Thanks to the ongoing contract stalemate between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, no discussion topic is lobbed in my direction more often than the future of the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback position.
My response rarely varies: Unless one side or the other moves, this only benefits one side — and it isn’t the side with the billions. This might be tough for the ownership of these teams to fully comprehend because they are used to dictating control in literally every category in their empire. But in this particular situation, there is an upset in the order of things. There are not enough quarterbacks to go around the NFL. Legendary QBs are playing their last downs, so everyone moves up in the pecking order if they have a proven track record. The owners’ efforts to suppress salary inflation at the QB position is as worthwhile as trying to hold back the tides.
And, as we learned from our friend Marlo back in Baltimore, “You want it to be…
