This is insane.
Let's do the list:
Mahomes
Rogers
Brady
Brees
Wilson
Luck
Watson
Rivers
Ryan
Cam
Those are all guys that I think 95% of rational people would say are better than Dak.
After that you got your
Big Ben
Wentz
Goff
Stafford
Baker
Cousins
Winston
IMO Dak falls somewhere in the middle of those guys but you can probably make a rational argument that he is better than those guys but no way he's better then the first group of qb's. So at the absolute best case Dak is the 11th best qb in the NFL and realistically he's probably around the 13-15th best. OK, so maybe you toss him a little extra in this contract because he vastly outplayed his first contract (he's making like 700k this year) but no way in hell he's worth 40 mill a year.
Let's do the list:
Mahomes
Rogers
Brady
Brees
Wilson
Luck
Watson
Rivers
Ryan
Cam
Those are all guys that I think 95% of rational people would say are better than Dak.
After that you got your
Big Ben
Wentz
Goff
Stafford
Baker
Cousins
Winston
IMO Dak falls somewhere in the middle of those guys but you can probably make a rational argument that he is better than those guys but no way he's better then the first group of qb's. So at the absolute best case Dak is the 11th best qb in the NFL and realistically he's probably around the 13-15th best. OK, so maybe you toss him a little extra in this contract because he vastly outplayed his first contract (he's making like 700k this year) but no way in hell he's worth 40 mill a year.
Still don't know 100% what Dak is. He just doesn't seem to have that natural throwing talent. Almost like he became a QB but wasn't born one.
On the postive, he seems like a great leader, he's consistant. Seems like a winner.
On the negative , he might not be a difference maker. You put the great QB's on a good team they become a great team, etc. No sure Dak in one of those guys.
30 Million seemed like a stretch but probably necessary, 40 mil seems crazy. I guess they can justify some as that got a great bargain for his first three years.
On the postive, he seems like a great leader, he's consistant. Seems like a winner.
On the negative , he might not be a difference maker. You put the great QB's on a good team they become a great team, etc. No sure Dak in one of those guys.
30 Million seemed like a stretch but probably necessary, 40 mil seems crazy. I guess they can justify some as that got a great bargain for his first three years.
He has benefitted from a great, now good, offensive line.
And with Elliott, the whole defense has to be careful, that helps Dak a lot.
Sure he can throw deep on scrambles, outside the pocket, but that is not winning football in the long run.
When they need strict pocket passing to go down the field, he often is not accurate, often does not make good decisions.
When Elliott is out, they are pretty damn bad, that tells you a lot.
He is a "serviceable" QB, sure, a top team can go far with him, but they are not, and he is not a "plus" QB at all, late-middle of the pack in the NFL, I would say the #17-20th guy I would want out there this year to help a team win.
And there are a few that are in their 2nd year that I would want MORE than him because I think they will develop into better QB's.
$40M is ridiculous, he is not going to get better, they should not committ to him long term, much less at an outrageous figure or anything close to it.
And with Elliott, the whole defense has to be careful, that helps Dak a lot.
Sure he can throw deep on scrambles, outside the pocket, but that is not winning football in the long run.
When they need strict pocket passing to go down the field, he often is not accurate, often does not make good decisions.
When Elliott is out, they are pretty damn bad, that tells you a lot.
He is a "serviceable" QB, sure, a top team can go far with him, but they are not, and he is not a "plus" QB at all, late-middle of the pack in the NFL, I would say the #17-20th guy I would want out there this year to help a team win.
And there are a few that are in their 2nd year that I would want MORE than him because I think they will develop into better QB's.
$40M is ridiculous, he is not going to get better, they should not committ to him long term, much less at an outrageous figure or anything close to it.
It's almost moot, though of course he is in Top 10-12 at the least...certainly when his own first three years are compared to every other QB's first three.
Bottom line he is in Top One for Dallas Cowboys and replacing his current level of production would mean no serious playoffs til at least 2023
Story seems like pure sensationalist fake news TBH, which often happens with NFL contract negotiations. He probably turned down a deal worth 30 that had a little less GTD and a few more incentives than he wanted, doubt he is really holding out for 40. Probably leaked by Dallas for PR reasons.
Thru Week 11 (10 gms played) Prescott not only having his personal best season to date...he is also ranked in NFL
Yards - 1
YPA - 2
TDs - 2
Comp % - 8
QBR - 8
Certainly helpful that following last season's 52 sacks he has only been trapped 12 times so far this year.
Also helpful to have Cooper all year (so far); a huge Yr2 for Gallup; Randy Cobb replaces Beasley and the two TE have combined 58 receptions
