Oh please, like he NEEDED 40 million per year over 30 or 35. I don't mind him wanting to get paid, but not at the expense of talent on the team. I don't care if the man is a saint, no player is worth 20% of the cap (at the time). What exactly had he done up to that point that merited that much? What has he done NOW that merits that much? Had he led the team to a SB, I'd have at least understood it more.
Yes, players want to get paid. There's no shame in that, but they should have the basic foresight to know that the more they get paid, the less there is to pay other talent on the team. If they don't take that into consideration you know they're only in it for dollars and not winning. That's gets us the results we're seeing every year. Falling short when it matters most.
Jerry and Stephen made perhaps the biggest mistake in 20 years giving Dak that contract. Not because Dak isn't a decent QB. He is a great regular season QB. He's just not a SB capable QB. He's a stats warrior, not a post-season warrior. But if he had a shred of team spirit and a desire to win it all, he'd have accepted less. He'd be talking publicly of accepting less for an extension now. It's time to move on and cut him after June 1st for the good of the team, but that would be Jerry admitting he made a mistake. That's unlikely.
