Tag Dak, and he eats up cap space. So if a deal is not done, you can't get any possible help in FA. Which is not all that bad, because they are not big players anyway. However, will that keep them from signing some of their own. How will it impact decisions. Yes there are some of our own FA's good enough to bring back. to keep that core together. But do they let LP walk and have to sign a player for minimum pay to be the long snapper. Things like that. So a long term deal must be worked out soon.
Sign Dak to a long term deal, it creates that cap, and then they can dip into Fa, their own as well as a few mid tier players.
Let Dak walk, you get a 3rd round comp pick. You free up a lot of cap space to fix a lot of weaknesses, but would they do it. Then you still must find a QB.
No matter what option, it still comes down to being successful in the draft. I do not want Dak playing on the tag this year, this will screw things up mores than the other 2 options.
I won't say tag and trade, that most likely will not happen.
Tag and sign at one point is another option. However clearing cap space after FA, the damage is done, you can't participate even with your own FA's.
I post this as not knowing how much true cap space we have, I seen numbers all over the place. But still, no matter the number, it impacts how the team proceeds.