I could see that hell even 5 years 125M if his words about others needing to be paid are sincere. If he digs in for more, he was just blowing smoke up our asses.
I think that's the Cowboys offer. Hopefully Dak accepts. If not, draft a QB in round 2-3 and/or sign a vet FA QB and let Dak play out his rookie deal and see what happens next year. The club doesn't have to franchise him...transition would work as well and work in their favor. Current cost of QB transition tag is $25 million.
I've always been a fan of the 4-3.
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In prior years I not only agree with you, but lead the charge myself. But, I can't this year. I was incredibly happy with Woods in the middle. I think he was hurt at the end of the year but did a fantastic job, was one of the unsung heroes of this defense and he and Collins (maybe our best DL in the playoffs this year) together is fine IMO. What we need is depth. Those guys need their rest and running out guys like we were behind them isn't going to cut it. What killed this team at DT was Irving. If he didn't screw us this year our DTs would have been fantastic IMO. I think an upgrade is needed and a replacement for Irving that can penetrate, but I really like Collins and Woods as pieces of the puzzle.
I agree. The most dominant player for the Patriots in the Super Bowl was Danny Shelton. Dude was a monster in the middle
Cowboys coaches need to go back and watch film of the Colts and Rams games. The DL was exposed. A big run stuffer could have changed the outcome of the Rams game. The lack of a huge DT and an upgrade over heath is keeping the defense from being elite. Until this is fixed this team is not a superbowl contender.
You could have taken any one DT in history and put it on this team for the Rams game and we were still going to get blown out in the run game. Our two young LBs were sealed off on what seemed like almost every single play. The cut backs were wide open and the DL was moved at will. Where was our $20M guy that day? A big, hole clogging, penetrating DT would be great for this team, but be careful how much you expect it to change things.
Not if they keep drafting well and finding undrafted free agents.
I don't think it is wishful thinking at all if they don't bid against themselves. Which teams that have given a QB $25 million+ have had that work out for them? How many made the playoffs? ARod? Matthew Stafford? Matt Ryan? Jimmy G? Kirk Cousins? No one besides Dallas would give Dak $25 million+. Offer him $22 million or let him play out his rookie deal
First off, what I'm saying is the best and most likely scenario is to NOT sign him this year and to instead wait and see another year and maybe tag him and wait two years. But, if you think Dak is going to accept $22M per year when Jimmy G and Cousins signed last year for $27-$28M, I think you are way underestimating what Dak is going to want. The salaries go up every year and young QBs who have yet to get a big pay day aren't taking a Brady or Brees deal to help their teams.
You could be right, but I think that would be shortsighted on his part. We have seen that Dak can win with a great supporting cast around him. His rookie year he wins 13 with Zeke3, Dez, Witten and the best OL in the game. 2nd year, loses Zeke for 6 games and misses playoffs. This year, he starts 3-5...until we add Amari Cooper. If he signs for $27-30, we will lose at least 1-2 Star players we could have kept. Then maybe he gets cut after a couple of losing season. Jax made the AFC Championship and then paid Bortles...and plummeted. Minnesota made the NFC Championship and went out and paid for Cousins.. and plummeted. The Packers paid a guy that you could argue actually deserves that kind of money, ARod...then cut a bunch of players, and sucked.
IMO, DLaw deserves top money for his position more than Dak does. Do you think Dak is worth $10 million a year more than DLaw, cause if you give Dak $30, that's what it would be. DLaw may be the 2nd or 3rd best DE in the game, I would pay him accordingly. Dak is nowhere near the 2nd or 3rd best QB in the game, and I don't think that even the biggest Dak fan would argue the point. Some people might have Dak as high as 10, some as low as 20. Paying him at the top end as #10 would be $22 million. I simply wouldn't overpay a guys production between $5-10 million a year. And to anyone who points to wins as production, he only wins with a full deck. Sign a fair deal or play out his rookie deal.
