FROM HOME, Texas – Now that the Sahara desert-like dust has settled on the Cowboys-Dak, there’s no agreement on a long-term contract, let’s eliminate the furious consequences this has produced.
First: Keep asking yourself why the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement, leaving both sides to deal with the pros and cons of the $ 31.4 million franchise tag.
This is easy. Money. Isn’t it always? One side wants too much for the other’s taste. The other side is offering much less.
Next up: We’ve got a good idea of what the Cowboys have been offering, a five-year deal averaging around $ 35 million ($ 175 package), with $ 110 guaranteed and a $ 50 million signing bonus. . Now tell me, what is Dak Prescott’s agent Todd France asking for? No one is sure. $ 40 million a year? $ 45 million a year? And in just four years? Who knows?
And if so, does that mean they will ask for a three-year contract next year?
Next: The deal wasn’t made because the Cowboys aren’t sure that Dak is their QB of the future? Well, if you didn’t think that, why the heck are you being paid $ 31.4 million this year to keep your rights? It seems quite outlandish for a fifth year internship.
Next: Dak has yet to prove himself. Test yourself? The guy just led the highest-ranked offense in the National Soccer League in 2019. The Cowboys gained more yards in a single season than ever before. They had pass offense No. 2, more passing yards than ever before. And of the 597 passes the Cowboys threw in 2019, Dak threw 596 of them.
Next up: Dak gambled himself by playing his rookie contract, and lost as he failed to produce a winning season and failed to get them into the playoffs. Hmmm, two of those eight losses were 12-10 en route to the Saints when they did not give up a touchdown and 13-9 on the way in a rain storm to New England. And if you remember, in that New Orleans game, the Cowboys lose two fumbles crossing the Saints’ 50-yard line. And in the New England game, a blocked punt retrieved by the Patriots on the Cowboys’ 12-yard line created the game’s only touchdown since no offense, not even Tom Brady’s, was squatted.
Next up: Dak has to lead the Cowboys this season, if there is a season, to their first Super Bowl in 25 years or at least to the NFC title game to win a long-term deal by 2021. Come on.
And lastly: Dak really doesn’t want to be here, he will play the next two seasons with franchises, he will win the $ 70 million he could have earned this year with a long-term deal, and he will leave, just like Kirk Cousins did in Washington. He probably shouldn’t have bought his new house from his father then.
- Sorry, one more: Also, let’s not forget that the Cowboys have a budget and a salary cap. And not only for this year, but also next year. So in 2021, if Dak franchises again with $ 37.7 million, that will give the Cowboys eight players who will count at least $ 9.8 million against the limit. Those eight would consume $ 145.2 million in capitalization space that could very well decrease from $ 198.4 million this year. Even if the limit increases to the projected $ 212 million, those eight would represent 68 percent of the limit.
- Zeke ‘Em: Go ahead Ezekiel Elliott, tell them. He continues to see his ranking decrease among NFL runners. How embarrassing to be second in most scrimmage yards with 1,777 and scoring 14 touchdowns. He only played for the NFL’s No. 1 offense and the No. 2 pass offense. And with only one soccer ball at a time.
- Dead Cap: It’s funny how some want it both ways. The Cowboys regularly criticized for giving in during the negotiations to overpay the players, but then criticized them for not paying Dak enough to get to the bottom line. So this year, the Cowboys have $ 7.67 million in dead money so far against the limit, with $ 6.3 million created by Travis Frederick’s retirement ($ 4,975) and $ 1,358 million wasted on Taco Charlton. And Frederick will count another $ 6.65 million next year.
- Armor: Wondering if NFL players are more willing to wear face shields for added protection against coronavirus contraction than NFL medical experts recommend that people in this state are willing to wear mere masks that should be required. Yes, the NFL has partnered with Oakley for the Oakley Mouth Shield. The upper shield features Oakley Prizm lens technology used by skiers and military personnel and some players to enhance color and contrast in the visors. Then, a plastic sheet runs down attached to the bottom of the face shield, complete with airways and openings in the mouth guard. The Rams and Chargers have already received the protective gear as evidence, along with some player reps and team managers. The tested quarterbacks had no trouble calling plays and so far the shields have shown a high success rate by blocking replica droplet spray.
- The Apocalypse about us: I saw him the other day driving down the road, a woman in her huge Infinity SUV with a mask covering from the bottom of her chin to below her eyes. However, leaning her cell phone on the wheel reading 60 mph in the lane next to me. Have compassion.
- I like this: The NFL is considering a change in the injured reserve policy as a concession to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition committee recommends unlimited player IR returns instead of the previous three and only a three-week stay in IR instead of the mandatory eight weeks stay. It makes sense because players are not immune to positive tests.
- Here’s the deal: The NFL is sending all its members a 31-page COVID-19 Policy and Procedure Manual along with a four-minute video outlining many of the policies being implemented upon returning to the facility, on July 28 for the Cowboys. , just 10 days away. This will include delineating restricted areas, detection protocols upon entry, wearing a mandatory mask within the facility, adequate social distancing within the facility and upon entry, hospital grade cleaning in player areas three times a day, automatic or contactless entry and precast meals in individually wrapped packages or bags.
And the last word is for NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, certainly aimed at its members, but it should be for the entire country: “Nothing will bring fans to our stadiums faster than the simple decision across the country of wear a mask. “
Amen to what does not seem so simple for many.
