11-30-2019, 10:10 PM
I think unless something magical happens and the Cowboys make a deep postseason run, Garret will be out. It will be interesting who they get to replace him.
As for Cowboys players, I don't really have an issue with Elliott or his contract. I want to pay Amari as well. I don't want to pay Dak. I think that over the short course of time since QB contracts have gone through the roof, it has been clear that almost none of these contracts turn out to benefit the team that signs them. Most of the teams that succeed TRULY have an elite QB, or have QB's on rookie scale contracts. Some have an elite QB grandfathered in when 20M was a lot. 10M is a lot of money in the NFL... I would prefer to have a young QB and 4 additional weapons on Defense. How bad can Cooper Rush be with the weapons that Dak's money would buy him? Then Draft QB's with an early round pick until you hit on one again.
I love Dak's makeup and even his physical skills. I just don't buy into the idea that you can spend 1/4 of the cap on him and win long term. He isn't elite. I would tag him, try to sign him to a <30M deal, then rescind the tag/trade him if he doesn't want to do it. Move on with a stopgap guy on a prove it deal, or go to Rush. I don't understand with the value of QB's why we don't carry 3 regularly to develop! It is insanity to pay them so much rather than to develop the next one. You could make a killing simply developing them to trade for picks. I think Bridgewater is a FA. If he would take 20M/yr, I would go with him at half the price over a 40M Dak and not think twice.
As for Cowboys players, I don't really have an issue with Elliott or his contract. I want to pay Amari as well. I don't want to pay Dak. I think that over the short course of time since QB contracts have gone through the roof, it has been clear that almost none of these contracts turn out to benefit the team that signs them. Most of the teams that succeed TRULY have an elite QB, or have QB's on rookie scale contracts. Some have an elite QB grandfathered in when 20M was a lot. 10M is a lot of money in the NFL... I would prefer to have a young QB and 4 additional weapons on Defense. How bad can Cooper Rush be with the weapons that Dak's money would buy him? Then Draft QB's with an early round pick until you hit on one again.
I love Dak's makeup and even his physical skills. I just don't buy into the idea that you can spend 1/4 of the cap on him and win long term. He isn't elite. I would tag him, try to sign him to a <30M deal, then rescind the tag/trade him if he doesn't want to do it. Move on with a stopgap guy on a prove it deal, or go to Rush. I don't understand with the value of QB's why we don't carry 3 regularly to develop! It is insanity to pay them so much rather than to develop the next one. You could make a killing simply developing them to trade for picks. I think Bridgewater is a FA. If he would take 20M/yr, I would go with him at half the price over a 40M Dak and not think twice.