Yep, this is the total mess of extending a QB to top money (especially over 4 years), when he admittedly needs a full offensive compliment. We can label him with whichever adjective you choose......the reality is that he took top money ON THE 4 YEARS, he must of realized that he'd need to step up in responsibility and play to the contract.
The question is.......if our offense is so poor this year (Tyron the only difference???) , was last year an an aberration built on an easy schedule rather than elite QB play?
If our Offense is so poor ......why spend $60m on a QB that struggles without help. May as well of seen his play in 2024 and pivoted to a lesser QB and draft, take the hit (of a lesser QB) and build from the trenches.
Cap is important, but there are other teams who have highly paid max contracts on the books.... they seem to do pretty good manipulating the cap, so why can't we?
With that said, do you see the creative playcalling and creative formations some of these offensive coordinators are doing around the league? Offensive coordinators don't fall under the cap. You can't tell me offensive creativeness doesn't matter in the league.
You also mentioned, what Dak can't do "without weapons around him". Ok that's fair... but please give me a list of quarterbacks who have had any form of success WITHOUT weapons around them. There has not been a SINGLE quarterback in NFL history who has done anything of significance without weapons around them.
This is called a TEAM game for a reason. Again, Dak isn't elite but it's amazing that other 1st and 2nd round quarterbacks throughout history get all kinds of excuses as to why they haven't succeeded like, "being drafted by a bad team", "bad coaching", "bad playcalling".
But when Dak, a 4th round pick who have outplayed a lot of other quarterbacks selected higher than him is at the helm, he's expected to do things OTHER quarterbacks get excuses for. Dak isn't an elite quarterback. Dak is a pretty good quarterback. But the double standards and hypocrisy is pretty sad.
Lastly... i find this whole "easy schedule success" as the biggest pile of bull**** ever. If that's the case....
There is a team every year that plays against the "weakest schedule". Why haven't the quarterbacks of those "weakest schedule teams" been able to put up an All-Pro and MVP candidate season? You claim that's the only reason Dak shined last year correct?
Well if the weakest schedule guarantees the quarterback of that said team and All-Pro and MVP candidate season.... why haven't we seen other quarterbacks benefit from this?? I'll respectfully wait for an answer i definitely know I won't receive....