Dalton to cowboys
 

Per espn

Dak's seat heating up ( LMAO )

That's awsome. Dak wants crazy money and Dallas is just pissing on him so far. Dak needs to get in reality. He's not getting 40 mil a year from amy team.

But Why?

And yet that fossil Gil Brandt ranks Dak/Cooper ahead of Mahomes/Hill. LMAO

Actually, I’m pretty sure Brandt is like James Michener and James Patterson — he has staff that writes stuff and just slaps his name on it for branding purposes.

What a stupid move this is.

Easy to see why it's been how many years since the Cowboys won a SB?

Upgrade over Dak

Because Dak wants $40 mil a year and he's not going to get it.

Dalton>Prescott with those weapons especially.

Dalton has never had an Oline that good, either.

Dallas is stock piling mediocre quarterbacks

Nope but it sends a message to the team which hurts Dak as their leader.

It's a backup salary.

Neither QB is going to win you a title.

DAK DOESN'T RUN THE TEAM.

Dallas paying Andy Dalton almost three times more than the contract the Saints just signed with Jameis Winston.

Nothing would make me happier than a Dallas implosion. Wonder what Skip will think.

When your backup is Cooper freaking Rush, you don’t have a choice.

If Dak is out a few games, your team is ****ed with Rush playing

Good move by Cowboys for 2 big reasons:

1. Dalton is NOT the future for the Cowboys but he is there if Dak goes AWOL over the contract, just keeps wanting money he doesn't deserve or gets hurts.

2. Dalton can hold out maybe 2 years MAX and Cowboys can move on from Prescott if he goes all stupid.

I'm OK with it.

Reminder that Dak turned down a contract that would have paid 33m per year

If it’s really for backup money, he’ll it would be nice if KC had such a backup.

Although I suppose Dalton is still eying a starting gig.

That's because Tampa just proved Jameis isn't worth more than .05

I think Dalton would do very well there , better than Dak.

Wow, I can't believe I'm saying this but Jerry signing Dalton is an absolutely brilliant move, IMO.

Not only does Dalton apply a little pressure to Dak's agent, if a QB needy team comes calling, Jones can flip Dalton for a high draft pick and wipe him off the books as if he'd never been signed.

That's a freakin' money move.

Dalton is also from Texas which is also a huge part of this

I'm rooting for Andy. Dak is a putz.

He seems like a bigger douche bag than Aaron Rodgers. He really views himself as being in the same class as Mahomes. Delusional ****wad.

He wanted more than Russell.


Russell is ten times the QB that Dak could dream of.

Dak is on a whole other level than Dalton at this stage in their careers, just looking at the stats in the last three seasons tells us the dramatic difference. But, you don't do this too your franchise QB, it's just not cool.

Watch how this becomes a problem.

Bet PMII wouldn’t give a rats ass. PMII can throw better with his feet than any slapdick this franchise could bring in.

They basically had nothing at backup QB.

I think this could work.

He's a nice backup.

Watch Jerry give Dak 120M then he gets hurt and Dalton takes them deep into the playoffs!

Oh no no no.

Dak gets injured, Dalton gets hot, wins the division and home field advantage, but Dak gets put back in and loses their first playoff game at home.

Maybe he needs a caress on the nape of his neck, a taint lick and a vigorous reach around.

I doubt it.

More than likely.

I’d rather have Dalton three times as much as Winston

oh look another thread where Ubeja is wrong about something.

Dude, you keep automatically.....you're wrong.....with no evidence or proof. How about we wait and see how things go before.......you're wrong, ok?

CEH gets hurt banging the line while JT is tearing it up, guess what?

Cowboys start having QB problems over Dak vs Dalton, guess what?

Nick Foles sucks, guess what?

Seen some football amigo.

There are seriously people who think Dalton is better than Dak? Holy ****ing shit.

Dak is overrated. Definitely not worth the giant contract. So this is a great move to put pressure on Dak to bring his price down. But good lord. The guy has the pocket presence of drew Bledsoe who chokes worse than Philip rivers.

And stop with the bullshit that he didn't have weapons. He had an all world OL and outstanding WRs just a few years ago.

Dak might not play this year at all. Dalton might be their starting QB for 2020.

