The team is stacked and we are an elite QB away from being Superbowl favourites. Prescott will put up good stats - any competent starting QB would with a strong o-line, All-Pro receiver, quality deep threat, pro bowl running back and top 3 defense etc.
I disagree with the contention that people should shut up if they are of the view Prescott should not receive an extension yet and the front office should see how this season should play out.
The Rams and Chiefs decided they were a QB away from a Superbowl. They both decided to move away from multiple pro bowl Quarterbacks in Alex Smith and Jared Goff to Patrick Mahomes and Matt Stafford respectively resulting in Superbowl rings. They could have played it safe and stuck to the failure in previous post seasons.
Hurts was sitting there in the second round but we didn't take him.
Given that the loss against the 49ers in last season's play offs was Prescott's worst performance in the post season to date with a strong team including a stacked defense, it makes sense to keep all options open at the QB position come the end of the season.
The roster is stacked with an elite defense in a weak conference. Any successful franchise wouldn't simply accept continuous failure given the above.
I get it. I really do. I wouldn't have broken the bank on Dak's first contract. That would have been a better time to make the change. Dak was tradeable and the team wasn't quite ready to contend.
In the here and now, that ship has sailed. Dak is not tradeable so any major trade whether to move up in the draft or get a top tier QB was going to involve a ton of draft capital and/or a quality piece of a team ready to contend. Then there is the cost of cutting Dak or paying him to warm the bench.
It's the proverbial 'between the rock and the hard place'.
I could warm up to the idea of making a change right now if there was any good options on the table. I'd trade a SB this season for 3-5 years of cap hell in a heartbeat, but after Rodgers is off the table who else is out there? Anyone I can think of (Carr) is trading one non-difference maker for another.
The Jones bungled this up enough so that Dak almost has to be extended for cap purposes and to keep the short window of opportunity open. It would take a Mahomes (maybe Burrows) caliber QB to come in and hit the ground running in his first year with a new team.
To risky to turn it over to an unknown draft pick, not to mention expensive, and who is out there as either a FA or a trade option?
Three years ago I would have agreed with you 100%. It's a bit more complicated now. I think we're stuck with him for at least 2-3 more years. Potentially longer if the Jones' do something really dumb.
The Chiefs were able to trade Smith for a return and the Rams sold their soul to get Stafford, as well as a couple other pieces to get that SB. I'd be all for that but the no trade clause rules it out.
