These 4 teams should find a way to pay Dak Prescott if the Cowboys won’t

Prescott’s next potential suitor is another intriguing fit with cap complications, but if the Chicago Bears could sign the quarterback, they could become a perennial playoff contender. The 2018 season showed just how talented Chicago’s roster is. The defense is tenacious, and the skill positions are better than they appear.

However, Mitchell Trubisky has severely limited the team’s growth potential, to the point that general manager Ryan Pace declined the former No. 2 pick’s fifth-year option and traded for Nick Foles, much to the chagrin of Bears fans.

While Foles is likely an upgrade over Trubisky and has shown flashes of brilliance in the past, Prescott is undoubtedly the better option. Foles struggled in limited snaps with the Jaguars in 2019 and has never played at a high level outside of Philadelphia.

Prescott, on the other hand, is coming off his best statistical season, one in which he threw for 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns. Although Dallas missed the playoffs in 2019, Prescott has proven that he can bring a team to the postseason, and has a much higher ceiling than Trubisky or Foles.

Here’s the problem: in trading for Foles, the Bears dedicated money to him in the long-term. While not quite to the same degree as Minnesota with Cousins, Chicago would suffer a substantial dead cap hit if it cut Foles to make room for Prescott. With the first potential out coming in 2022, Prescott would need to play on the franchise tag twice for the Bears to have a real chance.

While unlikely, it’s not impossible. Cousins did the same in Washington, and that extra time could give Chicago enough cap space to pursue the quarterback.