Cowboys sign Prescott to a 4 year contract

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Dak Prescott Installs Backyard Practice Field At His Already Incredible Texas House

If you're a Cowboys fan who's worried about Dak Prescott leaving the team via free agency, you should feel a little bit better about his chances of staying after what we now know a

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[1bigfan13]

Yet Romo missing 12 games 2015 and 9+ games 2016 was supposedly durable enough

BRINGING IT FULL CIRCLE!!!

Don't forget the 3 games he missed in 2008 and the 10 games he missed in 2010.

Romo got a new contract a couple of years after that 2010 collarbone injury too. And if IIRC, they say it's easier to rebreak the collarbone after breaking it once.

 

[mcnuttz]

I obviously dont know much about contracts, but could they make him highest paid for next 4 years with 2 years guaranteed but somehow cut cord after 2 years with minimal cap damage if he falls off a cliff?

I really like Dak and want to see him do well in Dallas. It sucks that we have that alpha dog at qb who the entire team loves & ownership is dicking him.

Offense is built for a Super Bowl. Pay the man then go build him a defense.

 

[Cotton]

I obviously dont know much about contracts, but could they make him highest paid for next 4 years with 2 years guaranteed but somehow cut cord after 2 years with minimal cap damage if he falls off a cliff?

I really like Dak and want to see him do well in Dallas. It sucks that we have that alpha dog at qb who the entire team loves & ownership is dicking him.

Offense is built for a Super Bowl. Pay the man then go build him a defense.

Every bit of this is 100% correct. Yes, they can build the contract in that manner, and they can definitely build a team around him with the cap situation we are in.

 

[ravidubey]

To not be considered durable there has to be a history. Nobody should consider 1 event to be a recurring problem.

It’s a good point, and when I first compared the two Watson had one serious injury and Dak had none. When it came to choosing, you could pick the more dynamic passer and playmaker in Watson or the guy who while not quite as dynamic was at least steadier and more durable. Now I can’t say he’s more durable than Watson, at least based on any facts I can’t.

 

[ravidubey]

Every bit of this is 100% correct. Yes, they can build the contract in that manner, and they can definitely build a team around him with the cap situation we are in.

There used to be contract riders which guaranteed a player would be paid among the top of his position.

I imagine that became harder to execute with the salary cap and all the crazy bonuses and guarantees. But you could arrange for a bonus to kick in if his average compensation falls too far below that year’s franchise number.

 

[boozeman]

Yeah, like Carson Palmer gave discounts.

 

[Rev]

Yeah, like Carson Palmer gave discounts.

and is he going to give his employer one now?

 

[ravidubey]

Yeah, like Carson Palmer gave discounts.

Right, easy for Carson to say.

Of course I agree with him. What right does any one player have to cripple the entire team around him? Can’t believe the Jones’s caved to Zeke the way they did. No way Zeke would have gotten that on the open market

 

[Cotton]

Right, easy for Carson to say.

Of course I agree with him. What right does any one player have to cripple the entire team around him? Can’t believe the Jones’s caved to Zeke the way they did. No way Zeke would have gotten that on the open market

I'm of the thinking that Dak should try to get every penny he can. Probably not a popular opinion, but football players have short window and should maximize it as best they can. These owners are making billions.

 

[p1_]

and is he going to give his employer one now?

Palmer turned down a job to be a color analyst on Fox and has decided not to pursue coaching opportunities, even though football is stitched like laces through his DNA. He is intensely private, especially when it comes to his family, so when he walked off the gridiron, he was determined to step off the grid.

That means fly fishing for rainbow trout in the morning and skiing Sun Valley in the afternoon. It means helping get his kids ready for school — twins Fletch and Elle, 10; daughter Bries, 8; and son Carter, 3 — then tag-teaming with Shaelyn to shuttle them to ski team, ice skating and guitar lessons. Palmer happily has gone from one of the most celebrated and glamorous jobs around, one of 32 starting quarterbacks in a league watched by tens of millions, to the routine of a quieter life.

“This is who Carson is and has always been,” Shaelyn said. “He never wanted to be famous. He always turned away from anything having to do with that. For those who know Carson, this is his most natural environment. Being outside. Just being a normal guy. Being a dad.”
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In answer to your question, he just might take a discount. Appears hes not worried about money.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

and is he going to give his employer one now?

I mean there could be an argument made that being the QB of the Cowboys leads to far more endorsement deals than being the QB of the Bengals. So maybe a little less salary is worth it to make it up in endorsements. But contracts become a thing of pride for players so they don't think that way.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I don't give a shit about either side's money. I only give a shit about winning.

People criticize jerry for not sacrificing money for winning. But give a pass to Dak for the same thing?

Dak could sign a contract today that's 5 years 175 million. That's 35 mil a year for five years and he'd almost certainly see every penny of that. Then he'd almost certainly see another contract for at least that and very likely much more, and would probably bring his career earnings to over 400 million - just salary, not counting endorsements. And that would be considered a pretty big discount.

It would also help the team - a lot. And he'd still walk away with an enormous pile of money.

So yeah I'm pretty disappointed in how Dak has chosen to approach this.

That said, I'm also pretty disappointed in how the team has handled things. They refuse to recognize the reality of the situation and just give their QB what he wants within reason regardless of if it's not how they want to do things. It's been obvious for a long time now that he's not going to give in to what they want, and dragging it out is pointless and hurts the team. Just get it done.

Give him his four years, meet on the money and move on.

 

[ravidubey]

I'm of the thinking that Dak should try to get every penny he can. Probably not a popular opinion, but football players have short window and should maximize it as best they can. These owners are making billions.

I agree in general that football players should. I even agreed with and anticipated Zeke’s holding out. I disagreed with Zeke’s final numbers. It’s not like he won us a championship like Emmitt did. We paid him for helping Dak’s development, and that by itself wasn’t worth that horrendous contract.

I really can’t stand how disproportionately QBs are valued and overpaid when every part of the football team is so essential to success.

 

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[L.T. Fan]

I agree in general that football players should. I even agreed with and anticipated Zeke’s holding out. I disagreed with Zeke’s final numbers. It’s not like he won us a championship like Emmitt did. We paid him for helping Dak’s development, and that by itself wasn’t worth that horrendous contract.

I really can’t stand how disproportionately QBs are valued and overpaid when every part of the football team is so essential to success.

Yes. It’s a team sport and one player has to do their part or the team is playing below standards.

 

[L.T. Fan]

I'm of the thinking that Dak should try to get every penny he can. Probably not a popular opinion, but football players have short window and should maximize it as best they can. These owners are making billions.

The tail should wag the dog?

 

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I really can’t stand how disproportionately QBs are valued and overpaid when every part of the football team is so essential to success.

Owners are the enablers. You need a football guy to stop the owner from enabling.

In this town, the football guy and owner are the same guy, so we enable on.

Parcells had Phil Simms, Hostetler, Testaverde (twice) and Bledsoe (twice). He’d tell Jerruh a thing or two about a $35M quarterback.

 

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I mean there could be an argument made that being the QB of the Cowboys leads to far more endorsement deals than being the QB of the Bengals. So maybe a little less salary is worth it to make it up in endorsements.

Means less for Jerry, but both benefit. Jerruh makes more money selling Dak Prescott jerseys than he would a journeyman QB starter.

 

[Cotton]

The tail should wag the dog?

It all depends on how big the dog is.