With each successive Dallas Cowboy loss — four consecutive at this point — Dak Prescott’s value to, and leverage over, the franchise has grown more clear.
Sans Dak, the Cowboys stink. He was clearly the glue that pulled a collection of disparate parts into something of a winner. The need for Dallas to sign Prescott to either a long-term deal or at least franchise tag him for another year at the cost of $37 million is obvious despite the ankle injury that ended his season.
“Dak is our quarterback,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reiterated on 105.