I appreciate your stubbornness. I already said that Dak could not be removed for at least 2 seasons. But a succession plan can begin as early as this draft if necessary or the 2024 draft.
You keep crapping on Alex because you need it to fit your narrative that success with Dak is far more probable than a similar team with Alex Smith. Alex took a team to the NFC championship and came within a botched punt return of going to a Super Bowl. He helped take a good squad to the postseason 4 out of 5 years with KC. He helped take a Washington team get to 6-4 before that horrific injury (beating a Dak led team on the way). I get it-you will die on your Dak hill, but he is more easily replaced than you want to admit.
Otherwise Cooper Rush, who has made it past waivers multiple times and had trouble throwing a ball much further than 20 yards could not go 5-1 in six starts with this club the past 2 seasons. I’m not making the case that Cooper or Alex is better, but it’s obvious that this club can win with him when playing well in the other phases.
I could agree that Dak is more irreplaceable if he looks great this postseason every single game and makes it to the NGCCG. If he cannot, then he’s just another good QB like Alex Smith that needs lots of healthy elite talent to make it to the summit. Nothing wrong with it-many QB’s are similarly limited but have good regular seasons with good squads.
I am almost 100% sure that Jerry will not allow the franchise to go that path. He will extend Dak until the wheels fall off and then eat the leftover cap like he did with Romo. He is frightened of having to start over like many on here are. That’s the one position that scares him. So afraid of getting it wrong-which is strange considering how often him and the front office have completely mis-evaluated other positions and players.
Your plan is not easy. I think keeping an elite offensive line healthy and elite is very difficult. Requires plenty of good backups and luck. Getting a stud DT will cost lots of cap in free agency or a premium draft pick-same with CB. Getting new running backs is fairly simple though (they might want to hang on to Pollard for the right price). They should make their best efforts in following your plan. I would be okay trading a first rounder and third rounder and some lower picks for Laremy Tunsil (along with a major extension). Daron Payne too.
Like I said. NO QB is going to win until we have a championship caliber roster. Which we dont. And certainly not some rookie. And dont bother telling me that Mahomes could win one. Mahomes is on KC.
AND........like I said, I would never pass up a franchise QB in the draft, ever.
In the meantime you continue to complete the roster and fix the issues. Because as we have seen.................the ONLY way for young or rookie QB's to win it all is to have a complete team ready for them.
I do agree that Jerry will ride Dak until the wheels fall off. The moron has always dont things that way. Got lucky with Romo and Dak.
So the bottom line is both of us are pretty much screwed because Jerry is here.
You basically need a Mahomes to have any chance of winning one here. Top 10 guys like Romo or Dak simply cant win with the teams jerry puts together.
Just try to remember what it was like in between Aikman and Romo. How much Jerry bumbled the QB search and how bad it was. You might want to think about what life might be like without Dak around.
