The MMQB’s Albert Breer: Why Jerry Jones & the Cowboys are Waiting to Pay Dak | The Rich Eisen Show

The MMQB’s Senior NFL Writer Albert Breer and Rich Eisen discuss if Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are being wise in waiting to pay Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
Tune in to the Emmy-nominated Rich Eisen Show live for FREE on The Roku Channel at go.roku.com/thericheisenshow and also streaming on Audacy, Sirius channel 161 and XM channel 206 (Online channel 998) weekdays from 12--3 PM ET!
Showcasing insightful sports expertise with an offbeat mix of humor and pop culture, The Rich Eisen Show attracts the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment.
Subscribe here to keep up with the internet's best sports and pop culture commentary, interviews, and much more!
------ SUBSCRIBE HERE:
bit.ly/2VjWSBC
FOLLOW US HERE:
/ richeisenshow
/ richeisenshow
/ richeisenshow
/ thericheisenshow
www.audacy.com/richeisen/listen
#richeisenshow #nfl #dallascowboys

[@mitchcollins2947]

Time to move on from Dak. He ain't it.

[@jpjh8844]

Honestly I can see Dallas moving off of DAK and moving towards Trey Lance.

[@warrenburris817]

One of the things people keep forgetting, signing a contract takes two parties. Do you not think Dak and his agent know these same things and that’s why they are waiting. CeeDee knows Justin and Jamar are waiting for contracts and he wants to wait to be the highest paid. The Jones can’t sign a person that doesn’t want to sign yet. Their agents have something to say about when they sign

[@JohnnyJackson746]

Nfc title game appearance or no contract.

[@jdgjhn1]

If Jerry pays Dak 50 million he should be institutionalized. 4 is NOT a Super Bowl level QB. Period.

[@dr.sweetchat6769]

They can't tag Dak. He's already been tagged twice.

[@ekoboyz757]

Hey Rich heres new news, Cowboy's aint signing dak the trash beyond this season, maybe thats why Jerry hasnt paid him.

[@Ethan-Hensley]

Are we forgetting he already got paid? And what has he showed for it? Get to a NFCC and we’ll talk about another contract Lamb and Micah haven’t gotten paid yet they’re a priority

[@codyb.3015]

I don't even think Dak is great or anything, but they aren't going to have anyone else for QB if they don't pay him. Dallas will just have to stink while they're paying Micah and CD I guess. Quarterbacks better than Dak don't generally hit the free market, and Cowboys are not going to be in position to draft one high any time soon.

[@PGO_Gaming]

@@codyb.3015 Why not? Cooper Rush showed that you can put a game manager on that team and he can be over .500 in his win pct. Dak stinks. Stop tying up the salary cap on a mediocre QB and move on from him. Give Trey Lance and Cooper Rush a chance to be the QB. Cut $50-70 million dollars off of your cap and follow the 49ers model, instead of doing what everyone else does and locks up their own mediocre QB.

[@yzerman123]

Jerry may not be thinking about minimizing costs. He may have another strategy to get better performances from the existing roster.

[@eddierubio2796]

He isn’t paying because he wants to get out. He is cutting his losses. He doesn’t want Dak. Dak outsmarted jones last time. He needs to just take this next year as it comes and clean house. That’s what he’s doing. Why do you think he is obligated to keep Dak and pay him. ? His best way out is to let him play it out and let him go.

[@bourbontrail565]

And hopefully Miami follows Dallas. Don’t pay because everyone else does.

[@marcusgarcia5089]

And they're gonna cut from McCarthy too, meaning the new coach they bring in will have the opportunity to get their guy.

[@sambarclay7123]

What if the cowboys actually have a plan to replace the core in the off-season? What if the cowboys plan on parting ways with Dak and Mike McCarthey only to replace them with Jimmy G and Bill Belichick…

[@mbrownie22]

Dak already got paid and wasn’t worth it

[@nattercakes2384]

Idk why they're waiting to pay cd and he'll even micah but I guarantee they're waiting for trey preseason play before signing dak

[@LANeverSleeps]

They're gonna drop Dak, give Trey a bridge year, then draft Arch Manning or someone and start a rookie QB window with Micah and Lamb getting paid

[@em1355]

I am a long-time Cowboys fan from the 1960s and this constant contract drama from the Cowboys is just plain stupidity on the part of the Cowboys FO, mainly Jerry and Stephen Jones. The Cowboys' overall draft "good", yet they do a poor job of deciding before the third year whether or not a player is worth extending. Their weakness is not extending the players they consider "good" when these players are eligible to get an extension. Year after year they have done this and it costs them an additional two to five million per year, which is not indicative of a well-run front office. If a "normal" GM would do this, the owner would have fired that GM and the Salary Cap person many years ago, and yet, here we are, nepotism at its finest because Jerry and Stephen are not going anywhere. When it comes to building a team, both Jerry and Stephen are total IDIOTS! How long does it take to see that "their way" of doing business is more expensive and idiotic and yet, the press and sports analysts GIVE THOSE TWO IDIOTS A PASS when they interview them!! PS: I would not extend Dak! They should have paid him immediately when he was eligible for an extension back in 2019 and most likely Dak's cap numbers would have been more manageable and it is likely that the Cowboys would not have been forced to "accept" the no-trade clause and no-franchise tag option. This MESS is the JONES' CREATION!!!

