Jimmy Johnson, much like the entire fan base, wants the Dallas Cowboys front office to do the logical thing and sign Dak Prescott for the long-term deal that he wants.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer appeared on The Rich Eisen Show on and was asked about that situation. He not only urged them to sign Dak, he added that waiting as long as they have has only driven the price up.
“They need to get him signed! They should have given in to the four-year deal last year. Would have saved them some money. They wanted five years. But they’ve got to get him signed. And not only is he an outstanding quarterback, he’s not Patrick Mahomes, but he is an outstanding quarterback and on top of that he is a great leader. Leader for that football team. So they need to get him signed. And the other thing is, until you find somebody better, you don’t ever give up a quarterback.”
“…They should have signed him three years ago. They should have signed him two years ago. They should have signed him, you know, last offseason. And every time they did not sign him, the price just kept going up. But they need to get it done.”
If there was any reason why the Cowboys should think highly of Dak, it was shown after he suffered a season-ending ankle injury that turned the No. 1 ranked offense with him, to the 32nd ranked offense without him behind center.
In just five games played, Dak completed 151 of 222 passes for 1,856 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions.
