That makes total sense in hindsight, but re-signing Dak coming off the injury would have been even more tricky because there probably would have had to be loads of incentives written into the deal. Dallas would have probably panicked and given him what he wanted anyway. And this year, just like last year, they did not have options. None of the free agent QB's available in 2024 or 2025 come remotely close to Dak. And 12 overall is way too late to draft his successor. Even if the Cowboys tried to trade up, the teams involved would just want the QB targeted anyways.
People don't want to hear it but the Cowboys' best chance of winning games short term is having a healthy Dak under center. Once he and Lamb signed their contracts it should have opened a four year window for Dallas to truly go "all-in". But they never operate that way. They keep doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
If they were smart they would have started a Dak succession plan a couple years ago given his injury issues. Now it is still "Dak or bust" in 2025. I still don't think Dak is the biggest problem this team has, in fact I believe he can win it all in the right situation. The problem is the Cowboys are terrible at putting their key players in the right situation and Dak's career is doomed to end the same way Tony Romo's did. Battered, bruised, title-starved, and perceived as a loser. When the real losers are Jerry and Stephen.
