What if Jerry signed Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago

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Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago , instead of saddling the team with a mediocre and absolutely expensive and injury prone Dak .

stafford signed for 25 mil with the rams and got them to a super bowl . Stafford is still playing at a high level and is much more accurate than Dak, and more durable .

simply saying , what if the cowboys had a real GM who as not crazy to pay Dak 60 mil a year for the next 4 years….
 

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Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago , instead of saddling the team with a mediocre and absolutely expensive and injury prone Dak .

stafford signed for 25 mil with the rams and got them to a super bowl . Stafford is still playing at a high level and is much more accurate than Dak, and more durable .

simply saying , what if the cowboys had a real GM who as not crazy to pay Dak 60 mil a year for the next 4 years….
 

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Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago , instead of saddling the team with a mediocre and absolutely expensive and injury prone Dak .

stafford signed for 25 mil with the rams and got them to a super bowl . Stafford is still playing at a high level and is much more accurate than Dak, and more durable .

simply saying , what if the cowboys had a real GM who as not crazy to pay Dak 60 mil a year for the next 4 years….
What if the Cowboys had a real GM?
That my friend is the 1m question.
 

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Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago , instead of saddling the team with a mediocre and absolutely expensive and injury prone Dak .

stafford signed for 25 mil with the rams and got them to a super bowl . Stafford is still playing at a high level and is much more accurate than Dak, and more durable .

simply saying , what if the cowboys had a real GM who as not crazy to pay Dak 60 mil a year for the next 4 years….
Stafford would have fared about the same here as he fared in Detroit. Neither team had the supporting cast the Rams did to get him a Super Bowl. The Rams really went all-in to put a team in place that could get it done. Stafford was just a piece of that.

Instead of Dak and his $60 million, the Joneses would have been talking about how much they were paying Stafford and how they couldn't afford to surround him with talent. Before being traded to the Rams, Stafford had received a contract in 2017 making him the NFL's highest-paid player. The year after he joined the Rams, he received a 4-year, $160 million extension.
 

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Matt Stafford as QB when he was leaving Detroit 4 years ago , instead of saddling the team with a mediocre and absolutely expensive and injury prone Dak .

stafford signed for 25 mil with the rams and got them to a super bowl . Stafford is still playing at a high level and is much more accurate than Dak, and more durable .

simply saying , what if the cowboys had a real GM who as not crazy to pay Dak 60 mil a year for the next 4 years….
Then he would’ve had the same career he had in Detroit. You think Rams won a ring because of Stafford?
 

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Then he would’ve had the same career he had in Detroit. You think Rams won a ring because of Stafford?
at least the cowboys would have saved 20- 30 million cap space on average ( if the GM knew what to do with it LOL ) . I still believe Stafford is a much better passer and gamer than Dak .
 

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Stafford would have fared about the same here as he fared in Detroit. Neither team had the supporting cast the Rams did to get him a Super Bowl. The Rams really went all-in to put a team in place that could get it done. Stafford was just a piece of that.

Instead of Dak and his $60 million, the Joneses would have been talking about how much they were paying Stafford and how they couldn't afford to surround him with talent. Before being traded to the Rams, Stafford had received a contract in 2017 making him the NFL's highest-paid player. The year after he joined the Rams, he received a 4-year, $160 million extension.
Some good points , but Stafford in my opinion is a better passer , leader . Plus the cap savings of course . But Jerry probably would have messed that cap space :(
 

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at least the cowboys would have saved 20- 30 million cap space on average ( if the GM knew what to do with it LOL ) . I still believe Stafford is a much better passer and gamer than Dak .
Maybe he is or maybe he isn’t. It’s been 28 years. Our issues go much deeper than Dak and to escape the whole Dak v Stafford argument….Romo was better and had the same issues and Dak nor Romo were throwing to Megatron.
 

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You mean what it Jerry traded to the Lions received Dak, a 2021 third-round pick, and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023
I suspect he assumes a straight up trade for Dak
Lions would do it because offer way better for Goff and 1st rounders
 

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Then he would’ve had the same career he had in Detroit. You think Rams won a ring because of Stafford?
Group effort for sure.

Stafford did become the first QB in NFL history to lead a playoff team to 3 straight late 4 quarter game-winning drives
so yeah, he played a huge role seeing it had never been done by anyone in history
 
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