Agreed. I want Dak to make as much money as possible, but he's not good enough to make top 5 money and the team still have enough resources to sign enough help. He's not quite the force multiplier of Brees, Rodgers, or Maholmes. Dak signing a record deal will have the same effect at Stafford with the Lions. As someone that hates the Cowboys, I hope he signs the riches contract of all time.
The statement above is just silly. People act like Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers were always what they are now. Lets look at what they brought to the table when they were in Dak’s current position:
Brees’s first 4 years as a starter resulted in a combined passer rating of 84.6 and a horrific shoulder injury.
Aaron Rodgers didn’t even become a starter until year 4. That year, he did throw for 4000 yards with a passer rating of 93.8 and a QBR of 64.4.
Dak in 4 years has been starting the entire time, something neither Brees nor Rodgers were able to do early in their careers. Dak’s career passer rating of 97.0 is way the hell higher than Brees’ 84.6 in his first 4 starting years, and he’s still healthy as a horse. Dak’s year 4 production of 4,902 / 99.7 / 70.2 greatly exceeds Rodgers’ Year 4 production of 4,038 / 93.8 / 64.4.
Mahomes? There's no comparison there, he currently appears to be otherworldly and definitely an elite talent that might wind up being the best ever before its all said and done, so I’m not bringing him into the discussion.
But at the end of the day, you don’t pay a QB for what he’s done, you pay him for what he’s going to do. Fortunately for Dak, what he’s done already more than proves his worth as POTENTIALLY becoming a Top 5 QB for the prime years of his career, and his numbers compared to two all-time greats at the same points in their careers does nothing but enhance that.
