The Dallas Cowboys have proven to be very conservative with their free agent spending this offseason, spending just $11 million. Even if only slightly The league remains focused on signing quarterback Dak Prescott to another long-term contract extension. …or at least they were.
All of a sudden, Jerry Jones seems to want to “split the baby,” but how could that be?
However, he predicts the Ducks will “reach the top of their game” in 2024 and win a Super Bowl in Dallas.
On the other hand, he has openly stated that his new plan to replace “all-in” to “less is more” with Dak regarding his contract extension is “locked and loaded,” meaning that both parties are done with it. It suggests that. At the negotiating table, the QB is expected to become a free agent in 2025.
Jerry can't have both. If Dak is a Super Bowl-worthy QB…that's how you'll pay him. If he's not, he's not…and you let him go. But before I let him go, I have to get him something.
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And what if the Cowboys are serious about this? The damage done to the locker room and roster will greatly reduce the Cowboys' chances of winning a title in 2024. And Dak will either stay (for more than the $60 million APY he currently seems to want) or leave (offering only future compensatory picks).
So, Jerry, are you serious? Stop “splitting the baby”. Trade the duck. right now.
Despite continued uncertainty regarding the former fourth-round pick's future, where his current $54.4 million cap appears to be preventing the Cowboys from adding free agents, Prescott remains committed to Jones' approval and belief in have. a little bit.
“We think he's a great quarterback. That's really our point this year. We have Dak,” Jones said at the annual NFL owners conference. “I think Dak is going to be at the top of his game. I said I think he's going to be better than he is right now. I think he can do that.”
Prescott is coming off perhaps the best year of his career. He led the Cowboys to 12 regular-season wins for the third straight season, throwing for 4,516 yards, 36 touchdowns, and just nine interceptions. Although heavily criticized for leading the league in interceptions the previous year, Prescott bounced back after the season and was a finalist for league MVP.
August 10, 2019; Santa Clara, California, USA.Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) and owner Jerry
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But even Prescott's comeback season wasn't enough to see the Cowboys suffer another embarrassing early exit in the postseason, ending a 28-year absence from the NFC Championship Game. This appears to have put the Cowboys in a predicament. They believe in Prescott as their franchise quarterback, but aren't willing to pay him the market reset money he wants.
“When you talk to a player like Dak, you take away his supporting role,” Jones said. “It's not a sales job. Everyone understands that just because you get the money, someone else who can help you win doesn't. That's a fact.”
All of this means the Cowboys are in a self-inflicted predicament. Will they pay Prescott again in hopes of finally winning a Super Bowl? But will this be done with a potentially less talented roster? Or will next season be the “last dance” for this roster's subpar core and explode next offseason?
Jerry is the king of the Cowboys. But he is not King Solomon. Requires commitment. And what if the real decision is to risk forgoing the 2024 season and risk firing Dak? The Cowboys might want to start that process now.
