Donovan McNabb says Cowboys could have ‘major problem’ if they don’t pay Dak Prescott

[NoDak]

You generally speaking listen to the expert. Someone comes into my office to hire me as an attorney. They pay me money because I'm good at what I do. Went to law school for 3 years, 7 years of college, another 10 years experience working. Yeah, most of my clients will come in the office and trust my advice when I'm handling their case. I'm sure it's very similar for a sports agent. And I'm sure a guy like Dak is doing the same thing. He isn't experienced in NFL contracts, he is going to trust the guy he thinks is the expert to represent his best interests.

NO! Dak's a goldbricker!

~adjusts onion on belt~

 

[L.T. Fan]

You generally speaking listen to the expert. Someone comes into my office to hire me as an attorney. They pay me money because I'm good at what I do. Went to law school for 3 years, 7 years of college, another 10 years experience working. Yeah, most of my clients will come in the office and trust my advice when I'm handling their case. I'm sure it's very similar for a sports agent. And I'm sure a guy like Dak is doing the same thing. He isn't experienced in NFL contracts, he is going to trust the guy he thinks is the expert to represent his best interests.

I have no argument with that but at some point someone is going to have to come to grips that the money is the prize and the employer is going to have to make the final determination. In the immediate case it is Jones determination to make the deal work or go away. In law terms do you settle on an offer or do you go to trial. The hitch is the time of the contract as we all know.

Now it’s a matter of do you let the employee prevail or does the employer make the final call. At this point there is only one that has the final determination. So does he have a plan beyond training camp? Personally I think so. The employer has the right to the player tag and he is going to use it for the entire season if he has to. This will give him the opportunity to see if he wants to cave to the employees demands or see if he thinks the employee can meet a criteria to satisfy what he is asking for. I will not be surprised to see Jones force Prescott to play under the tag for the entire season just to see if he can earn his demand by meeting what I think Jones is looking at before he concedes.

 

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[Smitty]

People can hire attorneys but still are responsible for recognizing good advice versus bad.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

People can hire attorneys but still are responsible for recognizing good advice versus bad.

And people make bad decisions because of bad legal advice all the time.

 

[data]

Maybe Dak knows he sucks monkey dick and this will be his only big contract. Holding out for an extra couple million bucks to spread out over the remaining 50 years of his life.

 

[ravidubey]

There’s plenty of time and the team hasn’t begun to chafe yet at the money demands. Both sides still want something unreasonable

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Maybe Dak knows he sucks monkey dick and this will be his only big contract. Holding out for an extra couple million bucks to spread out over the remaining 50 years of his life.

Something tells me he wouldn't be fighting for less years if that were the case ...

 

[Cotton]

Something tells me he wouldn't be fighting for less years if that were the case ...

No doubt. If he thought this was his one and only shot at a big contract he would be wanting more years and not less.

 

[data]

Something tells me he wouldn't be fighting for less years if that were the case ...

Has Dak’s ppl confirmed they’ve agreed upon $35M and it’s only about length? Possibly Dak is okay to sign five years, but requesting more $ for five years.

As an aside, any QB recently signed for five years? Quick google and Wentz, Goff, Wilson, Tannehill and Rodgers were all four year deals.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Has Dak’s ppl confirmed they’ve agreed upon $35M and it’s only about length? Possibly Dak is okay to sign five years, but requesting more $ for five years.

As an aside, any QB recently signed for five years? Quick google and Wentz, Goff, Wilson and Rodgers were all four year deals.

I think that's the problem, all the QBs are getting 4 year deals and Dallas wants longer. If they want longer they are probably going to have to pony up cash to make it worthwhile. Otherwise in year 5, 35 mil will be cheap for a QB who is top 10. Which is why Dak doesn't probably want the extra year.

 

[data]

Otherwise in year 5, 35 mil will be cheap for a QB who is top 10.

Yeah, $35M is ~19% of the salary cap’s $188.2M, which is a 31% increase from the salary cap five years ago.

Assuming another 31% increase, then 19% of that salary cap is $45M.

$10M difference isn’t something to sneeze at, even for a $35M-aire

 

[ravidubey]

Dak should not agree to the extra year. The team is being unreasonable.

 

[Genghis Khan]

It's a ridiculous premise because there's no way in God's green hell Dak thinks he sucks. But in the ridiculous premise world where this is the case, the years wouldn't be the issue because they could just cut him regardless. The guarantees would be the issue, which doesn't appear to be the case here.

 

[ravidubey]

Dallas is trying to take their cake and eat it too with the 5 year demand. They just have to bite the bullet here and sign the four year deal.

I'm giving Dak's group the benefit of the doubt and guess that the 35 per number is probably his counter-demand in response to the 5-year average.

If Dak's camp is demanding 35 per on a four year deal, then they are being as obstinate as Dallas is.

 

[Smitty]

And people make bad decisions because of bad legal advice all the time.

Of course.

But I'm just saying at the end of the day that person has to bear the responsibility for following that bad legal advice.

Also, certain things -- like the nuances of criminal law or administrative law, etc -- are very difficult for the average person to understand. "Do you want 150m dollars or do you want to hold out for 200m" is significantly simpler. For Dak to follow this "bad advice" he must be hearing that what the Cowboys are offering -- to make Dak the highest paid player in the league -- is, for some reason, insufficient. Which on any plane of understanding, for this player, it is absolutely not insufficient. The Cowboys could be asking for 10 years and at the price per year they are quoting him it is very fair.

 

[p1_]

Of course.

But I'm just saying at the end of the day that person has to bear the responsibility for following that bad legal advice.

Also, certain things -- like the nuances of criminal law or administrative law, etc -- are very difficult for the average person to understand. "Do you want 150m dollars or do you want to hold out for 200m" is significantly simpler. For Dak to follow this "bad advice" he must be hearing that what the Cowboys are offering -- to make Dak the highest paid player in the league -- is, for some reason, insufficient. Which on any plane of understanding, for this player, it is absolutely not insufficient. The Cowboys could be asking for 10 years and at the price per year they are quoting him it is very fair.

it makes Dak look pretty greedy/stubborn/inflexible, I think.

 

[fortsbest]

What they should do then is offer him the same amount for 2 or 3 years just to be able to pull the tag off him. Then it's like a show me contract. Either you're great and we pay you more, or you're average and we cut your ass and look for better.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

it makes Dak look pretty greedy/stubborn/inflexible, I think.

I think you could say the same about Dallas considering every other QB is getting 4 years. Seems like their sticking point is contrary to what most everyone else is doing.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I think you could say the same about Dallas considering every other QB is getting 4 years. Seems like their sticking point is contrary to what most everyone else is doing.

That matters little to nothing to me though. I think we should do what's best for the team, not just blindly following what every other team is doing. The Eagles, Rams and Seahawks all are having cap issues.

The silly thing about all this is ideally he'd get extended before the end of the deal anyway.

As a fan, there is little question that a longer deal benefits the team.