Anyone hear Cross Talk between Shan & RJ and the K&C Masterpiece this morning on the Fan? Mike Bascik flew off the rails on the Dak contract discussion and made some seriously bold claims.
He said he wasn't allowed to divulge the fine details, but mentioned that Dak is dealing with more than simply a broken ankle and these next 5 to 6 months are absolutely critical for rehab and basically determining if Dak can play football ever again. Mike said that there is a real "20 percent chance" that Dak never plays football again. Mentioned that the Cowboys are aware of the issue that he knows about, and said that it looks like almost an impossibility that the Cowboys fork over 170+ million dollars to a QB that's dealing with what Dak is dealing with. Also mentioned that releasing him after June with a franchise tag is also a realistic possibility.
I'm not strongly for or against Dak being signed here long term, but this certainly ignites some serious discussion. And for the clowns on this forum that will immediately dismiss this as fake news, Bascik is extremely plugged into the network in the Metroplex and also has numerous connections in the local medical network, since he himself is married to a physician. He was dropping hints of Dak having a second surgery over a month before national media got a hold of that story.
This is a crazy development.
If you just stopped a moment and thought it thru..
surgery on an injury like Dak had is complicated and is going to take as much luck as good medical repairing.
I never for a minute thought what was ahead for him was a given. He has months of rehab ahead and it will have setbacks along the way.
Guaranteed.
So the fact the team is posturing saying it wants to Tag Dak again all sounds loyal..
but the team has no clue how this is going to play out.
There are 52 other players and countless staff and their families with an investment in the team success.
I so absolutely can not see the team in a critical rebuild year where every dollar has to be directed at improving so many positions just to return to respectability..
You just do not reinvest in Dak at nearly $40 mil in 2021.
You wait. You have to.
Everything has changed. If we were one player away from contending..maybe.
But Moore is not established as an OC. Big Mike has back pedaled from taking responsibility for Dak's development.
And there was clearly only one reason McCarthy was hired..
to take Dak to the next level.
Did any of us see anything in Big Mike that said he is in control of a clear plan?
Nope. We just saw bad coaching hires, bad FA player signings that had to be reworked halfway thru the season..
poor playcalling by Big Mike that only accelerated more losing.
So do any of us think that is going to reverse anytime soon?
Raise your hands and tell me why.
Waiting.