'IF THEY CAN the Dallas Cowboys WANT to keep Dak Prescott THIS SEASON' 👀 - Dan Graziano | NFL Live

Dan Orlovsky, Ryan Clark, Booger McFarland and Dan Graziano joins Laura Rutledge on NFL Live to discuss Dak Prescott’s future with the Dallas Cowboys as they have a $55.5 million salary cap for the 2024 season.
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[@charleneevans4782]

Where is top 5 Dak in the playoffs??

[@SilmeonMusic]

Where’s a good defense over the last 8 years?

[@charleneevans4782]

@@SilmeonMusic defense not the highest paid players on the field neither.

[@SilmeonMusic]

@@charleneevans4782 diggs parsons d law?

[@mr.m1394]

He was there stuck behind the worst defensive performance I'm a playoff game😊

[@SilmeonMusic]

@@charleneevans4782 diggs, d law, and parsons don’t count? I mean which of these high paid QBs are winning super bowls all by themselves besides mahomes? Lol

[@jamesrdang3192]

Cowboys don't need Prescott.

[@x-DemiGod-]

I don't understand why they keep saying that Dak has all the leverage when that's not the case, if Jerry were to think a little about how he could get rid of Dak and slowly rebuild the team based on defense and with a manager quarterback like Dak but who doesn't "worth" 40 million and in the meantime start looking for a replacement so when that happens they already have a ready-made and competitive team, and if I were Dak I would start worrying about winning in the playoffs because if Dallas lets him go, hopefully it will happen, the rest of the teams know what kind of quarterback he is and I don't think any team is going to offer him anything close to the 60 million he is going to ask for and he would have to settle for a secondary role and much less money

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yeah Jerry could easily say that Cooper Rush is our guy and we are keeping him. Jerry Jones can literally pull the rug since he loves pulling the strings on whoever he wants.

[@KingAries85]

Maybe he’s waiting to see what Trey lance can do in preseason

[@javongreen734]

Dak better chill because we've probably seen Dak at his best I'd think he can play any better and he isn't getting any younger and no team is going to be willing to pay what he is asking for he isn't worth it

[@juansantana7041]

Yeah what about the defense have they shown up in those playoff games? I think not teams ran the ball down their throat's the whole game. Game after game. Why aren't they mentioned as much ?

[@javongreen734]

@@juansantana7041 because Dak is asking for 60mil for you to be asking for that amount you have to be the best at your position and produce and give Dak that much would mess up the entire team and everyone knows the QB gets all the credit and all the blame

[@juansantana7041]

@@javongreen734 he's only asking for what every player gets when they hit the market. It's not his fault for that. Look at every player to hit the market no matter who they are the best or a one hit wonder. Teams will pay that for him or any QB who hits the market. Look at Kirk Cousins he got top money again.

[@javongreen734]

@@juansantana7041 Kirk is only getting 45 mil and ATL is s young so nobody is going to get paid anytime soon Dak wants 60 mil and he isn't young, has no MVPs, no conference championships appearance and he is on a team with other players who need to get paid Dak has shown what he can do he won't play any better so why pay him the most when he isn't the best

[@juansantana7041]

@@javongreen734 kirks first year will net him 62 mil then 27 then 45 and 45 .

[@jrod132]

As a Cowboys fan they need to get rid of Dak. He’s good in the regular season but trash in the playoffs. Also fire McCarthy and Jerry just retire already!!!

[@BRo-ew6lz]

Get rid of Dak and see how long it’ll be till we’re a playoff team again

[@KingAries85]

That’s pretty much it the defense carries the team in most the wins and when the defense couldn’t the team looked bad.

