But what I have a harder time understanding are the die hard Dak proponents that want Dak re-signed for essentially whatever he wants. There is obviously no merit to a point of view that refuses to acknowledge that at times Dak has played pretty poorly, especially big/important/playoff games. I don’t see how anyone could allege the contrary with a straight face.
They act like the entire Cowboys organization would cease to exist if Dak isn’t signed at whatever cost it takes. How does a person come to such a conclusion? Blind fandom? Fourteen years old with a complete lack of objectivity? A lack of understanding of the salary cap? Inability to reason?
Two things.
Some people think the cap is a myth.
Some people don't care beyond the current year.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of overlap between these two groups.
If you have that kind of perspective, then you end up wanting to keep most everyone. "Pay Da Man!". Or at least keep them until you have a *better* replacement.
There was a thread pushing exactly this outlook on Dak a few weeks ago. Keep Dak until we have someone on the roster who is a *better* QB.
Well, that's not gonna happen. I argued that this is clearly the wrong test.
A more reasonable test is to keep Dak until we have a better *value* QB on the roster.
Even that is too restrictive, but it's a much better criteria for improving the team in a capped league.
