Cowboys Sign QB Andy Dalton

[boozeman]

Now just go get us Everson Griffin and we can roll.

Yes, this would be a master stroke.

Full. Metal. Homer. You people would not recognize me.

 

[boozeman]

Ohh my my.... What a difference an off-season and a real HC makes
I really think McCarthy is the brains behind this one. I think he has Jerry's ear

You have to wonder why we suddenly appear competent.

 

[data]

What a difference...a real HC makes

 

[boozeman]

This makes me wonder if Dak or his agent have hinted to the front office he's considering holding out

Holding out with what?

These bullshit virtual things that substitute for OTAs?

I mean really, this is not a real NFL offseason so none of the regular rules apply.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Didn't see this coming. Seems like a pretty reasonable deal for a high end backup. But also with Dak's health history seems like it could be a total waste of money that we could have spent to make the team better this year.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Ohh my my.... What a difference an off-season and a real HC makes
I really think McCarthy is the brains behind this one. I think he has Jerry's ear

Of course he does. Garrett had Jerry's ear for years until he proved incompetent and Jerry tried everything to prop up the people around him to avoid firing his redheaded son.

 

[boozeman]

Didn't see this coming. Seems like a pretty reasonable deal for a high end backup. But also with Dak's health history seems like it could be a total waste of money that we could have spent to make the team better this year.

Shocked the shit out of me. At the end of it all, it is logical.

They can trade him for whatever as soon as someone's starter goes down.

 

[jsmith6919]

Holding out with what?

These bullshit virtual things that substitute for OTAs?

I mean really, this is not a real NFL offseason so none of the regular rules apply.

Imo that makes Dak look even worse, ffs he isn't even doing what basically amounts to a video call with a new coaching staff

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Shocked the shit out of me. At the end of it all, it is logical.

They can trade him for whatever as soon as someone's starter goes down.

Yeah at that price tag we could move him for anything easily and he doesn't impact comp picks.

 

[jsmith6919]

 

[bbgun]

I hope he gets Hogeboom's blessings to wear that #

 

[boozeman]

Could Cowboys rescind Dak Prescott’s franchise tag?

Posted by Mike Florio on May 2, 2020, 10:59 PM EDT


Presumably, Andy Dalton becomes the backup to Dak Prescott in Dallas. But with Prescott not yet accepting a franchise tender with a value in excess of $31 million, it’s reasonable to ask the question posed in the headline of this item: Would the Cowboys rescind Dak’s tender?
Until Prescott accepts the one-year offer, the Cowboys have the ability to yank it. And Dalton gives Dallas an intriguing bird in the hand in the event that the Cowboys can’t work something out with Prescott and potentially decide, depending on the whims of owner/G.M. Jerry Jones, to rescind the franchise tender, making Dalton the Dallas starter and saving well over $20 million in the process.

While that’s highly unlikely, stranger things have happened. And if coach Mike McCarthy, who has no history with Prescott, is comfortable with Dalton and if Jerry and Stephen Jones grow sufficiently weary of Dak’s demands, it’s impossible to completely and entirely rule out the possibility of a Texas native taking over America’s Team.

It that were to happen, what would happen with Dak? The starting jobs are set for most teams, and those that would consider Prescott (primarily, the Patriots and the Jaguars) don’t have the cap space to give him the kind of money he’d make in Dallas, if he were to accept the tender.

Beyond New England and Jacksonville, which other teams would even consider turning their plans for 2020 upside down and signing Dak to the kind of deal he’s demanding in Dallas? Would the Jets bench Sam Darnold? Would the Browns bump Baker Mayfield? Would the Raiders jettison Derek Carr? Would Washington pull the plug on Dwayne Haskins?

With the Cowboys to date intent on keeping Dak, the question of whether and to what extent another team would make a move for Prescott has yet to be raised. Budgets have been set and money has been spent and if the Cowboys wait until, say, July to make the move, Prescott would be very hard pressed to find a landing spot.

Again, it’s unlikely. But it’s a suddenly fascinating possibility, and it gives the Cowboys a little extra leverage at a time when they otherwise have none.
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Good Christ.

