Well I don;t believe it was "Perfect".
Except we really aren't "winning". In fact we fired a head coach in all that "winning".
Let's say this: The QB wins every regular season. Every one. That would probably give him "the highest winning percentage". But he loses the 1st playoff game. And he does that for 4-5 seasons.
That is "winning"?
Not in my book.
Yes...I know...it is a team game. Yes, I know...QB doesn't play defense. But Dak is touted as a leader and a leader doesn't care about that stuff.
I will say it again...and this is the part you and so many people ignore: I think Dak is a good QB, does his job....and I have no problem with him as our QB. I know...it's a difficult concept to grasp. *IF* Dak is truly the leader of this team as you and many others say, he would bear a lot of responsibility and accountability.
You are not a leader if you say "wasn't me, I didn't do it". If this is a "team game", Dak loses the same as everyone else. You can't have that one way and not the other.
well, you are building or trying to build a very narrow narrative ignoring most relevant points. its not about one player, but building a "
team" for the purpose you just described above. not all players carry the same level of importance or impact on the team. that much is obvious. so you have to assess. in your example, Peyton Manning went 0-4 in playoffs his first 6 years. does it mean he wasn't the answer for the team? obviously not. so you have to assess where you failed and proceed to fix that issue. if you put a very narrow focus, ignoring all other facts, then you will for sure try to fix the problem you didn't have in the first place and your actual problem will continue to be....and hinder you in your quest.
and I do think Dak takes a lot of responsibility and accountability for this team. he has never shunned away from that. he is the leader of the team, not because I say it. or you say it or anybody else. it comes from his teammates...that's the ultimate....I have never heard anything otherwise from his teammates, nor have I ever seen any of them shun away from saying it. or feel obligated to do so (that's fan rhetoric). I have never seen him say it wasn't me. point the finger or blame anyone else....that's the rhetoric of the fans on the message board. in fact he has always taken responsibility and accountability for anything that we failed and has put he onus on himself and him improving.
and although because of the position, QB bears a lot of the blame and gets a lot of the credit, the responsibility for winning /losing is ultimately on the coach, and subsequently on the GM (who hires the coach). what Dak can do is his job. go out there and excel at what he is supposed to do. offense hasn't been a problem, but defense and
bad coaching have certainly been a big issue. I am not making excuses but tell me how many games did Garrett screw up with his bad in game management? tell me you were ecstatic with Linehan and Garrett scheme. be honest now. how many games did he cost us? How many games did defense cost us last year? yes, its hard to put everything together and have the right culture and organization to succeed. specially with a meddling owner like Jerry. I don't expect Dak to overcome Jerry's incompetence and his penchant for screwing things up. I can hope he minimizes it. I don't expect him to over come coaching incompetency (although they did when Cooper/Dak decided to run their own play and ignore their OC).... people point to 2019 and 8-8 season. I venture to say if not for Dak, we probably end up 5-11 or 6-10 given how bad coaching and culture was on the team that year.
ultimately I am with you. I want to win. I want a championship. I don't care if we had Mahomes, given the state of the cowboys, he would not win a championship or be "winning" here neither....that's the tough part