Again EVERY player tries to get the max amount of money, especially on their 1st contract. Why is Dak the bad guy for doing what every other player does? He has never held out, never bad mouthed the organization and has ALWAYS conducted himself in a manner befitting the tremendous leader that he is . The great E Smith held out as did Zeke and other cowboys greats, but Dak is a bad guy? Sorry not buying it. As Matthew said Dak could have been signed for much less earlier and they chose to not do it, sending the message to Dak that they questioned whether he is the guy. Now down the road the cowboys have painted themselves into a corner of their own making.

I understand the ramifications and risks to signing him to a huge contract, but again it didn't have to come to this and thats not Daks fault. Truth be known maybe he does wanna move on from this dysfunctional franchise who never truly bought into him being the man. He can walk after next year and would probably have more chance of success with another more stable franchise/team.

The success of this team moving forward will depend on many many factors. Ownership, coaching, the performance of the each individual player with Dak obviously being the most important ingredient. But it starts at the top with Jerry and we know the ending of that story. It's the same one we been seeing for 25 years. Unfortunately Jimmy Johnson isn't gonna come walking thru the door.