Jerry & Son screwed the pooch when they caved to Zeke then expected Dak to just fall in line after they overpaid a RB before him. That was never going to happen.
So, as you stated, they have two options now and neither are promising - overpay their QB and limit the rest of the team or start over at QB and hope they get lucky.
Their ineptitude is astounding yet they'll never see it.
Booger already revealed once that he did see it but decided to do nothing about it when he admitted to Costas he should have fired himself.
I've worked with a ton of locally owned and operated businesses and many were like the Cowboys. They did well enough that the owner figured out the additional effort or making specific moves weren't warranted. They knew they might do better but good enough was good enough and they were enjoying their lives.
He likes playing with his business, paling around with the players and being front and center as the face of the franchise. He kept Garrett around because he made him comfortable. He enjoys his life and letting others know how much he enjoys it.
Jake, the fault is not his, it is ours. We choose to remain fans and our only recourse is to complain about the one thing that time will only change. It is a most bizarre relationship we fans have with our team. When they lose, I take solace in his sad sack face and that ain't normal. I am truly a conflicted fan but I have lots of company.
The saving grace is that it is just not that important to my life. Was at one time, too important and I was a really bad loser.