It's closer than you think. If Dak is better, it's not by much.

ROFL I’m glad I’m not a cowbitch fan.

Yeah. Worst case scenario he’s a meh backup if dak holds out.

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What happens is this....

Dak has a couple bad games, with a nobody behind him, it's....oh well. With an Andy Dalton behind him everyone is thinking....maybe he can do better. This is not good.

Inaccurate.

You'd have to be a braindead dipshit to think Andy is better than Dak. There's a reason the Bengals said yeah **** him, lets cut him for a rookie.

Dak is good while Andy is average in literally ****ing everything. Dak just isn't reset the market good.

Problem for Jerruh is they drafted so well he might have a good enough year to justify resetting the market if a Pat extension doesn't happen beforehand.

No, it really isn't. Dak is a legit starting qb. Not top 5 but easily top 10. Dalton is a borderline starter at best. He went to the free agent market and got a backup contract. That tells you everything you need to know.

Yeap.

Dak is a big time player. He's not quite good enough, but comparing him to Andy ****ing Dalton is just foolish. He's clearly a full tier higher than Dalton...and younger...and has legs. Dak with all the weapons Jerry got for him is going to have a monster year next year. The Cowboys will still find a way to piss it away, but he's a good, almost great player.

Andy Dalton is the 30th best QB in the NFL, maybe. I'd rather have ****ing Nick Foles than Andy Dalton. He also probably doesn't even have a full soul being a red hair and all.

Sounds like a job for Joe Biden

And that's where you get your franchise in trouble...you are financially hitching your wagon to a QB that isnt "quite good enough".

Stafford, Cousins, Rivers, Carr, Smith, Dalton ...none have done shit other than being almost good enough. Every year it then becomes...if only we had a star receiver or a better coordinator... if our defense could improve.

Then six years have gone by with the same result...Cowboys went 8-8 last season and the division was crap.

I'm not sure that it's anything beyond signing a vet QB for a backup. The deal is for 1 year and only $3M is guaranteed. Dak isn't the answer in Dallas and I certainly wouldn't give him $40M per, but I'll bet both he and his agent aren't losing much sleep.

NFL rules state when you subtract a ginger, you have to add a ginger.

In a shit division the Cowboys went 8-8 last season. How much better or worse would the Cowboys have been with Dalton at QB?

Look, Dak had ALL the leverage before this signing. It was smart for the Cowboys to get a very competent back up. They can play without Dak now and it puts at least some leverage back on their side.
Yes Dak is better than Dalton but he isnt worth more than Russell Wilson. Dallas is LOADED with weapons, offensive line and defense. Dak couldnt be in a better position to succeed. You want to be a world champion or hold out for a few more million? Your move Dak!

Dallas played this well, finally.

To be fair, he was cut long after Free agency and the draft. Starting QB positions were all filled. There was no opening for a true starter except Dallas (if Dak doesnt sign) I would argue he landed in the perfect spot given what was out there.

No, I am not saying he is better than Dak.

In my opinion, the reason the Cowboys have underachieved is because of a severe lack of discipline.

I mean, watching a few games I was just struck by how they SHOULD be a really good team, but they just have zero discipline on either side of the ball. Shitty tackling, No gap integrity, blown coverages, and on offense, just a lackadaisical-ness that was head scratching. Dropped balls, half-assed routes, not finishing blocks. Also, poor conditioning it appeared. They particularly looked like shit in 4th quarters.

That's all on Garrett.

If McCarthy just installs some discipline I think they're back in the hunt as contenders.

Dak is better than Dalton, but he too is undisciplined. You might literally get better results from Dalton because of that. No, he's not nearly as talented.

It's a great move for any team, really. He's probably the best QB insurance policy in the league. I would've loved to have had him. This coaching staff and team can win enough games with Andy Dalton to sneak into the playoffs if Mahomes were injured for a month or two.

I’d rather have Jameis Winston on a significantly cheaper contract.

Nailed it, Chris. With all the talent they had on both sides of the ball, they should have been better.

With Jason Garrett and Dalton I can't imagine that team winning more than 4 games. Even in a shit division. Dak is top 10. I don't even know if Dalton is top 20. This is like chiefs fans getting hyped up over ditching Alex Smith because of Damon Huard. I get the limitations with Dak. But if they're trying to move on from him Dalton ain't the answer.

