The love story between analyst Skip Bayless and the Dallas Cowboys is well-known, as nicely generally known as the grey historical past of quarterback Dak Prescott on the helm of the crew. The issue begins when Jerry Jones, proprietor of the Cowboys, needs to increase Prescott’s contract for 4 or 5 extra years.
The Mississippi State graduate is coming into the ultimate 12 months of his most up-to-date contract with Dallas. This implies a $59.5 million hit to the franchise’s wage cap, and one of the simplest ways for Jones to dodge the blow is to supply him a long-term contract extension.
Though there was no official announcement from the crew, the extension for Prescott is virtually a given, and this didn’t sit nicely with Bayless. The host of Undisputed didn’t hesitate to launch reproach after reproach to the crew in the newest episode of the Fox Sports activities TV present.
“Disgrace on you!:” Skip Bayless
At first, the host recalled Prescott’s painful historical past within the playoffs: “So I can be trying in distress for the subsequent God is aware of 4 years, 5 years, no matter it’s, and you’ll are available right here gloating Sunday after Sunday as a result of we can be simply ok to get annihilated in some playoff recreation.”
It’s value remembering that-in eight years with the team-Prescott has reached the postseason 5 occasions however has solely gained two video games. The opposite 3 times, the crew has been eradicated in its first playoff recreation, leaving Dak’s postseason report at 2-5.
“It is just like the outdated saying: you idiot me as soon as, disgrace on you; idiot me twice, disgrace on me. Idiot me 3 times, disgrace on Jerry and Stephen Jones as a result of they’re shaming and shaming and shaming us. As a result of we’re throwing good cash after unhealthy,” Bayless rebuked on the prospect of the signal-caller’s return.
Stephen Jones and his dedication to Prescott
Earlier within the week, the Cowboys vp, Stephen Jones, made it clear that they’re in search of the participant to return subsequent season: “Our entire factor with Dak is him being a Cowboy. That is all that is on our thoughts [We] definitely do not get into these varieties of ideas.”
Nevertheless, he dominated out giving particulars concerning the negotiations. “That is clearly one thing that as we transfer ahead, hopefully, we’ll proceed to progress and talk, however we can’t give stories on how issues are going to go,” he cautioned.
Prescott’s return subsequent season is sort of granted, and Skip Bayless will solely have two choices: keep the hope that this would be the 12 months the quarterback takes them to a Tremendous Bowl, or proceed to grow to be bitter with every new defeat of his crew.
