Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have become the NFL’s version of Jim & Pam or Sam & Diane; football’s own “will they, won’t they” story. This makes the littlest signs and details matters of public interest, and today we got a new nugget regarding where the two parties stand in their ongoing contract talks.
Earlier this morning, NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported on Prescott’s position regarding the money he wants in his next deal. While the Cowboys and Dak aren’t yet on the same page with this contract, a new report from Slater just a few minutes ago gives some cause for hope.
Encouraging Dak Prescott news. I’m told he’s been at the facility nearly everyday rehabbing. So must not be that contentious folks. Secondly, Stephen Jones and Todd France have been talking and they are “good talks” still nothing meaningful here but “better than they’ve been”
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 2, 2021
As Slater asserts, Dak’s presence at Cowboys facilities is meaningful. We’ve seen other contract talks where the player stays away from the team completely until the deal is done.
This tells us about Prescott’s desire to remain in Dallas. It also says that things between him and the Cowboys front office aren’t so bad that he doesn’t feel comfortable being on site.
The second part of that tweet is just as noteworthy. After over a year of stalemate between the Joneses and Todd France over Dak’s contract, any time one of the two parties speaks to progress is significant. You’d be surprised how quickly one of these simple comments quickly ramps up to a finished contract.
Sure, this news isn’t monumental on its own merit. But even a sliver of positivity is welcome to any Cowboys fan who wants to see Dak Prescott get his long-term contract, and it could be a sign of something happening during these critical few weeks before free agency begins.
Send him somewhere else to rehab don’t want him getting comfortable he may want to stay
And your team will be better off for it
THE DOUBLE STANDARD PPL HAVE WITH DAK IS RIDICULOUS ,
Dak puts up stats and goes 8-8 , 1-3 IN THE WORST DIVISION IN THE NFL but his O-Line and D gets the blame
Russ puts up stats and goes at least wins 9 games a year IN THE BEST DIVISION IN THE NFL with a O-Line that if you think we’re bad , they worse , and a D that hasn’t been there till here recently and since the LOB
Aaron Rodgers puts up stats and goes to playoffs every year , and till here recently , he’s had NO D , and you see when he does , he gets a MVP and makes it to the championship game ,
DID YOU WATCH SB ? Mahomes puts up stats and goes to SB with no O-Line or D , SOUND FAMILIAR ?
Look , there are LEVELS when it comes to QBs and all I’m saying is that Dak IS NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A RUSS , MAHOMES , OR RODGERS as well as others ,
WIN GAME’s PERIOD
I’m tired of the same old , same old EXCUSES you guys give Dak , HE’S NOTHING MORE THAN THE 10TH BEST QB AND ARGUABLY THE 11TH BEST QB IN THE NFL
Tannehill , 2ND HIGHEST QBR LAST SEASON ONLY BEHIND MVP AARON RODGERS
And yet we gonna pay him like he on the same level as Mahomes , Rodgers , or Russ ? XD XD XD
EVEN MAHOMES’ HIMSELF TOOK A DISCOUNT
He could’ve gotten anywhere from 60 Mill to even 70 mill on a 5 or 6 year deal EASILY , why ? CUZ HOW YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT DAK HAVING ALL THE LEVERAGE , HOW MUCH MORE LEVERAGE DOES MAHOMES HAVE WITH A MVP , A SB WIN , AND ANOTHER SB APPEARANCE ?
YET MAHOMES TOOK A 10 YEAR , 500 MILL DOLLAR (50 mill a year) DEAL so not only did he take less money a year than what he could’ve had , but he also took a MUCH longer deal than what he could’ve had .
ESSENTIALLY , DAK IS DOING THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF WHAT MAHOMES’ DID
Not only does Dak want his max of what he can get , but he wants it on a short 4 year deal ,
the 2 QBs who made it to a SB , a guy who’s world renowned for taking pay cuts , and a guy who just took a huge pay cut for his team
SO NOW WE EXPECT DAK GONNA TAKE THIS TEAM ANYWHERE OR EVEN SNIFF SB ?
IN YOUR DREAMS XD XD XD
Prescott isn’t worth it