10 biggest bargains in the NFL

3. Dak Prescott

It was touched on earlier, but Prescott has the Cowboys in a great place. The part that is better than any of the names listed so far, is that the Cowboys can wait about three more years before deciding to give Prescott a big time quarterback extension.

The Cowboys may spend that time turning the franchise into a monster. Whatever happens with Tony Romo, he will cost the Cowboys a pretty penny in 2017. However, in 2018 and 2019, the Cowboys can mostly have Romo off of the books and will be putting some of the smallest amounts of financial resources into the quarterback position of anyone in the league.

The best thing the Cowboys can do is extend their own. As mentioned, Tyron Smith is due to a big jump in pay next season. Zack Martin, La’el Collins, and Travis Frederick will all be due new deals in that time period. Given that this team was built on an offensive line, they should be looking to look extend all three.

They will also have resources to spend on the defensive side of the ball. Mo Claiborne was looking like a bust before a strong 2016 campaign. All of a sudden, the Cowboys could be in line to extend another one of their own to build for the future. Questions at pass rusher and linebacker remain, and can all be answered with Dak Prescott scheduled to make less than $1 million per year over the next three years. The 16th highest paid quarterback this season has a cap hit of $16 million this year. Having that advantage is one of the biggest in the all of the football, and it will be interesting to watch the Cowboys navigate it moving forward.