seems to have lost interest in football 

What are you talking about?  Do you follow the game?

[Jimmy 2 Times]

One could argue that having Dak IS quarterback purgatory. 

[32EBoozer]

26 minutes ago, Jimmy 2 Times said:

One could argue that having Dak IS quarterback purgatory. 

Jerry’s window is closing! No turning back trying to get that elusive trophy w/o Jimmy J’s shadow.

His family will be enormously wealthy for generations. Keen businessman 

[THE BARON]

20 hours ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Could you imagine spending $60M/year for Dak?!  It's an ESPN Insider article so I didn't read anything other than the free first bit.  But the headline says it all.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/40369158/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-future-new-contract-test-free-agency-2025-offseason

 

$60mm a year to guarantee you never win in the playoffs.  He's been the bottleneck there. 

[rex-n-effect]

As said above, Prescott is a compiler just like his predecessor. DAL had no problem paying Romo franchise QB money over and over to go nowhere with a lot of middling 8-8 seasons. Why expect they won't repeat with Romo 2.0. 

[joewilly12]

1 hour ago, Jet Nut said:

What are you talking about?  Do you follow the game?

No only you do and only you’re opinion matters. 

[Jet Nut]

28 minutes ago, joewilly12 said:

No only you do and only your opinion matters. 

Claiming AR8 isn’t all in is as disconnected to reality as one can be from the NFl

 

[Jetsfan80]

2 hours ago, rex-n-effect said:

As said above, Prescott is a compiler just like his predecessor. DAL had no problem paying Romo franchise QB money over and over to go nowhere with a lot of middling 8-8 seasons. Why expect they won't repeat with Romo 2.0. 

So much talent over the years in Dallas yet it’s been nearly 3 decades since they’ve made it past the Divisional Round.

Meanwhile, our friggin sh*tty a$$ Jets have done that 3x in that span.  Crazy.

[nj meadowlands]

3 hours ago, Jimmy 2 Times said:

One could argue that having Dak IS quarterback purgatory. 

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[joewilly12]

3 hours ago, Jet Nut said:

Claiming AR8 isn’t all in is as disconnected to reality as one can be from the NFl

 

We shall see enjoy the season. 

[Jet Nut]

32 minutes ago, joewilly12 said:

We shall see enjoy the season. 

Dude, he gave back almost $40M to help the team.
He rehabbed from a torn Achilles in record time. 
Other than taking a couple of days off he’s been at every off season practice for two years.

There’s nothing to see.  He’s proven he’s all in.