It’s all gone wrong for Dallas Cowboys since ‘America’s Team’ gave Dak Prescott $240 million for nothing
The Dallas Cowboys have a Micah Parsons problem. And the Cowboys have a recurring Jerry Jones problem. GettyDak Prescott must win a Super Bowl to live up to his contract[/caption] But it’s really Dak Prescott‘s historic NFL contract that is holding back the richest sports team in the world. Prescott played in five out of 16 games in 2020. Last year, the 31-year-old with the largest average annual value deal ($60 million per year) in football history missed nine of 17 games, while Dallas failed to make the playoffs. The Cowboys soon parted ways with Mike McCarthy as head coach. Then Parsons got into a serious Twitter beef with DeMarcus Lawrence, who made it clear that Dallas’ inability to win a Super Bowl was the primary reason that the four-time Pro Bowler left the Cowboys and signed with Seahawks. Even though Seattle also has almost zero chance to win the big game next season. “This what rejection and envy look like!” Parsons tweeted in mid-March. “This some clown s***!” On Wednesday, one of the best — and most conflicted — defenders in the NFL tweeted this: “Some people drink. Some people smoke. I like to tweet.” Those last words prove that Jerry World is out of control, but going nowhere. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley dominated the NFC East last year, then humbled Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. GettyHappier days for CeeDee Lamb, left, and Micah Parsons[/caption] GettyJerry Jones has a lot of work to do and is running out of time[/caption] The Philadelphia Eagles, in a good way, also aren’t going anywhere. Reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels also calls the NFC East home, which means that Prescott is the third-best QB in his division — and could end up last if Russell Wilson or Jameis Winston reach above .500 with the New York Giants. It’s easy to make fun of Parsons, who is seemingly addicted to social media and responds to online haters more than NBA superstar Kevin Durant. “Calling me a clown won’t change the fact that I told the truth,” Lawrence replied to Parsons. “Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn’t have left.” Would a real championship contender be engaging in so many silly drama fests if it truly believed in its franchise face? NFL's Greatest...... Ranking the top 10...... Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady? Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top? Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barrie Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmett Smith and more Tight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare? Prescott is one bad season away from being demoted forever in Big D. He’s 2-5 in the playoffs, yet will make more in 2025 than every other player in the league. If Prescott can have the year of his life, he can temporarily make Jones’ bad business sense go away. A Super Bowl-winning QB making $60 million a year is acceptable in the NFL. But who really believes that rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer is going to turn everything around in year one, all while guiding Prescott past the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Chiefs and Eagles? Not even a Twitter troll would tweet that. Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, views and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft.
The Dallas Cowboys have a Micah Parsons problem.
And the Cowboys have a recurring Jerry Jones problem.
But it’s really Dak Prescott‘s historic NFL contract that is holding back the richest sports team in the world.
Prescott played in five out of 16 games in 2020.
Last year, the 31-year-old with the largest average annual value deal ($60 million per year) in football history missed nine of 17 games, while Dallas failed to make the playoffs.
The Cowboys soon parted ways with Mike McCarthy as head coach.
Then Parsons got into a serious Twitter beef with DeMarcus Lawrence, who made it clear that Dallas’ inability to win a Super Bowl was the primary reason that the four-time Pro Bowler left the Cowboys and signed with Seahawks.
Even though Seattle also has almost zero chance to win the big game next season.
“This what rejection and envy look like!” Parsons tweeted in mid-March. “This some clown s***!”
On Wednesday, one of the best — and most conflicted — defenders in the NFL tweeted this: “Some people drink. Some people smoke. I like to tweet.”
Those last words prove that Jerry World is out of control, but going nowhere.
Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley dominated the NFC East last year, then humbled Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
The Philadelphia Eagles, in a good way, also aren’t going anywhere.
Reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels also calls the NFC East home, which means that Prescott is the third-best QB in his division — and could end up last if Russell Wilson or Jameis Winston reach above .500 with the New York Giants.
It’s easy to make fun of Parsons, who is seemingly addicted to social media and responds to online haters more than NBA superstar Kevin Durant.
“Calling me a clown won’t change the fact that I told the truth,” Lawrence replied to Parsons.
“Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn’t have left.”
Would a real championship contender be engaging in so many silly drama fests if it truly believed in its franchise face?
NFL's Greatest......
Ranking the top 10......
Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?
Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?
Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barrie Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmett Smith and more
Tight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?
Prescott is one bad season away from being demoted forever in Big D.
He’s 2-5 in the playoffs, yet will make more in 2025 than every other player in the league.
If Prescott can have the year of his life, he can temporarily make Jones’ bad business sense go away.
A Super Bowl-winning QB making $60 million a year is acceptable in the NFL.
But who really believes that rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer is going to turn everything around in year one, all while guiding Prescott past the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Chiefs and Eagles?
Not even a Twitter troll would tweet that.
Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, views and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft.
