Dak turns down $30 mil per year, wants $40

[harley01]

Geez, hope this guy doesn't reset the market. Wentz just signed for just over $25 per year. $30 is too much....maybe 26 at most...and even then I wouldn't pay it. He's too inconsistent.

[zackn]

Dak turns down $30 mil per year, wants $40

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[69RamFan]

well I don't see him getting 40mil/yr.....

The Cowboys will do a FT before paying him that kind of money...

The can actually Tag him twice, the first at 25mil in 2020 and 30mil the second year in 2021.

Right now for 2019, the FT for QBs is set at 24.8... so most likely it will be 25mil+ for 2020....

I would laugh my ass off, if Dallas was to draft with their first pick next year for another QB...

[Rammer]

Some people are unsure of where to rank Goff but no matter where he is, Dak is well behind him. 30 mill? if I was Dak, I would take the money and run.

[UK Rams Fan]

I haven't seen anything out of Prescott in the last 2 years that warrants him being paid $10m a year, let alone $30 or $40m.
That's just absurd Dak... Deffo got his eye on that team cap space for 2020. Sounds like he'd like a rather large chunk of that.

[rammingspeed]

There's a good article on SI about this: https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/08/13/dak-p ... k-contract

Statistically Dak is in the same conversation as other quarterbacks (Luck, Stafford, Carr) who have "reset" the markets with their new contracts. You are right that the Cowboys can just tag him for a couple years, and they probably will...but ultimately Dak is not asking for "too much", he's asking to be treated just like other quarterbacks with his same production (or less).

I'm not defending how much money these players make, it's a ridiculous amount, but he's not out in outer space with his numbers. He's right in the same conversation with other guys who got paid.

[Reddog99]

Not a cowboys fan so I don't really care what they do but I'd let him go in FA and draft a QB next year or grab a back up from somewhere around the league. It's getting tight for the boys with Cooper Dak and Zeke all due around the same time. I think they keep Cooper. Dak too if they can agree on a price but if they cant I see them letting him walk and paying Zeke. Of the three i believe Dak is the most expendable.

[Claremontram]

I think he should hold out for $50 million.

[STL Woody]

The Cowboys may be in trouble. Unfortunately you have to pay a quarterback. They are hard to come by. Dak is not elite but he is good. There’s no getting around paying him. He won’t get 40 mil. But he can get 33-36

[Clovis]

Maybe Dak needs a drug test?

[sdram]

Maybe Dak needs a drug test?

He should be ecstatic to get Derek “Carter” money. Dak’s an albatross around the Cowboys’ neck who will just suck money from the trough without enough productivity to get them to the super bowl. Yes I feel bad for the ‘Boys too.

[ramsrule21]

Geez, hope this guy doesn't reset the market. Wentz just signed for just over $25 per year. $30 is too much....maybe 26 at most...and even then I wouldn't pay it. He's too inconsistent.

Wentz is around 32 million per. I think his guranteed money is 107.9 million over the five years. Dak Isn't worth more than Wentz.

[ramsrule21]

well I don't see him getting 40mil/yr.....

The Cowboys will do a FT before paying him that kind of money...

The can actually Tag him twice, the first at 25mil in 2020 and 30mil the second year in 2021.

Right now for 2019, the FT for QBs is set at 24.8... so most likely it will be 25mil+ for 2020....

I would laugh my ass off, if Dallas was to draft with their first pick next year for another QB...

Agreed, 2 million this year, franchise him 2020/2021 total is around 60 million for three years. Or sign him to 34/35 million with over 107 millioon guranteed for 5 . Save yourself 14 /15 million per year for the next 3 and draft a new QB or if he works out sign him to an new deal in 2022.

[unclesams]

I haven't seen anything out of Prescott in the last 2 years that warrants him being paid $10m a year, let alone $30 or $40m.
That's just absurd Dak... Deffo got his eye on that team cap space for 2020. Sounds like he'd like a rather large chunk of that.

Excellent post!!

[unclesams]

Maybe Dak needs a drug test?

I was thinking the same thing...He was a 3rd round pick for a reason. $10mil is even too much for Dak let alone $40 mil. I would trade him before I forked over $30 mill a year

[RamPower]

I personally think Dak is a legit starter in the NFL. Franchise guy? I'd say yes (build a franchise around). Worth more than any other QB? Hell no, certainly not at this point. One of these teams is finally going to say a hard no to these increasing salaries, but as long as some other team will gladly step in and pay a requested amount... it's a hard situation for a team to be in.

[RamPower]

Maybe Dak needs a drug test?

I was thinking the same thing...He was a 3rd round pick for a reason. $10mil is even too much for Dak let alone $40 mil. I would trade him before I forked over $30 mill a year

Wilson was a 3rd round pick for a reason too. I'm not saying Dak is R. Wilson (he's not), but franchise QB's can be elusive.

[Ants]

Geez, hope this guy doesn't reset the market. Wentz just signed for just over $25 per year. $30 is too much....maybe 26 at most...and even then I wouldn't pay it. He's too inconsistent.

Wentz is around 32 million per. I think his guranteed money is 107.9 million over the five years. Dak Isn't worth more than Wentz.

Wentz is certainly more talented.
But Dak is steady, is actually able to play, and has gotten Dallas to the playoffs. He's not spectacular, but he does what he's asked to and has a good head on his shoulders.
I'm not saying he should get $40 million...or 30 for that matter. But if he got 30, it doesn't seem too out of line.

[zackn]

This is an unusual one. What has happened so far with 2nd contracts for qbs is that they follow a general upward trend year to year. The amount is more or less set...there is some variation from player to player in a given year, but not much. Also, so far 2nd contracts are relative only to each other--advanced veteran contracts don't factor in. No one says, Rodgers and Wilson get this amount, and this 2nd contract should compare with that. They also tend not to be ranked by the player. No one goes, x is better than y so he should get a lot more. It's just a steady annual increase.

Even Wentz's deal fits that. 32 M is high end for 2019, but then his 2nd contract looks like it starts in 2021, not 2019. Until then he is still on his rookie contract.

Dak is the first to turn down the normal expected amount for a qb's 2nd contract and demand he get paid an amount to exceeds all qbs, whether they're on a 2nd contract or a more advanced veteran contract (eg. Wilson).

I have no idea what it means. He's the first to so that. If he starts a new trend, signing qbs for a 2nd contract will get very unpredictable.

[RamPower]

This is an unusual one. What has happened so far with 2nd contracts for qbs is that they follow a general upward trend year to year. The amount is more or less set...there is some variation from player to player in a given year, but not much. Also, so far 2nd contracts are relative only to each other--advanced veteran contracts don't factor in. No one says, Rodgers and Wilson get this amount, and this 2nd contract should compare with that. They also tend not to be ranked by the player. No one goes, x is better than y so he should get a lot more. It's just a steady annual increase.

Even Wentz's deal fits that. 32 M is high end for 2019, but then his 2nd contract looks like it starts in 2021, not 2019. Until then he is still on his rookie contract.

Dak is the first to turn down the normal expected amount for a qb's 2nd contract and demand he get paid an amount to exceeds all qbs, whether they're on a 2nd contract or a more advanced veteran contract (eg. Wilson).

I have no idea what it means. He's the first to so that. If he starts a new trend, signing qbs for a 2nd contract will get very unpredictable.

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