what message? that we paid a mid round pick, for a QB that was beat by a 7th rounder and a QB that was dumped by two teams before he got to niners and is no longer on the niners.
this is a reclamaition project. low cost. low risk. if it works out. great. we got a steal. if it doesn't we just only wasted a 4th round pick. chances of failure are much higher than success. we got two years to see if this kid can develop.
with that said, I like the move. its developing a potential good QB. Dak is 30 and team has to think ahead. its not about sending Dak a message. its the Bash Dak Over Dallas Cult, getting caught up in TMZ type mindset.