Cowboys Trade for QB Trey Lance

[Rev]

Burrow maybe.

Burrow, Lawrence, and Dak in 2025 offseason. Not much this coming offseason.

 

[Rev]

There's a 0.0% chance Dak gets 60/year from us or anybody else unless we win the Super Bowl this year and he's a MVP candidate while doing so.

Burrow and Lawrence could get it if Herbert is getting 53.

 

[Simpleton]

Burrow and Lawrence could get it if Herbert is getting 53.

Unlikely since these extensions are seemingly only outdoing the previous by 1-2/year. I don't see how either of them can push for 7 more per year unless one of them wins a Super Bowl and holds it over the organization's head.

 

[NoDak]

He is being gracious here. They can’t say, heads up, we are doing this?

Sounds like they did. He said he was involved in the evaluation. Just not in the business side of it.

I figured it was bullshit when they reported the trade was done without the coaching staff even knowing about it. Why would Fat Mike say he was involved with an evaluation of Lance if they had no idea they might trade for him?

 

[Genghis Khan]

He is being gracious here. They can’t say, heads up, we are doing this?

I actually feel better that he's saying he was involved in the evaluation of it. Jerry said it in a retarded way but it sounds like they did discuss the efficacy of the fit etc but just not the actual deal and that's fine.

 

[boozeman]

Sounds like they did. He said he was involved in the evaluation. Just not in the business side of it.

I figured it was bullshit when they reported the trade was done without the coaching staff even knowing about it. Why would Fat Mike say he was involved with an evaluation of Lance if they had no idea they might trade for him?

Another point though is McCarthy was around when they made their grade on Lance when he was coming out. That could be what he was referring to in regards to "evaluation".

 

[boozeman]

 

[NoDak]

Another point though is McCarthy was around when they made their grade on Lance when he was coming out. That could be what he was referring to in regards to "evaluation".

I sincerely doubt that's all it was.

I mean, I know it's all super cool to shit on Jerry as much as possible, but let's be serious here. Do you honestly think that Jerry just called him up a couple days ago and said, "Surprise! We traded for Trey Lance!" Of course they fucking talked about it before doing it. Just like he said in the tweet YOU posted above.

 

[boozeman]

 

[1bigfan13]

He is being gracious here. They can’t say, heads up, we are doing this?

When they initially reported the story they made it sound as if McCarthy wasn't in the loop at all.

That was my biggest problem with the trade. GMs should never trade for a player without at least engaging the HC about a player they're considering. Dak not being given a heads up is just fodder for the click bait/hot takes media.

Those clowns were seriously all over TV today trying to push the narrative that Dak should feel a bit threatened and disrespected because the Cowboys traded for a draft bust. My question is this. Should Hurts and Purdy feel threatened? Both of their teams brought in former top 3 draft picks into the QB room as well. Why no hand wringing over those signings?

 

[boozeman]

My question is this. Should Hurts and Purdy feel threatened? Both of their teams brought in former top 3 draft picks into the QB room as well. Why no hand wringing over those signings?

You know why.

 

[boozeman]

Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo on Trey Lance's trade to Cowboys: 'He's got a bright future in this league'
Published: Aug 28, 2023 at 05:02 PM

Eric Edholm
Lead Draft Writer



If there's an NFL quarterback who understands the difficulties and trials of the position from both ends of the spectrum, it might be Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo first experienced the awkwardness of having to back up Tom Brady for four seasons with the New England Patriots before he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. Then Garoppolo went through the even stranger preseason dance with the 49ers a year ago over wondering when (or if) he'd be cut -- prior to coming back unexpectedly and leading San Francisco to seven wins in 10 starts.

Now that he's with the Las Vegas Raiders, Garoppolo has perspective on what changing teams can mean for a QB left in limbo, and he spent two years with Trey Lance -- who recently was traded to the Dallas Cowboys -- as a mentor of sorts and then backup with the 49ers. Garoppolo spoke with NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano on both sides of that trade and what it means for Lance, the Cowboys and their starter, Dak Prescott.

"Excited for Trey. Just a new opportunity for him," Garoppolo said on NFL Total Access in an interview that airs Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. "Things didn't work out in San Francisco for whatever reasons, but glad that he gets another shot, man. This league's all about opportunities, and when you get a fresh one like that, you've just got to take advantage of it.

