Lack of talent has not really been the problem for the Cowboys.
The 49er fans that I've met all think the Cowboys had more talent than the 49ers but they think their Head Coach is top 3 while Garrett was a middle school coach at best...
If the contract offer is really 33M, that's about 16.5% of the cap.
When Russell Wilson signed for 35M, that was 18.65 of the 2019 cap.
The 16.5% percent number is right on target for QB contracts going back many years.
The numbers seem really huge to fans now, but as a percent of the salary cap the numbers have been fairly steady for many years.
I was going to try and break this up to dialogue separately but I don't know how to do it easily so I will have to do it the traditional was, so bear with me.
You are right about head coach talent and I think McCarthy will make a difference... but how much. I believe the judicious approach is to put as much talent EVERYWHERE as we can.
Russell Wilson is better than Dak. He's done more with less, much like Peyton Manning, for a long time. I think Dak is good but not elite. Wilson is elite. So even though Dak's projected salary is a smaller percentage, I think the necessary talent acquisition to be able to contend for a superbowl (with Dak) is greater than what Wilson required.
Yes the numbers seem huge... because they are. Do you really think Dak should be the highest paid player in NFL history just because the timing is right? I respect your opinion X and I really like Dak but I just don't think you handicap your team like that when he is NOT the best qb in football.. because his contract came due at the right time.