[@jrod132]

@@BRo-ew6lz they can draft another QB or trade up in the 2025 draft

[@BRo-ew6lz]

@@jrod132 that’s not going to happen right away, first they’re gonna try Trey Lance, then when he doesn’t give the results Dak does, they’re gonna bench him and draft a new guy, then it’ll take that guy another 3-4 years to adjust to playing with the Cowboys, then you have to draft him weapons bc these ones will either be gone or retired, it’s a whole about 8 year process everybody’s asking for getting rid of Dak

[@jrod132]

@@BRo-ew6lz nope. They’re going to draft a QB in 2024 if not then 2025. Trey Lance sucks. He’s a draft bust. They got Ceedee, Vaughn, Ferguson, Martin, Steele, Tyler Smith, Micah, Diggs, D Law, Odighizuwa, Sam Williams, and Bland. They also sign Eric Kendricks. They’ll be okay in the regular season

[@MURKGOAT860]

The Cowboys do dominate teams in the regular season with Dak leading the way. Playoff wins and a Superbowl can very well be won by this team, they are that dangerous too. They just have to put it together one game at a time in the post season

[@frankieclayton9303]

Because if y'all get it done as a head coach and players y'all are going to put pressure on the front office

[@ekoboyz757]

Dak sucks, stop this nonsense like he is some great QB that will lead them to playoff wins

[@luisvilla799]

Completely agree

[@Fairfuego]

I hope we revisit this segment next year. I think there is a lot of cart before the horse here.

[@steviewebb9385]

Im sorry but you have lost your mind to keep Dak. He's a good quarterback during the regular season. Over the years even though the Cowboys where making the playoffs they continued to pick in around the twenty something pick. They haven't gotten good value for their money. While they were extending other players they pushed a lot of dead cap money down the road. Now the team has to pay for all that dead money and what do they have show for it? No superbowls, no NFC appearance, a quarterback that can't win durning the playoffs, a defensive end who claims he's to tired to make a deep playoff run, a linebacker who is to undersized to play defensive end, a defensive front seven who couldn't stop the run, and yet you have two other players whose contracts are coming up but the so called anlyst want you to pay Dak. No wonder ESPN is loosing viewers.

[@jameskyle7943]

Not sure what the fuss is about. He is under contract for the coming season. Let him play out his contract. He is a good player and we have seen his best, which isn't quite good enough.

[@joedavon3290]

Listen if I was Dallas I would sign Dak because I just want to see first round chokes and all my friends who are cowboy fans cry to me about how he's a top 10 qb more like top 20

[@KingAries85]

Nah he’s a top 10 you’re lying to yourself if you don’t think so but it’s time to let dak go he can’t win in the playoffs .. name 19 quarterbacks better when statistically dak was 2nd this year 😂

[@joedavon3290]

No hes like a top 20 qb probably 19 you just don't know the sport if you think otherwise.@@KingAries85

[@frankieclayton9303]

In Mike McCarthy is going to have to do some things that Andy Reid has done being able to make some play calls being able to do things that play is it going to be have to be able to step up to the plate make plays catch the ball see things before it's happening staying Lansing gaps be able to make sure they are on point accurate on defense make sure they are doing the things to set blocks tackle get turnovers bring pressure set the tone no distractions with this team at all

[@Juju-co8ys]

Us fans have been asking for Dak to go and the way Jerry’s been moving is actually the first steps of getting ready to move on from him. The media loves to put words in us cowboys fans mouths about what we want and it’s the most frustrating thing. Jerry has been moving just fine this off season with what he got he’s all in on this current team. If we fail again next year we will be big in the market.

[@BRo-ew6lz]

Any fan who has been asking for Dak to go doesn’t know what they’re talking about. If Dak leaves we’re gonna be screwed bc Trey Lance isn’t gonna perform how y’all want him to, so we gotta draft a new quarterback, who’s not gonna fit in right away, so we’ll need 3-4 years for him to adjust, then we’re gonna need to draft him some new weapons bc the current weapons will all either be gone or retired, it’s a whole about 8 year process y’all are asking for and it’s a really dumb idea

[@byrdman6752]

What else does Dak need?? Zeke, Dez, whitten, Cooper, Lamb,Diggs,parsons

[@TrevStoker]

A competent owner/GM?

[@dangelobrown87]

Dez only played one season with Dak. Cooper gone blame jerry one year zeke got suspended and miss the playoffs zeke gone written was old got shipped off in retirement came back as a raider.

[@dangelobrown87]

What else do jalen and the eagles need?

