Aaron Rodgers has 1 super bowl. Dak is not a top QB but he is right in the mix with the 2nd tier QBs. So if Foles, Flacco, and Eli Manning can win super bowls so can Dak. We just need more pieces, and that's where I get frustrated with Jerry because we are always spending money on shiny things instead of filling the gaps on the roster.
Yes, 40M makes it harder to fill those gaps but that number isn't going to seem that large for long. Brady is the only player I'm aware of that took significantly below market to make sure he had pieces everywhere. But in any case, if you don't sign Dak who is better? If it's about hope, does anyone really believe the Jones can pick a QB. It seems like we have had great pickups in the draft, and all of our first round hits have been plan B's. We got Martin and Fredbeard because the player we wanted got grabbed. Parsons was a plan B. Jerry wanted to trade up for Paxton Lynch who couldn't even make it as a backup.
So I'm grateful for Dak. He isn't elite, but just like Eli, given time he can burn people. But like Eli he is going to need more pieces than the elite QBs.