As franchise quarterback Dak Prescott enters the final season of his four-year, $160 million contract through 2021, former Jets general manager and current ESPN NFL analyst Mike Tannenbaum said: The Dallas Cowboys believe they should join the quarterback market in the draft. Later this month.
”[Prescott]will graduate and have a solid market, that's no surprise. If I were Dallas, I would have to prepare for him to leave and I would have to consider the draft,'' Tannenbaum said on Friday morning's show. get up. ”
ESPN's production team displayed a graphic on the screen showing the projected rookie contract for the No. 24 pick, owned by Dallas, at $3.6 million compared to what Prescott would be owed. For Tannenbaum, the cost-benefit of drafting a rookie quarterback and having him take over in the future is worth considering.
“If Dak's contract extension is going to be between $55 million and $60 million a year next year, what I'm saying to you is, I'd rather have Dak Prescott than, say, Michael Penix. [Dak] Is $52 million a year better than Michael Penix? I know we have CeeDee Lamb and I know we have Micah Parsons among others. ”
Tannenbaum went on to say that teams considering drafting a quarterback at the bottom of the first round do so because of the salary cap implications. That's why Tannenbaum says this is a draft strategy worth considering for the Cowboys.
Prescott's future with the Cowboys is unclear, as Dallas has an important decision to make. If the team believes Prescott can win a Super Bowl under center, he's worth a big investment. If not, perhaps the team should consider Tannenbaum's proposal to pursue a rookie quarterback after next season.
