I'll keep saying it.
This was a lost season from the start. The "all in" comments were just propaganda meant to continue fan interest and revenue. They let go all of those people and didn't replace them. They kept MM on the last year of his deal. If you didn't see a down year coming, I don't know what to say.
Now the team knows its screwed and is making business decisions. No reason to get yourself hurt over a team that isn't even trying to win.
Next year is going to be a problem too but at least things will start turning with a new coach and hopefully a new RB.
Its kind of ridiculous that a fair percentage of Dak's new deal is going to be used up on years where the team isn't even trying to win. Like, what was the point?