This is most surprising.

Smart move, motivation and trade bait.

Jason Garrett?

Responding to the comment was that Dalton could have done better than 8-8 last year.

That team is loaded with talent. Both sides of the football. Yet, in that crummy division they can only muster 8 wins. Doesn't some of that fall back on the Quarterback? This guys supposedly "top 10" in the league right?

I don't know that Dalton could of done any better. But could he of done much worse? Who said Dalton wins only 4 games? Come on! You could hand the ball to Zek every down and win 4. Look at that division. Dak makes 30 mill, Dalton makes 3. And I just can't see much difference between the two as far as wins and loses go. I think Jerry and the Cowboys know this and that's why everybody on that team got new contracts and Dak hasn't. He wants to be paid like he's the best and he's mediocre. Just like Dalton

People forget Dalton is a skilled QB who suffered by having an idiot head Coach and burfict lol Dallas just got a notch better with Dalton

Who am I kidding? They’re gonna fail again great move Jerry!

Matt Moore is better.

Great move by Dallas. Gives them a better backup to run the second team and step in if Prescott gets injured, and puts pressure on Prescott to sign and produce. I wish the Patriots had made an effort to sign Dalton, now we're truly ****ed unless they plan on picking up Cam Newton.

You guys will figure out a way to get Aaron Rodgers, I bet. If not, Cam Newton. Maybe they'll go full Matt Cassell though with Stidham.

We're spoiled by how good our qb is. Dalton is mediocre... At best. The cowboys are hesitant to sign Dak because he wants elite qb money but he's only just "good" with still some upside to be very good. hes much better than mediocre. This is clearly a move to pressure Dak to bring his price down, not replace him. Now if you're talking about tanking the team for Trevor Lawrence or if the cowboys took a chance at Jordan love... OK, now we're talking about real solutions. Until then this is basically like selling the Chiefs on replacing Alex Smith with Damon Huard.

He is basically damon Huard. Sure with an elite supporting offensive cast he can put up Alex Smith like numbers. But good luck winning any big games and expect a ton of really bad games in between. He's an outstanding backup and not a bad option for a team looking for a 1-2 year stopgap starter. He's not top 10. Dak is.

You may be right. Spending 7M to save 25M or something.

I look for Dalton to take Dak's job by week 6, also I wouldn't be at all shocked if Dalton looked fantastic behind that O-Line with those weapons. Could see Andy making a PO run with Dallas, he's better than most people give him credit for.

I'm not sure how much "trade bait" value there is on a 1 year contract. If someone else needed a QB that badly, one would think another team would have signed him.

I would think a "top 10" QB with a team loaded with talent on both sides of the ball could muster more than 8 wins. We went 10-6 and 12-4 in Smith's last 2 years with Bob Sutton as our DC.

Do you even NFL?

Every year, contenders lose their starters. Last year, Brees missed 5 games but Sean Payton was smart enough to sign Teddy Bridgewater to a 1 year deal for $7.25 million to Dalton's $7 million, and the Saints went 5-0 in the interim.

The Chiefs signed a 35 year old that hadn't played football in more than a year, who didn't even go to training camp yet went 2-1 (3-1 if you recognize that Moore led the Chiefs to victory in the game Mahomes was injured).

Teams always need QB's.

And yet Matthew Stafford hasn't led Detroit to a winning season in years, Aaron Rodgers couldn't lead the Packers to a winning season in 2018 and went 6-9-1 and so on.

He had an all-world OL a lot of his career in Cincy. And he's had AJ Green most of that time. Started his career with a pretty insane supporting cast that included AJ, Marvin Jones, Sanu. People have him rated about right. He's a low-tier starter, great backup. With a great supporting cast he's going to get you 3,500 yards, 20 TDs, 10-15 INTs while taking 30 sacks. Not bad, but not great. That's assuming the OL is perfect. It had better be with him back there.

Oh dude.

No.

Dalton is a mid level NFL starter. He's smart, and will run your offense, and will not get you beat.

Huard was terrible.

Not the same thing at all.

Uh, Garrett is gone. Thanks for paying attention.