Micah Prescott wrote:Otis Driftwood wrote:Micah Prescott wrote:From what I reading, Dak is going to get a massive contract before the end of the season, in the neighborhood of $350m. And I am not a fan of that at all. I think we are going to see a huge deal take place...
Right now, he counts $59M toward the 2024 cap. Whatever deal takes place - it will absolutely reduce that number.
Yes they restructured his current contract knowing that they would have to give him an extension soon. And they know that the sooner they can get that done the better for several reasons. Market value for QBs keep getting worse and worse, and the longer they wait the more ammo Dak's agent has to threaten FA where someone will give him a massive contract.
In fact I have now read several who believe that Dallas brought in Lance specifically to have ammo against Dak's agent in deal talks.
Dallas kind of got themselves into a mess contractually, but a big part of why it is a mess is for the simple fact that there is no good alternative to Dak Prescott, and Dak's agent knows that. Dak is a top-7-12 ish QB in the NFL, and it is probably impossible for Dallas to get a QB who is ranked higher than that.
I've read that too... and I just don't buy it. Having a guy who is at best your 3rd string QB doesn't give the Cowboys any leverage here. It's the same as thinking Lance will challenge Dak this year or even next. It's silly talk.
Thing is - as you note - the market value for QB's is getting silly and it's not going to change. With Burrow, Allen and possibly a redo for Mahomes all on the horizon, it's not going down. Once again - the sooner, the better (like it or not). Otherwise, 2024 becomes the line in the sand year.