The Dallas Cowboys have a little over two weeks to get a long-term deal done with Dak Prescott. Whether that deal gets done is still in question. There are those who think Prescott deserves a new deal, and those that don’t.
The subject of deserves is obviously a difficult one to quantify and that’s why it is helpful to have some experts weigh in. NFL Media’s analytics expert Cynthia Frelund recently pondered over players around the league that deserve new contracts. Here is her logic.
Using my win-share model results and forward-looking projections to estimate future win impact, I’ve ranked 10 high-profile players in line for potential new deals according to the urgency with which their teams should approach negotiations, with the universal caveat that adjustments made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic could throw a monkey wrench into the proceedings.