Mr B wrote:Otis Driftwood wrote:Micah Prescott wrote:I think you can get upset about Dak if we give him a huge contract, which may very well happen.
Right now though under his current contract I do not see how they could get out of starting him next season.
To me it is ideal to let his replacement sit a year and watch anyway, I feel like that has generally shown to have good results (see Rodgers and Love) So if we draft a QB and also have Lance sit while Dak finishes out his current contract that works for me.
Precisely where I fall at this point. If they believe Lance is a viable alternative going forward, then let Dak finish out his deal with Lance getting ready for ’25… and draft his backup. If not - draft a QB a little higher up in the process and let Dak finish out his deal.
I know that’s not what they will do but they’ve done plenty of things in the last 20+ years we’ve not agreed with. It is what it is.
I will honestly be floored if they don’t give him an extension. I would be ecstatic if they let him play out his deal but we all know they won’t. He plays great during the regular season which puts buts in seats. He’s going to get his $60M/per season and we will watch him play out his career just like we did with Romo.
The only way I see that they would be willing to move up on from Dak is if they already had someone that showed he can play. Basically the same situation they were in with Dak and Romo. Trey Lance will have to ball out every chance he gets. Same goes for anyone they draft too. Dak is too good during the regular season to just let walk. Unfortunately for us he hasn’t shown he can handle big games and big moments well.
I agree that they will likely give Dak a contract, but I do think the simple fact that they were willing to grab Trey Lance for a 4th at least shows they are thinking of moving in from Dak and have talked about it.
If they never had any consideration of that, they wouldn't have given up a 4th rounder for Lance. A 4th round pick is somewhat significant, that is where a lot of teams find a runningback, or CB depth.