[@jubajackson3345]

They had T.O. End of discussion. And a D.

[@juansantana7041]

He needs a the team to show up and play defense in those playoff games look at the stats. Defense got the ball ran down their throats. Last I checked Dak doesn't play defense

[@oh-yay6222]

Wish him well. He'd be better off in a Viking uniform. That purple uniform resurrects QBs. Just thinking of a few that its magic that took hold of .

[@gseric4721]

Crazy how year after year, Dak gets all this flak from the outside, but he simply puts his head down, puts in the work, and leads his team to the playoffs.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

He's still a choker he can't lead his team when it matters most.

[@mattmmixes]

Lead is a strong word considering they went 4-1 with cooper rush in 2022. He makes them better but not better enough to be considered the leader.

[@dangelobrown87]

Considering cooper rush they was barely getting 20pts for Cooper rush why no other teams didn't get rush in free agent two years ago?

[@20Schmidt]

Thank You Still a top ten nfl qb, imo

[@mattmmixes]

@@dangelobrown87 so moral of the story cowboys defense is the true mvp

[@stephenmoran1571]

Don’t reward Failure

[@luisvilla799]

Let’s hope not

[@frankieclayton9303]

This team is going to have to do things to be more than just locked in they going to have to sit standard and they are going to it's going to have to start with the head coach this is going to have to start with the players that cuz the front office ain't doing it and y'all going to have to show up and get it done

[@getatq]

And he is trying so hard to make it about race. Smh you can’t keep pushing money into the future forever. You want to stay in the mix to win a championship without having to blow up the team. All y’all complaining about Dak’s paycheque but Dak ain’t complaining😂

[@rudyshary9922]

dak should buy a new comfy couch

[@dskwared2u610]

Dak's contract has already been restructured to the tune of 27 million out to 2028. If they don't sign Dak to a new contract in 2025 the money they've rolled-up will be a dead cap hit of over 94.9 million. This is Russian roulette.

[@Drew-DTM]

The only reason these talking heads are talking about Dak is because he is the Cowboys quarterback. It is so funny that they think Dak shouldn't be held accountable to win a Superbowl for the Cowboys at least play well. Who cares about the reqular season? Dak needs to perform in the playoffs. No one is paying Dak $ 65 million under no circumstances.

[@shiftymcgee9359]

Dak Cousins or Kirk Prescott. Either way both are great business men who get their numbers and cash large checks.

[@LOKISlog7]

Just for this season, a throw away season - then target Josh Allen in 25

[@stephenmoran1571]

Yes Jerry your where you are because of Dak and not in a positive way

[@bdaniels4627]

It’s not fair to Dak Prescott to judge him based on this years lesser team? The reason why it’s lesser is because he’s making 1/3 of the teams salary this year lol.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yes it's fair since he still has weapons to throw to. Pfft

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Dak needs a lifetime contract but not the money he's asking. He's not worth that much.

[@vonc5]

You can’t tell him that after cousins got what he got lol

[@terryyoung5283]

I think they’re going to trade Dak either pre draft or right after!

[@StylistecS]

Unless Dak agrees to a trade. They stupidly gave him a no trade clause.

[@Cowboys_by_20]

Dak is the only qb that can be top 5 in every category but is hated

[@BRo-ew6lz]

For real, idk what everybody’s thinking saying we should get rid of him

[@topcatthegamer9541]

Facts

[@OmahaSand]

He plays in the Cupcake NFC/East and faces weak teams 2 times a year to pad his stats ... "Boo hoo .. sniff sniff leader and is hated" ..... Dak is not feared. Give Mahommes the ball with 2 minutes left and a TD needed.. He is feared. Burrow is feared. Allen is feared. Nobody is afraid of Dak when he is behind.. If Dak chokes in the 1st half of a playoff game.. or game vs. NFL elite .. You can bank on no comeback. Being a stat leader in the Southland Conference is not the same as stat leader in the SEC. Shouldn't have to explain this.

[@Cowboys_by_20]

@@OmahaSand u can’t pad your stats in 4 games . The other 13 games would still show your true colors

[@BRo-ew6lz]

@@OmahaSand do you just not watch football?

