Don’t blame Dak!

[cowboybish]

Hey it’s easy to pass blame around but with under a minute to go DP dropped a perfectly thrown pass to Gallup and a bs call killed the game. We would have a least kick a FG but more likely would have scored 7 to win.

 

[USArmyVet]

Hey it’s easy to pass blame around but with under a minute to go DP dropped a perfectly thrown pass to Gallup and a bs call killed the game. We would have a least kick a FG but more likely would have scored 7 to win.

Sorry but most agree the OPI was a legitimate call so you can't use that to somehow excuse Dak's performance when comparing the 1st Half to the 2nd Half.

Dak 1st Half

15 for 18 83.3% Comp % 187 Yards 1 TD

Dak 2nd Half

10 for 21 47.6% Comp % 79 Yards

 

[InTheZone]

one decent pass all 2nd half, yeah I'm blaming Dak

 

[Hadenough]

The Cowboys always seem to find something to blame other than themselves. As a Cowboy fan Im sick and tired of watching a team that plays with no sense of urgency. When the Cowboys got the lead in that game you saw the Rams have a sense of urgency to get it back. The call on Gallup was BS in my book but you cant leave these games up to the ref. Dallas barely ever tried to go deep in that game to Gallup. Instead they chose to throw to their new shiny toy Lamb. Those passes to Amari running a 7 yard out at the end of the game were just dumb. Dak needs to take the initiative and survey the field and throw down the seams and make some dam plays on 3rd down. Dak is so conservative its sickening.
Either he plays safe so much or the coaches are protecting him with the playcalling. McCarthy was stupid not to tie the game when the defense was starting to play better.

 

[Section446]

Average

 

[pacboyX]

I’m gonna go ahead n say he faced Aaron Donald last week.. for first week of the season. He didn’t throw ints and almost made game winning drive, I’ll give him a pass. Having Tyron Smith out this week may be rough but hopefully we get a W.

Did he look the best? No. The worst? No. But let’s go ahead n see how good Wentz looks against Donald.

 

[MikeB80]

the thread title should have the word Ever in bold and capitals to it. then this fanbase would be honest about something for a change.

 

[Nav22]

Sorry but most agree the OPI was a legitimate call so you can't use that to somehow excuse Dak's performance when comparing the 1st Half to the 2nd Half.

Dak 1st Half

15 for 18 83.3% Comp % 187 Yards 1 TD

Dak 2nd Half

10 for 21 47.6% Comp % 79 Yards

No, “most” don’t agree that it was an OPI.

Start a poll and see for yourself.

Even if it WAS OPI, that would be Gallup’s fault. Doesn’t make Dak’s pass any less impressive and timely.

 

[Aviano90]

Some people believe Dallas Cowboys QBs shouldn’t be blamed for any part of a loss as long as there is at least one other excuse that can be pointed to. I don’t foresee this trend changing anytime soon.

 

[USArmyVet]

No, “most” don’t agree that it was an OPI.

Start a poll and see for yourself.

Even if it WAS OPI, that would be Gallup’s fault. Doesn’t make Dak’s pass any less impressive and timely.

Show me where in my post did I state that the OPI was Dak's fault? I didn't so please stop insinuating things simply to try and justify your Dak defense argument.

As for the Dak pass to Gallup, it didn't count so how about focusing on all the passes that did count in the 2nd Half which also led Dallas to the same result as the 1 pass you reference: ZERO points.

As for the OPI, when you have actual people like Randy Moss and Keyshawn Johnson saying it was OPI and not the Dallas coaching staff then I will take their objective opinion.

 

[bodi]

Dak needs to take the initiative and survey the field and throw down the seams and make some dam plays on 3rd down. Dak is so conservative its sickening.

 

[visionary]

The Cowboys always seem to find something to blame other than themselves. As a Cowboy fan Im sick and tired of watching a team that plays with no sense of urgency. When the Cowboys got the lead in that game you saw the Rams have a sense of urgency to get it back. The call on Gallup was BS in my book but you cant leave these games up to the ref. Dallas barely ever tried to go deep in that game to Gallup. Instead they chose to throw to their new shiny toy Lamb. Those passes to Amari running a 7 yard out at the end of the game were just dumb. Dak needs to take the initiative and survey the field and throw down the seams and make some dam plays on 3rd down. Dak is so conservative its sickening.
Either he plays safe so much or the coaches are protecting him with the playcalling. McCarthy was stupid not to tie the game when the defense was starting to play better.

