the problem has and will always be the GM.
you have to capitalize on young quarterbacks when their contracts are very cheap. surround them with talent on both sides of the ball, it's too late when you give them ridiculous contracts. you can't afford to have both sides of the ball with talent.
this organization hasn't learnt this and probably won't.
coaching has probably ruined both guys chances to compete for a championship unless mike can pull a rabbit out of his butt and get cheap high-quality players on both sides of the ball after you have to pay the quarterback.
It is a pipe dream but I would see if Cincy would take him in a trade for the number 1 overall. Dak plus 2 1's for Burrow, I would be down. To bad we will give Dak 36-38 mil though.
Why are you on board with this philosophy now, while fighting against it the past 4 years with Dak?Same as what we did with Prescott - draft a solid, not spectacular, rookie QB for a pittance. Business is business.
We may even land a gem of a QB who can carry the team. Worst case scenario I would be truly shocked if we drafted a QB in the first or second round who was unable to at least drive the bus like Prescott.
Try to acquire a few draft picks for Prescott and offload him.
It would save us 30 million dollars
It's not always about better options. It's about talent acquisition and cost of replacement. Why pay Dak elite money when he isn't elite? You can get similar production for cheaper and he is proof. He's a 4th round comp pick who got the starting job due to injury not talent. We've built an offense that is designed to dominate with average QB play.
If you were the owner of the Bengals would you even consider that? And Dak isn't going to want Nick Foles money.
Well they can expect offers like that because they have said they would entertain offers to trade out of it. So.... no I dont think they would but I would propose before I broke the bank to pay Dak.
Exactly. Dak is just good enough to eat your cap and also keep you from drafting top ten.It's not always about better options. It's about talent acquisition and cost of replacement. Why pay Dak elite money when he isn't elite? You can get similar production for cheaper and he is proof. He's a 4th round comp pick who got the starting job due to injury not talent. We've built an offense that is designed to dominate with average QB play.
And there is a reason you’re a fan and not an nfl scout or GM and are posting angry from your corner because you probably played high school football and failed. People love to sit here and bash Dak. Meanwhile he has done nothing but be a leader and an example of a human being we can all strive to be in life. He played at a brutal salary for the last 4 years and now wants more and people are upset and say he’s garbage?But these clowns think were imagining things when we say Dak doesnt pass the eyeball test. There is a reason the NFL scouts go out and watch QBs throw the ball instead of just looking at numbers.
Every day I read a new thread about that QB who is going to somehow make us look like a genius for not signing Dak.
-- Matthew Stafford? Didn't anyone learn with Aikman what happens to an immobile QB over 30 with a bad back?
-- Teddy Bridgewater? How many games has he proven himself in his career since 2015? You realize he never threw more than 14 TDs a year before his injury?
-- Philip Rivers? He almost threw more interceptions than TDs in his worst year ever. He was booed out of the stadium by his own fans his last game!
-- Tom Brady? He turns 43 this year! I repeat, he turns 43! I didn't even trust myself jumping off my truck tailgate at 43. Nevermind a QB in the NFL!
-- Insert whichever QB is the flavor of the moment.
Here we have a 26 year old QB about to enter the prime of his career. Except for one sophomore slump, he has pulled in terrific numbers and wins every year. I won't post the repeat stat threads that show how Dak lines up well against all the recent great QBs in most significant stats and wins numbers. He's not a choker in the Playoffs. He just got done with a record year on a team that had given up on its head coach, and oh yeah, he tried to close it out with more than one significant injury. We'll never see him in a rape or wife beater headline, we'll never see the team give up on him or him isolate them with his primadonna act. He IS high grade quality individual, tough as nails, and this is about as safe a contract as you can gamble on.
You want to rally against him because he won't sign for the same as the last QB free agent? Fine. But look at the competition above. His agent isn't stupid. Someone will pony up $40 million a year for Dak. He is the only one on the list who guarantees you 7 years of a franchise QB.
If you want to have a serious QB debate, why not talk about some 2nd-4th round draft pick bargains that could become the next... gulp... Dak! Just in case we have to franchise him and it goes south. I look forward to someone telling me who that next hidden draft pick is who could play Tony Romo into retirement.
And there is a reason you’re a fan and not an nfl scout or GM and are posting angry from your corner because you probably played high school football and failed. People love to sit here and bash Dak. Meanwhile he has done nothing but be a leader and an example of a human being we can all strive to be in life. He played at a brutal salary for the last 4 years and now wants more and people are upset and say he’s garbage?
Y’all need to look at the whole body of work and incorporate the fact he was forced to play Romo ball when he isn’t and never has been a pocket passer. Garrett refused to change his scheme to fit his QB. Something MM said in his first 3 sentences as the HC was the scheme will be tailored to fit Dak. Not the other way around.
I can’t wait to see how many of the Dak haters on this blog change their tune next year (myself included if he fails under MM) because all of you are so entrenched in your agenda you won’t even admit you were wrong if he succeeds.
A friend of mine fits this group, a Romoholic. When he was playing he was frustrated with his picks. Now since he is gone he acts as if Romo was Brady.
Does not want to say one good thing about Dak. He doesn’t hate him, just don’t think he should be The QB mostly as he still think Romo should be here.
He says Dak is not the answer but can’t tell me his reasons. I guess it is the old “eye” test crap.
Why are you on board with this philosophy now, while fighting against it the past 4 years with Dak?