So Patrick Mahomes hit the jackpot this week and all I could think about was how stupid Jerry Jones looks now. My podcast partner, Steven Johnston, has been saying for week that Jerry needed sign Dak Prescott before Mahomes signed a new deal.

See, the problem isn’t whether or not you think Dak is as good as Mahomes. He’s not. There’s no arguement there. However, you don’t pay a quarterback what he’s worth usually. You pay them what the market is for a franchise quarterback. If Dak is a franchise caliber quarterback (and he is) then you’re going to have a to pay him market value or let him walk.

With Mahomes signing a deal worth between $45-$50 million a year, the market has been set. It wasn’t too long ago that Aaron Rodgers was the highest paid quarterback at $22 million a year. Mahomes has doubled that. The market keeps going up and up for franchise level quarterback. Dallas should have signed theirs when the asking price was $35 million. Who knows what they may have to pay now.