Would any real Cowboys fan actually be happy if Dak signed for 40+ million? I don't see how a fan of this team could possible be happy signing any player to that type of contract.
I love Dak, but there is no way he is worth that much money. He can play like a top 10 QB if everything is going right, all his pieces are working, and we happen to be playing a bottom of the league defense that week. I believe of all the QBs that people would consider "top 10" Dak needs the most help to stay in that range. All you have to do is look at how he has preformed lately against the bad defenses he has faced and compare that against the good defenses he has faced. The numbers are drastically different. These good defenses are the types of defense we would face in the playoffs.
It still all boils down to the fact that paying Dak 40+ million does not do anything to help a historically bad defense. If Dak refuses to budge I'd rather take my chances on another QB that allows to us fill the enormous amount of hole on this team and go from there.
Also, I'll say this again. Dalton went 5-5 last year with less of a team then Dak had when he went 1-3. Dalton was winning games at a higher pace then Dak was last year while playing without Smith and Martin on the O-Line. Dalton is not better than Dak, but Dak is not somehow the only QB that can win games.