I wasn't saying Brady couldn't get you by a year or two, was just saying he is a fading player rather than one a team can build and grow with. You have a fair point about young QB's being affected by the circumstances they are drafted into, but keep in mind that Dak was drafted into a circumstance that resulted in a 4-12 record the year before because Romo went down, and when Romo went down in 2016 Dak took over and the team went 13-3. Obviously Dak doesn't get all the credit for that, but neither does any QB deserve all credit or blame for their teams.
No, I totally understand. Just trying to point out the Pros and Cons, like you. I don't think Brady is the future, were he to come here. Brady, or somebody like Brady, would represent the best chance going forward for the team to compete for a championship.
To your point about Romo and his replacements that would eventually go 4-12, the mistake we made there was the same mistake we've been making for years. We didn't address the QB issue, beyond the starter and when **** hit the fan, we were caught with our pants down. We've basically treated the QB position like this for 20 years. It's stupid but if you are forced to pay QBs record deals, with no regard for actual production, that's what you end up doing because the situation kinda dictates it. I get your point about QBs not deserving all of the blame or credit but as I discussed earlier with Idgit, it's a production thing. If QBs are going to force these kinds of deals, for no other reason then being next man up, then they are going to be held accountable and responsible for wins and loses. The salary prevents the front office from improving the team as much as it could if they weren't spending so much on the QB position. That's just a reality so any QB who takes the money is going to be held responsible, no matter what.
Now, if Dak were to allow for a lessor deal, provide the team with a bit more reasonable contract, that changes the dynamics of this discussion 100%. He is no longer viewed as the reason the team wins or loses primarily. That's the give and take of this right? So you gotta make a choice. Are you actually interested in winning or are you looking at this as a job?
If we are all being honest, a deal for Dak that probably puts him in a good light, looks like 165 for 5 years, 33 annually, 99 guaranteed, 66 fully guaranteed at signing. I mean, that's a good deal for anybody and it creates a perception. But you start talking about 35/40 for three years, that creates a very different perception and that's kinda where we are at, at this point.