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The Cowboys front office might not get much of a break this offseason and that's because it's got two big contract extensions it's hoping to get hammered out before the start of the 2019 season.

Those extensions are with Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott, and apparently, one negotiation is going much better than the other one. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, negotiations with Cooper have gotten off to a slow start because the receiver's demands were "deemed shockingly high" by the team, which is saying a lot, because it appears the Cowboys went into negotiations expecting to pay Cooper at least $16 million per season in his new deal.

As things currently stand, Cooper is headed into the option year of his rookie deal, which is scheduled to pay him $13.9 million in 2019. If $16 million per year isn't good enough for Cooper, it's possible that he wants Odell Beckham-level money. Beckham's contract pays him an average of $18 million per season, which is the highest number in the NFL by far, as no other receiver is even making $17 million per year.
If Cooper ends up getting $16.8 million per season, that would make him the second-highest paid receiver as far as average annual salary, but if he has "shockingly high" demands, it might mean he's hoping to shoot past that number.

As for Prescott, it seems negotiations are going a little bit better on that front. For one, it sounds like the Cowboys are expecting to give him at least $30 million per year, according to the Star-Telegram. If that happens, Prescott would join an exclusive club of quarterbacks at the $30 million per year mark that includes only Russell Wilson, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked about negotiations with Prescott on Monday and he sounded pretty optimistic that a deal would get done soon.

"I'm confident we'll get this done. We're sold on Dak," Jones said on The Rich Eisen Show. "We do want to have him for the long term. We think he's worthy of investing in for the long term. He's going into his fourth year now in the NFL. When you look at the snaps he's had, when you look at the the situations he's been in. When you look at, first of all, how he got here and you see, really, how he's performed. We see real upside in Dak."

Whatever Prescott ends up getting, it will be a huge raise. As a fourth-round pick, Prescott has made a total of only $1.62 million through the first three seasons of his career (Just to be clear, that's all three seasons combined). Although he's scheduled to make $2.025 million in 2019 as part of the final year of his contract, it's nowhere near the $30 million he could be getting if the two sides work out an extension.
The reason Jones is more than happy to write a huge check to Prescott is because the Cowboys owner feels that his quarterback hasn't even begun to scratch the surface of his talent.

"You don't have it all yet," Jones said. "We love the way that he, I'm going to use the word 'logically progresses' through a game. You see when the going gets tough or you see when he's got to come from behind, when he kind of turns it loose a little bit, you see him make those plays. All of those things embolden me to make a deal with him that puts him here for the long term."

The Cowboys front office has definitely been busy when it comes to contract negotiations. The Cowboys have already hammered out one extension this offseason (Demarcus Lawrence) and even if they get a deal done with Cooper and Prescott, they won't really get a break. After the 2019 season, the team will need to work out an extension with Ezekiel Elliott, who has a contract that's set to expire after the 2020 season.


 

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Seems to me that if they pay Dak, $30 million per, they can kiss any chance of winning a SB out the window (not that I believe they'll ever overcome jeri anyway), I love Dak but I don't think he can carry the team (not sure any QB can, this isn't basketball) and with that type of salary, he'd have to
 

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Good thing we wasted Daks rookie deal with the training wheels version of Tom Landry as HC, amIright?
 

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Man I'd feel a lot better right now paying Cooper 17-18 mils per yr than paying Dak 30 mils per yr.

The problem is if they don't extend Prescott now and he has another good year, he probably makes well over 30 mils per year on his next contract. Kinda a rock and hard place situation here.

I also am not sure why they think the Cooper deal is that far off. If they are talking about the difference between 16-18, that isn't that much and would seem to be something they could easily bridge.
 

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So many contracts to get done on offense, and theyre going into the season with a 1st yr OC, and 2nd yr COACH, at any level, never mind in the nfl.
(Not counting high school, pee wee, or madden nfl tournaments)

I would say that i like the teams chances if the front office sits on their hands and lets the season play out
 

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The problem is if they don't extend Prescott now and he has another good year, he probably makes well over 30 mils per year on his next contract. Kinda a rock and hard place situation here.

Yeah, just imagine if he takes our team offense from 22 and surpasses San Fran and Cleveland to crack the top 20. We'd have to use a dump truck for all the money he'd be worth.

And if Dak could magically surpass Kirk Cousins, Case Keenum and Ryan Fitzpatrick in some statistical categories......we'd never be able to afford him.
 

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Dak Prescott is the biggest reason that screams to me that QB salaries are out of whack. The guy can't throw reliably past 5 yards and they are about to give him 30 million.
 

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For players in these positions, there are certain things I'd look for if I was to even consider giving you that kind of money. Consistency, delivering in the biggest games, being able to carry your team at any given point and time; proving your worth on the field. I like them both and see potential for growth, but I'm not feeling what I'd need to dole out that kind of cash, not yet anyways.
 

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For players in these positions, there are certain things I'd look for if I was to even consider giving you that kind of money. Consistency, delivering in the biggest games, being able to carry your team at any given point and time; proving your worth on the field. I like them both and see potential for growth, but I'm not feeling what I'd need to dole out that kind of cash, not yet anyways.


The problem is there are only about 5 QB's in the league worth a flying fuck and the drop off after those few is pretty steep. So should be NOT give Dak the money, someone else WILL. So fucking sad.
 

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The problem is there are only about 5 QB's in the league worth a flying fuck and the drop off after those few is pretty steep. So should be NOT give Dak the money, someone else WILL. So fucking sad.
Same can be said with everyone that is looking to be paid. And eventually there's going to be a player that can't be paid, and with our luck it'll be the wrong one.
 

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Zeke is starting to show a pattern of moronic behavior. This latest thing with another woman and the police ... well, it isn't nothing.
 

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Zeke is starting to show a pattern of moronic behavior. This latest thing with another woman and the police ... well, it isn't nothing.

Agreed. He is not promoting the Cowboys or himself well. That reflection if not monitored seeps into the locker room very easily. Not in the sense that people will follow his model, but just get sick of the non-sense. I’m all for paying Cooper.
 

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This stuff is vastly overblown with Zeke.

If he played anywhere else you wouldn't hear one peep about it from the media, or that teams fans complaining about it.
 

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This stuff is vastly overblown with Zeke.

If he played anywhere else you wouldn't hear one peep about it from the media, or that teams fans complaining about it.

Oh well. It comes with the territory. He doesn’t play somewhere else. There are other members of the roster that have done an impeccable job of conducting themselves well.
 

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Oh well. It comes with the territory. He doesn’t play somewhere else. There are other members of the roster that have done an impeccable job of conducting themselves well.

Sorry, but that's garbage dude. It shouldn't fucking matter where a guy plays.

That's my whole issue with this retarded, biased fucking garbage league. There are players (and even owners) around the league doing far worse than anything Zeke has done and either getting nothing or what amounts to a minor hand slap.
 

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So is the nature of the beast. It’s not a secret by any measure. No difference than any other major premiere team. Fingering pointing and whining isn’t going to change how the platform is set. Needless to say, there have been some great athletes that have taken it in stride.
 

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why is zeke the one being targeted on the cowboys ?

why not dak ? amari ? jaylon ? LVE ? DLaw ?

zeke isn't the only young star on the team ... but why is he the only idiot that keeps getting in trouble ?

maybe because the problem is zeke and not everyone else ???
 

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why is zeke the one being targeted on the cowboys ?

why not dak ? amari ? jaylon ? LVE ? DLaw ?

zeke isn't the only young star on the team ... but why is he the only idiot that keeps getting in trouble ?

maybe because the problem is zeke and not everyone else ???

Exactly!!!
 
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