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Draft is no guaranteed promise, Cowboys must lock down Dak Prescott

By Cory Kinnan

SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 10: Quarterback Dak Prescott #4 and team owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys hug each other during pregame warm ups prior to the start of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 10, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 10: Quarterback Dak Prescott #4 and team owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys hug each other during pregame warm ups prior to the start of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 10, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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Cowboys: Dak Prescott celebrates with his teammates. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Cowboys: Dak Prescott celebrates with his teammates. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Good QBs are hard to find, so the Cowboys must lock down Dak Prescott

Heading into this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott were unable to come to terms on a new contract. This led to the Cowboys placing the franchise tag onto Prescott to retain his services for the 2020 season, also biding their time to workout a long term solution into the future.

Today, it seems like Prescott will be signing his tag with the Cowboys, earning him a whopping $31.4 million for the 2020 season. The two sides now have until July 15 in order to land on a new, long term deal; two things are most certain, the NFL Draft is no guarantee at the quarterback position, and if you have one on your roster, you must do what it takes to keep him.

The 2021 quarterback class is a deep one, headlined by the likes of Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, and Trey Lance. The Cowboys could look to land one of those three in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they would need to find a way into the top-10. This would mean a huge setback succumbed the Cowboys, or they would have to give up valuable assets to make it happen.

Here we take a deep dive into Prescott’s numbers, both statistical and analytical, and make the case for the Cowboys to stop balking at their franchise quarterback and pony up.

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