There is a segment of fans who are envious .
Your point is valid regarding the Cap and why tough decisions must be made. And if Dak over valued himself and we refuse to meet those demands then we will have to deal with the effects and impacts .
But the Cowboys knew this deal with Dak was on the block. They didn’t draw a line in the sand with Zeke last year or Cooper this year. They’d assured us they had enough Cap space to get everyone signed.
Cowboys have made their choices where their priorities rest. And they’ll ultimately be judged if their investments and evaluations were in the best interest of the team.
Ultimately you feel like the front office had to resign Cooper. They gave up a first and he played very well.
If I was sold on Prescott then the QB is more important so objectively one of the others along with Byron Jones should have been sacrificed.
Personally I think the contract for Elliott isn't horrific as he can be moved on in two years without much damage to the cap and I still rate him as a quality back regardless.
I rate Lawrence as well. Some people only focus on his sack numbers which were down last season but he's excellent against the run and I think his presence helped Quinn rack up his sacks. Crawford also facilities his game and I think he wasn't really 100% at any point last season after the injury. I expect a big season from Lawrence.
Given how strong the WR class was in the 2020 draft then if the front office wanted Prescott at all costs then it was Cooper who I would have let walk even though it meant wasting a first round pick. A hard painful decision as he seems to love playing for the Cowboys but if you are sold on Prescott and you are willing to overpay him then that's the price. Byron Jones and Amari Cooper.
But the front office thought they could sign all of them apart from Jones and if the reported offer for Prescott was true then it should have been enough really.