First off, let's get one thing out of the way. Money does matter. Because of the overpayments to DLaw, Zeke and Jaylon, the Cowboys had to let Jones go. Does anyone here think that had no impact? After watching this secondary debacle? The amount of money that can be spent is fixed. The more money one guy gets, the less you have for others. The team that wins the title is effectively the one that spent its money the best.
..........
On Dak, I don't think he sucks. I think he is in the group with a bunch of other QB's who are good enough to win with a good team around them but will struggle when surrounded by mediocrity. Let's be honest, there aren't many superstar QB's that can turn a mediocre team into a contender. Its not an insult to Dak.
As such, I think that giving Dak a massive deal is a mistake. Letting him walk is also probably a mistake. Rock, meet hard place.
I'm not even sure it matters though due to the Tank, Zeke and Jaylon deals. This team is going to be so hamstrung its going to be near impossible to build a contender. As always with Jerry, he finds a way to stack the team with overpaid players who have seen better days.