 

[Couchcoach]

I hope he gets Hogeboom's blessings to wear that #

Blasphemy

 

[p1_]

Could Cowboys rescind Dak Prescott’s franchise tag?

Posted by Mike Florio on May 2, 2020, 10:59 PM EDT


Presumably, Andy Dalton becomes the backup to Dak Prescott in Dallas. But with Prescott not yet accepting a franchise tender with a value in excess of $31 million, it’s reasonable to ask the question posed in the headline of this item: Would the Cowboys rescind Dak’s tender?
Until Prescott accepts the one-year offer, the Cowboys have the ability to yank it. And Dalton gives Dallas an intriguing bird in the hand in the event that the Cowboys can’t work something out with Prescott and potentially decide, depending on the whims of owner/G.M. Jerry Jones, to rescind the franchise tender, making Dalton the Dallas starter and saving well over $20 million in the process.

While that’s highly unlikely, stranger things have happened. And if coach Mike McCarthy, who has no history with Prescott, is comfortable with Dalton and if Jerry and Stephen Jones grow sufficiently weary of Dak’s demands, it’s impossible to completely and entirely rule out the possibility of a Texas native taking over America’s Team.

It that were to happen, what would happen with Dak? The starting jobs are set for most teams, and those that would consider Prescott (primarily, the Patriots and the Jaguars) don’t have the cap space to give him the kind of money he’d make in Dallas, if he were to accept the tender.

Beyond New England and Jacksonville, which other teams would even consider turning their plans for 2020 upside down and signing Dak to the kind of deal he’s demanding in Dallas? Would the Jets bench Sam Darnold? Would the Browns bump Baker Mayfield? Would the Raiders jettison Derek Carr? Would Washington pull the plug on Dwayne Haskins?

With the Cowboys to date intent on keeping Dak, the question of whether and to what extent another team would make a move for Prescott has yet to be raised. Budgets have been set and money has been spent and if the Cowboys wait until, say, July to make the move, Prescott would be very hard pressed to find a landing spot.

Again, it’s unlikely. But it’s a suddenly fascinating possibility, and it gives the Cowboys a little extra leverage at a time when they otherwise have none.
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Good Christ.

You gotta love how suddenly Jerry and Steven aren’t entirely outmatched. Dak is probably none to excited about now

 

[chevycowboys]

Now just go get us Everson Griffin and we can roll.

Or Jamal Adams...

 

[Sheik]

Dak is probably thinking “Man, not only did they replace me with a white dude, but dude has orange hair. That’s some shit.”

 

[jsmith6919]

What if McCarthy flips Cooper for even a 7th now?!?!

 

[Simpleton]

I replied in the other FA thread before this was created.

I dunno about “vindicated” but if McCarthy is serious about a SB run, it’s not often that you can get a QB who can really be expected to keep you afloat if your starter goes down for multiple weeks. We haven’t had one since Orton or maybe Kitna even. Most teams don’t have one because supply is so limited.

We now have one who could very reasonably be expected to go 3-2 or 4-2 if Dak goes out a month or month and a half.

This says they think they can win big this year.

I posted in one of these recent threads that if Dalton wanted to follow the "Tannehill/Winston path" of signing somewhere for a year in the hopes of playing a handful of games and parlaying that into a huge deal, Dallas is as good a choice as any with our offensive talent.

From his perspective all he needs is a solid 3-4 game run and he can probably get a deal somewhere in the 20 million/year range, if not he still gets a year back at home and buys some time to see how the QB landscape shakes out over the next 12 months. From our perspective it gives us a legitimate starting QB as an insurance policy for a very reasonable price.

Now please cut Cooper Rush and clear his useless fucking salary, never understood why that pile of shit is eating up 2+ million against our cap this year. Javon Hargrave's cap hit this year is 3.45 million, get the fuck out of here.

 

[Sheik]

What if McCarthy flips Cooper for even a 7th now?!?!

What are you talking about?

 

[Genghis Khan]

But also with Dak's health history seems like it could be a total waste of money that we could have spent to make the team better this year.

That was my first thought but eh, screw it. It makes the team better so I'm on board.