[@PGO_Gaming]

Of course because Dak should be gone. For some reason they still want him here. Get rid of him and draft a QB or pick up a QB in free agency. Sick of the nonsense from Dak Prescott, and our ownership that is willing to deal with it WITHOUT SUPER BOWLS.

[@jdgjhn1]

Let some other sucka team pay Dak and lose every year.

[@dkgdkg2178]

The Jets after Rodgers is done falling apart! Bills fan here.

[@farrisguinn8744]

When Prescott leaves and the Cowboys dtart losing games I want all the Dak hating fans to keep that same energy and say..."we may be losing but at least we don't have Dak": oh we will just draft a rookie qb and hope things get better...in the immortal words of Bill Parcell..."were fixin to find out".

[@PGO_Gaming]

I don't want to hear that nonsense. Losing in the first round of the playoffs when you are favored is just as embarrassing as missing the playoffs. Dak cost us the 49ers playoff games at home and in San Francisco and he threw interceptions in the first half of the Green Bay debacle. I don't want to hear about the "be careful what you wish for". Dak is not the guy. If he ain't winning Super Bowls or getting to the NFC Championship game, he ain't the guy.

[@bornandraisedintexas]

Trey Lance is going to be the starting quarterback next year for the Dallas Cowboys

[@geraldtn3175]

It's time for Dak to go. Not having already extended the others makes no sense though

[@marvinshenk]

Dallas will give Dak a new deal that is just slightly higher than the last big QB's deal. That's the way things are. In 5 years, the $55 mil per year they paid Dak will seem like a bargain when teams are paying $60 mil per year. Dak probably won't win anything in the post season, but he's good enough to keep the Cowboys business going. Jerry doesn't sell the Steak, he sells the Sizzle.

[@PGO_Gaming]

It ain't a bargain because he ain't the guy. Why are you throwing away money and cap space to a guy that "probably won't win anything in the postseason"? A game manager like Cooper Rush can take over and win 10-12 games with this roster, like he was on his way to doing before Dak came back two years ago. Stop locking up a mediocre QB.

[@CalixtoErico]

Because Dak needs to show results this season.

[@PGO_Gaming]

The first 10 seconds and I'm already disgusted. I'm sick of hearing "the price goes up the longer you wait". WHY? He's a mediocre QB. Play out the season and draft a QB or pick up one in free agency. What the heck would the Cowboys be doing locking up Dak long-term when he has demonstrated HE'S NOT THE GUY? Goodness gracious. Stop throwing away money.

[@donwilson1307]

If they let Dak walk after this yr, the Cowboys will have 11 draft picks in 2025 plus 100 million in cap space. The rebuild starts in 2025. Lamb will be signed and Parson's has 2 yrs left on contract.

[@ruggedmeetsrefined5345]

A good offensive line covers a multitude of QB sins. Dak should be nothing but grateful that Jerry Jones wants to prove to everybody just how smart he was for signing Dak to his first big contract. Truth is Cowboys always do well on offensive line of seems, and you could get a QB for way cheaper to do what Dak does.

[@brianstollings6416]

Any QB getting more than Mahomes is overpaid. You can say all you want about “market value”, but market value is not always correct. Chiefs are going to have the SB locked down for awhile.

[@JohnnyJackson746]

Failed gm. Only 5 playoff wins since 1996. Loser organization. No respect no praise.

[@RM-gj8hq]

Dak. CeeDee, Micah, Shatner.

[@ekoboyz757]

media keeps wanting Dak to get paid, just stop this stupid take already. Dak is trash!

[@Cogs84]

Why sign Dak when he hasn't won anything...he is signed for 2024 and 2025...wait and see rules and I'm fine with that

[@arkelld]

Scared money chicken sjit money 😊

[@alexanderednie1205]

Dak sucks and Jerry doesn’t want him anymore

[@cliftonbrisby5531]

8 years of nothing. Championship or bust!!!

[@geraldos9094]

I say the Cowboys hold off signing Dak to see what happens with the Falcons situation with Kirk. If the Falcons what to move on with Penix now, let Dallas buy out Kirk contract and trade Dak for a #1 pick to a team that needs a QB (Miami might be ready to move on from Tua) Kirk can fill in until the Cowboys use that #1 pick on them a QB in the draft.

[@jaymoore2154]

Jerry is being smart. Give dak one more chance to get them to the sb. If he chokes again it's time to cut bait and save big money

[@pj6951]

Dak keeps on padding his stats and Jerry keeps on padding Dak's wallet.

[@Chris-zi3xn]

They should trade Dak and let him make his money elsewhere.

[@ekoboyz757]

no one wants Dak, only the media wants him. Dak is trash