"Everyone has their own path and everything like that. It's never going to be easy, but it's how you come out the other end of it. So I'm always excited for him, man. He's a brother of mine. Always pulling for him."

Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan recently said he thought he failed Lance in San Francisco. Garoppolo wasn't about to throw his former head coach under the bus, but did seem to suggest that Shanahan's rigid system might not be great for everyone.

"I don't know how the whole thing shook out and everything," Garoppolo said. "While I was there, Kyle was gonna call the plays for you. You've just got to go up there and execute them to the best of your ability.

"Trey's a brother of mine, man, so like I said before, I'm always pulling for him. I think he's got a bright future in this league. Dude's got talent. Just got to get him out there."

Garoppolo was drafted in the 2014 NFL Draft's second round while Brady was entrenched in New England, and Garoppolo watched as the 49ers pulled off a shocking trade up in the 2021 NFL draft to take Lance with the No. 3 overall pick -- a little more than a year after Garoppolo had the Niners up 10 points in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LIV.

So, while the Lance trade might be good for him, it could be a bit strange for Prescott, the Cowboys' starter. And while there's no talk of Lance stealing Prescott's job suddenly, next year is a long way off -- and a lot can happen between now and then. That's the nature of the NFL, and especially at quarterback. There's always someone coming for your job and sometimes you're asked to mentor that person coming for your job.

Still, Garoppolo isn't shedding tears for Prescott because he knows what competition has done for his game in the past.

"There's always a younger guy trying to come in, and obviously the coaches want younger, cheaper players to do something that they think is better than you," Garoppolo said. "But that's what makes this league so great, man. It pushes you.

"Having to train whoever it was the Niners drafted, that was gonna push me and make me a better player, and I came out better on the other end from it. So I think it's all about perspective. You've gotta realize where you rank in this whole thing and just what an opportunity this is to be in the NFL, to be an NFL quarterback. It's not easy, but you've gotta love it, man."

 

[boozeman]

My whole deal with all of this is why would Prescott be losing his shit and feel threatened?

This kid needs a shit ton of development and you don't know what kind of mental anguish he went through playing for Shanahan's kid. I don't think he wanted him, so he got the Robert Griffin treatment.

 

[p1_]

Dallas (media) loves them some QB controversy, even if they have to manufacture it.

 

[roughneck266]

My whole deal with all of this is why would Prescott be losing his shit and feel threatened?

This kid needs a shit ton of development and you don't know what kind of mental anguish he went through playing for Shanahan's kid. I don't think he wanted him, so he got the Robert Griffin treatment.

HE shouldn't. They just like throwing shit out there and hoping it sticks. LAnce in no way shape or form is taking Dak's job. He knows it, Dak knows it, the douche nozzles that keep writing that shit know it, fuck my dog knows it.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

My whole deal with all of this is why would Prescott be losing his shit and feel threatened?

This kid needs a shit ton of development and you don't know what kind of mental anguish he went through playing for Shanahan's kid. I don't think he wanted him, so he got the Robert Griffin treatment.

It's not different than drafting a fourth round QB. That's not going to threaten Dak.

 

[boozeman]

It's not different than drafting a fourth round QB. That's not going to threaten Dak.

But this kid has the pedigree of 500 total live passes dating all the way back to high school.

This is a reclamation project more than even just the acquisition of a very talented 4th rounder via the draft.

The part to unravel is Lance's mindset and mechanics and those things are not Prescott's problem. That is on the coaching staff. They are going to have to break him down and start over like they just drafted him. Now if they do a bang up job, then yeah, he can feel the heat.

Unless Lance shows up and is an entitled asshole (which does not sound likely), I don't see any issues.

I see that if the right things happen, Lance has a package for himself by midseason.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Unless Lance shows up and is an entitled asshole (which does not sound likely), I don't see any issues.

From everything I have read and heard it sounds like he is a pretty high character guy.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

HE shouldn't. They just like throwing shit out there and hoping it sticks. LAnce in no way shape or form is taking Dak's job. He knows it, Dak knows it, the douche nozzles that keep writing that shit know it, fuck my dog knows it.

Exactly. I just hope they can make a serviceable QB out of him and that draft pick wasn't flushed. Taking anyone's job as a starter is waaaay down the road, if it ever happens at all.

 

[Bipo]

You cut Cooper Rush and roll the dice with Trey at QB2 and open up a roster spot for the Leupke.