Despite the notion that I am a Dak hater who wanted him gone years ago, I've never thought he was a terrible QB or he needed to be shot to the sun. I think for some fans it's tough to admit he might not be the guy because deep down you know how hard it is to find a franchise QB. You wanted Dak to be the guy, frankly, we needed Dak to be the guy.
But as the seasons come and go, it becomes a little bit clearer he's unlikely to be a championship caliber QB. The alternative is trying to find that next guy. No, it's not Rush. No, it's not Grier. It's some kid slinging balls in college or even high school at this point. Frankly, it could take years to find that guy after Dak is no longer our QB.
And that just sucks. Accepting the reality that Dak is likely not the guy means that we may have to experience sheer pain in trying to find the next guy. We lucked out that Dak turned out to be as good as he was being a later round pick. That happens quite infrequently. It's not a recipe for success that we should follow. However, just picking QBs in the first and second rounds doesn't guarantee immediate success either.
Contract wise Dak is here for a few more years. But his contract largely precludes the Cowboys from going out and bringing in proven playmakers in FA to give Dak enough to get him closer to succeeding. The draft is a crap shoot, and despite our successes in drafting, we have some failures too.
All this just adds up to purgatory. We are stuck. Stuck between sucking and being elite. Stuck between not making the playoff and getting bounced before a champ game. Stuck between dominating the NFC East and finishing back in the pack. It just sucks.
Disagree, as I am sure you expected.
We are not in purgatory contract wise. We will renegotiate and convert money this offseason and free up as much as they want to.
I believe they will also be aggressive this year to add a difference maker or two.
There are so many things we can do to improve our team to get us over the hump, we just have to do them. Here are a few reasons why we are not a finished product:
1. We are a young team and now that youth has a bunch of playoff experience. That matters but it also points to internal progression. This isn't the Rams who mortgaged their future to get a title. Sure they got it but at what cost? This is why we were able to jettison underperformers and actually get better last year. This is the philosophy of the team.
2. Cut Zeke. Love the guy but he is like a weight around our neck, particularly late in the season. The profound negative impact of 2 yards and a cloud of dust or fielding a pass and falling down cannot be underestimated. Put in a young stud RB with this line and we are going to be that much more dangerous and Dak that much more effective.
3. Need more playmakers on offense. This is obvious to me. Been saying it for a few years now. We don't scare anyone. Need to add playmaking threats to our offense.
4. Kellen Moore has to go. Sorry, he has had some success but this has run its course. It is time for a new offensive philosophy. My personal favorite is to have McCarthy implement his proven west coast offense and have one of his guys run the offense ala KC.
5. Finally grabbing a DT or two that can make a real difference. Heard Will McClay say on Brad Sham's show yesterday he would love to sign Daron Payne. Was surprised to hear him say that but he also couched it with "if it works financially" lol
As i said, I think this is the year we open the purse a little and try and get this team over the SF hump.
