Do people really believe there is a better option than Dak this year?

plasticman said:

The best scenario is Dak constantly looking over his shoulder at another realistic option.

Competition.. because no player should ever feel entirely comfortable with their status.

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big dog cowboy said:

Dak wasn't and isn't going anywhere.

Always been the case.

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VaqueroTD said:

Every day I read a new thread about that QB who is going to somehow make us look like a genius for not signing Dak.

-- Matthew Stafford? Didn't anyone learn with Aikman what happens to an immobile QB over 30 with a bad back?
-- Teddy Bridgewater? How many games has he proven himself in his career since 2015? You realize he never threw more than 14 TDs a year before his injury?
-- Philip Rivers? He almost threw more interceptions than TDs in his worst year ever. He was booed out of the stadium by his own fans his last game!
-- Tom Brady? He turns 43 this year! I repeat, he turns 43! I didn't even trust myself jumping off my truck tailgate at 43. Nevermind a QB in the NFL!
-- Insert whichever QB is the flavor of the moment.

Here we have a 26 year old QB about to enter the prime of his career. Except for one sophomore slump, he has pulled in terrific numbers and wins every year. I won't post the repeat stat threads that show how Dak lines up well against all the recent great QBs in most significant stats and wins numbers. He's not a choker in the Playoffs. He just got done with a record year on a team that had given up on its head coach, and oh yeah, he tried to close it out with more than one significant injury. We'll never see him in a rape or wife beater headline, we'll never see the team give up on him or him isolate them with his primadonna act. He IS high grade quality individual, tough as nails, and this is about as safe a contract as you can gamble on.

You want to rally against him because he won't sign for the same as the last QB free agent? Fine. But look at the competition above. His agent isn't stupid. Someone will pony up $40 million a year for Dak. He is the only one on the list who guarantees you 7 years of a franchise QB.

If you want to have a serious QB debate, why not talk about some 2nd-4th round draft pick bargains that could become the next... gulp... Dak! Just in case we have to franchise him and it goes south. I look forward to someone telling me who that next hidden draft pick is who could play Tony Romo into retirement.

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75boyz said:

Off the top of my head with the emphasis on the word option...
Brady, Rivers, Bridgewater, Tannehill, Winston, Mariota, Fitzpatrick, Burrow, Tua, Herbert, Fromm, Love.
Did not do a scroll down to check if there was a similar post as this already or do a comprehensive Google search of all eligible vets or college draftees so it was a quick list.

Now as to how effective any of the above would be in comparison to Dak or how all the maneuvering that would need to take place to acquire the FAs or draft picks, that's a different story.

But they are all options.

Apologies if someone already posted similar. Didn't feel like scrolling.

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InTheZone said:

I see QBs getting let go by the pound this year, only one of them accomplished something. I am a firm believer that we'll be in Dak's boat for the next 10 years without anything to show for it, just like all those other loser franchises.

We know what we have, he's not going to flip a switch and be a decisive passer. We can't win when he's on minimum wage, but somehow the team as a whole is going to get fixed while he's demanding to be close to the highest paid in the league? Yeah common sense tells me we can find similar performance elsewhere for cheaper, whether through FA or the draft and the offensive support we have will spoil the hell out of the new guy that's for sure.

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Swagger said:

Yes there will be better value QB options than paying Prescott circa $40 million which would enable us to build/maintain a stronger overall roster.

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conner01 said:

His whole career he’s had to play for a contract and he wants a short term deal so he will continue to be less than comfortable know he has to perform
The players I worry about being comfortable is those who want long term deals with no risk for them

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• they're always a better option at every position from GM down to tow boy, but is it really going to happen? probably not.

king987 said:

Is it possible that a better QB than Dak could be the Cowboys starter next season? Sure, it's a legit possibility.

But realistically? Not really. Dak will be the QB.

We're just a spoiled fan base. Some fan bases would be happy enough just to have a QB who was at minimum above average. But Cowboys fans? If you're an inch below Staubach, then you're straight up trash. It's gotten kinda old, but I'm numb to it at this point.

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InTheZone said:

I see QBs getting let go by the pound this year, only one of them accomplished something. I am a firm believer that we'll be in Dak's boat for the next 10 years without anything to show for it, just like all those other loser franchises.

We know what we have, he's not going to flip a switch and be a decisive passer. We can't win when he's on minimum wage, but somehow the team as a whole is going to get fixed while he's demanding to be close to the highest paid in the league? Yeah common sense tells me we can find similar performance elsewhere for cheaper, whether through FA or the draft and the offensive support we have will spoil the hell out of the new guy that's for sure.

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Captain-Crash said:

dak's probably not the reason in the previous year's outcome, like years before it has been the coaching. Romo wasn't the problem either. Dak is good enough to win games when the players overcome the coaching and the players come to play. we had enough talent to do better than what the record showed at the end of the year. now, with the decision on how to pay him and how much will make it a hundred times harder to win it all. the iron is cold now since we didn't add needed players when his contract was very, very reasonable.

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doomsday9084 said:

Counterpoint:

In the salary cap era, I think there have been only two QB's to win a super bowl on full fair market value contracts. Eli and Peyton. Every other team to win, including this year, was a rookie deal, on the Brady discount or kind of a reserve type picked up as filler. My elite QB making $5m per year is always going to beat your elite QB making $35m. For other positions, that's a ridiculous amount of money to acquire and keep talent.

Dallas already overpaid Zeke, Tank and Jaylon. They have an aging O-line paid very well. Add in Dak at $35m per year and the Cowboys simply don't have the cap room to put together a team that can compete with the other top organizations. Unless you think Jerry is about to become a super genius GM who can fill out a roster with great players on a shoestring budget, the Cowboys are basically screwed.

Trading Dak and picking up a FA QB probably isn't going to work. Let's be honest. That said, keeping Dak at $35m per year isn't going to work either AND it locks you in like that for . . . years. Its the Romo contract that broke up the Cowboys all over again.

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DakPresgoat said:

Agree 100%.

Dak isn’t perfect by any means.

but man QB, in general, hasn’t been what’s holding this team back the last 10 years. IMO.

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plasticman said:

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How can he possibly be uncomfortable when that "short term" is going to net 70 to 120 million dollars?

A QB asking for that money needs to show some physical credential like a ring or really heavy trophy. Regular seasons stats are like results in a qualifying round of golf or car racing. Nobody remembers what got you there, only how it ends.

Do you know what the elite QB's have in common? They all have their signature game. All due respect to Dak.... And Romo as well, but..... If your 'signature game' happened in the regular season then, no, you are not elite.

Franchise Dak for one season and bring in real competition. If he is what many claim him to be then it shouldn't bother him in the least.

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Aviano90 said:

We paid Dak $1 million last year. Who should we get for a million dollars so we don’t increase our QB cost, since money is a big issue? I don’t want to pay a scrub QB 10-30 times the amount of money we paid Dak last year unless they are going to significantly outperform him.

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