If Cleveland was tanking for years the league would have penalized them.
Cleveland has been the worst organization in the league for several years. They drafted some very good players.
Ward, Myles Garrett, Chubb. Not crazy about Mayfield at all but he has take the Browns to the same level as the Cowboys over the past 26 years.. Just think about that for a few minutes.
We should have gone 2-14, 3-13 but we had to make Jerry happy. A team like Dallas has been stuck in neutral for a couple of decades now. Even someone with half a brain would realize, you just might have to hit rock bottom, and build back up.
Rebuilds are very quick these days.
Look at the Bills, Dolphins, Rams, lets see what the Chargers do, A rebuild will not take 5 years, heck Jimmy went from 1-15 , 7-9, 11-5, 13-3 (SB Champ) back then.
The current way just will not work with Jerry and his yes man philosophy. If we had McVay as our coach over the past three years the results would have been much different.
Look at what has happened to this team since 2016, our 0-line has gotten old, Zeke is on his second contract, Dak will go from the biggest bargain at QB to the move overpaid group... ( Cousins, Goff, Wentz), Dline, LB corps in shambles. This team is not setup to win no matter how you spin in.
Do not overpay Dak, it's the easy decision to make but a foolish one none the less. If our goal over the next decade is.... 6-9 wins then have at it. Maybe they win 10 games and the division every 3 years but that is the ceiling. So the next 10 years will be the same as the last 26. Enjoy