[@getatq]

These analysts are jokes. They have no clue how to manage a football team. They are in their feelings and attacking Jerry Jones without all the facts from the inside.

[@ImThtMOTM]

Jerry jones is cheap and greedy w his money all these teams with so called not enough cap space are signing guys with big contracts

[@accumulator5734]

Dak has only won 9 games in his entire career when he gets less than 100 rushing yards of support, if he doesn’t accept being 12th highest paid QB in the league let him go!!!

[@prettysure3085]

One of d luckiest athlete ever. Average dude paid as if he elite.

[@austinshannon4197]

Why keep NFL bust, non Super Bowl champion Dak Prescott?

[@matthewwilliams4168]

Because they can't get better

[@rodneyruffin3455]

Nobody trying to hear none of that. He couldnt take a loaded team past the 1st rounds. Now u complaining about lesser talent. Hypocrisy.

[@stickshiftt9127]

Jerry is waiting for Shedeur Sanders! Tank it to the bank

[@OmahaSand]

Not happening... A Sanders on your roster = Contract/money problems. Jerry's had enough problems with max/contract players.

[@DHG187-nf7wx]

Dak Marino

[@KreationsbyKemmy]

😂they moved off Aaron Rogers, jimmy G, lol who is Dak Prescott ? What has he done. 1 all pro in 8 years? For that 60mil just for a first round exit.

[@theaewguy133]

It’s Stephen and Jerry who’s the problem this whole time. 🤯

[@petergonzalez5239]

Dak should stay because he can continue padding his stats against the NFC east

[@JustinChristopher-ov7gw]

Daily video on 3rd tier franchise. Yay.

[@user-Ic7hx7wd9c]

The NFL should use luxury tax instead of hard cap or raise the cap to $300m, gotta stop Mahomes

[@matthewwilliams4168]

That will just lead to super teams

[@user-Ic7hx7wd9c]

​Rather, Mahomes dominates the NFL now, so parity is dropping. Does advancing to the Super Bowl four times in five years make sense? Gotta stop Mahomes

[@NightcoreNewbie]

You do know that raising the cap helps Mahomes too right? It's basically the Patriots all over again. Some players who were ring chasing would willing take less money to potentially get a ring with the Patriots and I bet some current players would do the same to be on the Chiefs team with Mahomes.

[@mattmmixes]

Luxury tax hurts small market teams and discourages developing prospects.

[@jaymorales4724]

Finally get rid of dak asscott

[@steelhere5519]

- The Dallas Cowboys will never win another Super Bowl as long as Jerry Jones is the owner.

[@devinmiller9702]

Thank you you the only 1 talking about who really is the problem is with the cowboys is Jerry jones he needs to get tf out the way

[@AlanRueda93]

its time Dallas and Dak move on. never gunna work

[@ivylotus9991]

Orlovsky is right, and Booger is wrong.

[@TW-Weezy]

Ryan Clark is a clown

[@jainorman3425]

Eagles are still winning NFC East

[@mattmmixes]

Probably, I do wonder if they’ll be able to bounce back from that poor 2nd half particularly on the defensive end.

[@johnnywebb2351]

😂pleeease 😂pleeease they can't even beat Tampa Bay 😂

[@Bman32x]

Jerry Jones doesn’t care nearly as much about football as he does making money. He doesn’t like Dak, never wanted him as the long term QB. If he did, breaking news would have been an insane increase in the salary cap or outright removal of it.

[@jameswhite9558]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Dak Haters Unite 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yall are nothing but eagles fans probably would rather have hurt as a qb yall make me sick you don't stand behind your team yall want to be micro managers then why are you not in the nfl at all go somewhere.

[@ryansanborn4906]

Dak has already gotten a big contract he’s on #2 these idiots just be talking to talk . Dan is hot garbage

[@samallardyce2522]

dak prescott was robbed of last season mvp 😠

[@Leflopsux]

Dallas needs this clown gone. Makes terrible decisions every game. He is simply not a smart qb