You havent said anything about what you would propose his 'keeping' price to be. Please bolster your argument by seeing it through to a practical conclusion. This MF expects his $16M; that aint't happenin, so then what would you propose to give him that will appease his mature sense of self worth? I, for one, will proceed with the assumption that if he's on the roster, his production numbers will be the same or worse. That'll be just great.
He’s getting that money, unless you think the Cowboys are giving up on the playoffs. There’s not enough of a transition otherwise, even if they draft two WRs in the first three rounds (which I wouldn’t terribly mind).
Dez has a strong case that the entire passing offense took a major step back last year. Not one WR actually got better in 2017 except Butler (barely), and they liked him so much they told him to pack his bags.
With the holes on the OL, Elliott’s suspension, Witten’s age, and Dak’s sophomore struggles you can’t pin it on one guy, no matter how “convenient” it might be.