Not harder than I think at all. I'm well aware of how hard it is to draft a good quarterback, but I'm also aware that it can be done. I'm for Jones having a backbone when he's right and when he's giving the team the chance to have a championship. That's the case here. It's because overpaying Dak is a guarantee to return to the garbage years. Overplaying Dak would be like going with Mark Rypien (who was quite capable, btw.) playing for the 1987 Broncos. That team couldn't win the Super Bowl with a great quarterback in John Elway. There's no way they could have won with just a good quarterback in Mark Rypien. That's what Dak is asking us to do. He's good. He's Mark Rypien-level good, not John Elway or Joe Montana-level elite. If this were a straight-up market, we might get away with paying Dak what he wants, but it's not. It's a salary-capped market, meaning we have exactly the same money that each other team has to spend. It's artificial, but it's what the league chose. If it were straight economics, the Cowboys are the most successful team in the league financially and so Jerry could just outbid everyone else for the players he wants. But he can't. He has to leave money under the cap to pay for highly skilled players on both our lines, our wide receivers, running backs, and especially our defense. Overpay, and you'll end up with a level of players from scrubs to average. And that's a guarantee that no quarterback, no matter how good, is good enough for a championship. No, thank you. If you hated the mediocre years, sit back and enjoy because that's what you'll get more of.
So, yes, it's very hard to draft the right quarterback, but with Dak having pushed Jerry to the point he has, Jerry has no choice. We can't get a championship with Dak+scrubs and average guys, so he'll have to have his scouts do the best job possible sizing up college quarterbacks and maybe trade up for the best one possible. Is it a guarantee of success? No, of course not. There isn't any move that is full-proof guaranteed. But it's what you have to do when your above-average quarterback puts you in the position Dak has put Jerry in. So, good for Jerry for having a backbone. When he's right, a backbone is a great thing, and doesn't compare to his blunder getting rid of Jimmy. It's compares to his backbone with DeMarco Murry. Murray wasn't worth what he was demanding. Dak isn't worth what he's demanding. So let him go. It's better for the team.
