Gotcha on the 'were' part. I read that afterwards. You're second sentence - there's a huge difference in what Aikman got back in 1993 compared to what Dak just got.
There was no cap back in 1993, and salaries had no effect on the team. The 2.5 mil Jerry paid didn't hurt anything but Jerry's wallet. Jerry could have given him 100 mil a season back then and it still wouldn't have caused any harm to the team at all. A lot of jealousy, yes, but it wouldn't have prevented Jerry from putting pieces around him.
Dak's contract, on the other hand, is absolutely going to hurt the team at some point. And I agree, its not just Dak taking owners to the bank, its happening with every other team. But I don't care about the other teams, I don't follow them. I care what stupid contracts do to the team I have followed for nearly 50 years.