That actually is a sensible argument.
Consider the knucklehead thinking of Zeke "I don't want to get hurt til I get paid" Elliott. Now, he's Zeke "I can't afford to get hurt" Elliott.
That's what leading your locker room. Stars who have no care for a shiny trophy as long as they got the comfort of the dollar bills Jerry's throws.
It called "Not being hungry!"
We're fat, complacent, cozy.
Look at Dak. Any competition to make him improve? Cooper what? Who? 1 for 3 2 yards in 3 years? This is a backup? No he's third string. Dak is the backup.
He was projected to be a backup. A Brett Hundley type. Hundley spent 2 years with Green Bay, 1 in Seattle, and 2019 in Arizona. Unfortunately Jerry fell in love with Dak and declared him the QB with no competition. Jerry is not going to be wrong if it costs him $160 in the next four years. Jerry is never wrong.
And its not all Dak's fault. For the last ten years, before Dak, they've been told "just keep doing good things day to day and you will get better." Most often at the end of the year, they are the same 8-8, 9-7, out of the playoffs, team they were the prior years.
But they are doing what's ask! And they are guaranteed Jerry will pay big for their mediocrity.
What reason do they have to bust butt like Carson Wentz, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson?
The Titans are a hungry team.
The Cowboys are fat, flabby, overfed, and lazy.
Prove me wrong.