I’M LEAVING ” Carson Beck accepted a $968.5million to Depart from Georgia bulldogs football…see more.
Why Carson Beck Will Be the Dallas Cowboys Starting QB in 2025
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is a wealthy man. He has the financial clout to pay any player just about as much as he deems they’re worth.
The NFL salary cap, however, is not terribly forgiving. So, while CeeDee Lamb is without question one of the best wide receivers in the league and very likely deserves the $30 million-plus he’s reportedly asking for, the Cowboys are in a precarious payroll predicament.
Lamb is in the final year of his rookie contract (after Dallas picked up his fifth year option for 2024) and he is definitely not the only one. Quarterback Dak Prescott is in the final year of his contract. Guard Zack Martin , defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, and even punter Bryan Anger are on the list of nearly two dozen impending free agents.
Oh, and impact edge rusher Micah Parsons is up for free agency just a year later. So, yeah, the Cowboys roster is very likely going to look much, much different next year, because they cannot mathematically fit all these guys under the cap.
Prescott is an extremely talented quarterback. Teams can win a lot of games with him. Dallas has won a lot of games with him.
But, they haven’t won a lot of big games with him, and that’s what makes his situation so intriguing. Quarterback salaries are wild. Prescott can easily go to Jones and say, ” Trevor Lawrence got $55 million a year, my resume is better, I want $60 million” and be perfectly justified in his argument.
The problem is, even with the league salary caps increasing year over year, no team can pay a quarterback $60 million, a wide receiver $35 million, and an edge rusher (Parsons) $25-$30 million and still have enough room under the cap to field a competitive team.
Dallas needs to get cheaper somewhere. The largest savings would come at quarterback. Where might they find someone substantially less expensive without sacrificing the quality of the most important position on the field? The NFL Draft, and that’s where the Patriots enter the chat.
Carson Beck Earning Comparisons to a Manning
Next year there’s already a groundswell of support for Georgia QB Carson Beck to hear his name called first on draft day.
NFL talent evaluator Daniel Jeremiah did a deep dive on Beck, comparing him at UGA to what Eli Manning looked like at Ole Miss before becoming the top pick in 2004. Jeremiah is as well-regarded as they come after his many years as a talent evaluator. He is one of the most measured, thoughtful scouting minds in the media industry, so if he says he sees Eli in this kid, it’s not hyperbole.
No. 1 overall picks are incredibly valuable. Why would the Patriots consider moving it when they can have literally any player they want from the entire draft class? Easy. Teams overpay for quarterbacks and the Pats don’t need one at the moment.
