That CAP space isn't going to help out the team much if Lawerence is a bust or doesn't end up as he is hyped up to be, which has happened before with top QB top picks. The Cowboys front office still better be sure that Lawerence is better than or at least good enough to make the Cowboys consistent playoff contenders. It's a risky move especially if the Cowboys plan to trade up to get him.
Either it could be the right move and Lawerence works out to make the Cowboys playoffs consistent contenders or he won't and the Cowboys will be right back to having to eventually look for another QB or hope that they can land a QB who has been playing as good as Dak has been. Knowing Cowboys fans, they'll be upset at the front office, even though the front office did what many Cowboys fans wanted them to do.
And if Lawerence is what he is hyped up to be then the Cowboys would have to pay him eventually, maybe even more money than Dak with how contracts keep going up. Does the same logic of paying Dak apply to paying Lawerence in that a team can't keep good players around if they have to pay the QB a big contract? What happens if the Cowboys don't win a Superbowl while Lawerence is still on a cheap contract?
Still better be sure that tanking for Lawerence is the correct move for the Cowboys future.
Such a subjective post. Just take that one highlighted sentence as an example. There's NO WAY of being able to "be sure" on Lawrence, just as much as they cant be sure on Dak being a consistent playoff contender, what is he 50%?
There's a valid concern that with Dak we havent looked like getting to a NFCC game .....and the team around him isnt improving. Yes we can improve through the draft, but that will take years eg Diggs.
I expect a decent FA year as teams cut players to get under the CAP, something we wont be able to take advantage of IF WE SIGN TO DAK TO A 3 YEAR DEAL.
I'm not advocating tanking for Lawrence as we wont get the first pick.
Should we take a QB with first pick - yes if Dak hasnt signed
If Dak sticks to wanting 3 years should we sign him - no
If Dak is ok to 5 years (giving us flexibility) should we sign him - hell yes
What we cant do is be blinkered into just carrying on without exploring the options rather than denying the overall issue with the team....that's team not Dak.