Dak is a stat padder
He will throw the short pass to up his completion percentage so people say it wasn’t his fault

 

[Nav22]

Show me where in my post did I state that the OPI was Dak's fault? I didn't so please stop insinuating things simply to try and justify your Dak defense argument.

As for the Dak pass to Gallup, it didn't count so how about focusing on all the passes that did count in the 2nd Half which also led Dallas to the same result as the 1 pass you reference: ZERO points.

As for the OPI, when you have actual people like Randy Moss and Keyshawn Johnson saying it was OPI and not the Dallas coaching staff then I will take their objective opinion.

So you cite 2 people who agree with you, and that means “most” agree with you?

I could name a half dozen other ex-players and coaches who disagree, plus the former ref-turned-analyst who worked for NBC during the game itself.

The OPI not being Dak’s fault means Dak still gets credit for a tremendous throw in the clutch. I’m sorry that doesn’t fit your narrative, just like the fact that our pass protection was awful doesn’t fit your narrative.


Psst... Dak still nearly overcame this and led his team to a win anyways. Ranked 5th-best QB by PFF and 9th-best by ESPN’s Total QBR. You can keep incorrectly blaming him until you’re blue in the face if it makes you feel better.

 

[DuncanIso]

We need this win .

the defense needs to help Dak.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Dak wasn't the problem last Sunday, he just wasn't part of the solution either.

 

[Wood]

Hey it’s easy to pass blame around but with under a minute to go DP dropped a perfectly thrown pass to Gallup and a bs call killed the game. We would have a least kick a FG but more likely would have scored 7 to win.

they dont beat good teams with Dak. At some point the excuses as to why need to stop. I don't see Dallas extending his contract after season. Everyone has knows how they feel about Dak so your not changing one person view. Let it playout. Its championship game or bye bye for Dak.

 

[Northern_Cowboy]

So you cite 2 people who agree with you, and that means “most” agree with you?

I could name a half dozen other ex-players and coaches who disagree, plus the former ref-turned-analyst who worked for NBC during the game itself.

The OPI not being Dak’s fault means Dak still gets credit for a tremendous throw in the clutch. I’m sorry that doesn’t fit your narrative, just like the fact that our pass protection was awful doesn’t fit your narrative.


Psst... Dak still nearly overcame this and led his team to a win anyways. Ranked 5th-best QB by PFF and 9th-best by ESPN’s Total QBR. You can keep incorrectly blaming him until you’re blue in the face if it makes you feel better.

Dak's Been doing "Nearly" enough alot lately. Leading the team to a 5-9 in our last 14 games. Leading our team to a 27-22 record in our last 3 seasons, Leading a trend that is going in the wrong direction (10-6, 9-7, 8-8, 0-1). Trend doesn't look too good. Good chance we see 7-9 this season too. Nearly enough doesn't get you anything in the NFL

 

[shabazz]

I think franchising Dakota for this year was the right thing to do. Garrett was enamored with Rayne and the team waited too long to get his replacement.

What we may not be taking into account is that the FO has written this year off and MM has a long term plan he’s working on. A team that couldn’t even win the lowly NFC East should hardly be considered just a few players away from the promised land.

Not only should the Qb position be upgraded, but the Linebackers position is a catastrophe. These are the 2 positions that normally require excellence. Injuries and lack of talent must be addressed at these positions

The talent I hate to see wasted most is Zeke. He may not be on the team if we turn the corner due to salary constraints or if his effectiveness ebbs. I see Lamb as being a future cornerstone of the team we currently don’t field.

This is another 8-8 team in the making and it would be a hell of a lot worse if we were in a real division

 

[Cowboys22]

Why does it take desperation time for him to throw that pass? With the WRs they have, Dak should be throwing that pass 6-8 times a game but he doesn’t because he won’t throw the ball unless the WR is wide open with no one around him. Dak is protecting his stats so he can keep asking for twice what he us worth.

 

[Nav22]

Dak's Been doing "nearly" enough alot lately. 5-9 in his last 14 games. 27-22 in his last 3 seasons, 10-6, 9-7, 8-8, 0-1. Trend doesn't look too good. Good chance we see 7-9 this season too. Nearly enough doesn't get you anything in the NFL

Every year, there are some good QBs whose teams have mediocre records. That’s football.

Drew Brees went 21-26 (7 wins/year) between 2014-16. Does that mean Brees wasn’t a good QB in those years?