“It doesn't have to be, but it can be resolved if everyone wants to resolve it,” Jones said. “We can join in and get on the same page and see if we can come to an agreement. If we can’t, then what we have put in place will work. So we can do it unilaterally. We'll do some other areas of the team differently, but you can't plan until you get there. ”
When asked directly if he could go all in without an extension, he replied, “Of course.” “We just have to adjust where we go and how we go all in.”
While this may make some Dak Prescott supporters worry that there is a scenario where he won't be the quarterback after 2024, Jones believes Prescott is the team's long-term future. He said with confidence that he will remain in the plan.
“No, I'm not afraid of it,” he said. “Every player you get has time before their contract expires. If you were scared of that, you'd walk around shaking. You can't do that, because they're all coming. They're all potentially injured. There is. They all have the potential to lose talent. It's not all fear.”
Jones has been giving away the on-field product the Cowboys received from Prescott in 2023 this offseason. It was a memorable year for the team's starting quarterback, who finished second in MVP voting, a career high. For that reason and their relationship, Jones further spoke about his confidence in Prescott on Friday, while also saying there is another level to his game waiting to be unleashed.
“As you all know, he had a great year,” Jones said. “But I want to point out that it has a lot to do with the fact that Mike McCarthy is just involved in Dak's play and more directly involved in the offense, and I think that's going to be a lot more of that.” That's the fact that we're all thinking about it.” ”
“So we're going to work on his contract for the future. What we will or won't do there, I can't say at the moment, but the important thing is that he's going to do it.” Be our quarterback. ”
In Jones' eyes, there is no deadline for an extension decision either.
“That is not needed [know]”We could go another route right now,” he said, “but we want to actually sit down and have a discussion and see how we proceed.”
