Dak needs to stop the backpedaling

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No.. He doesn’t know where to go with the ball against man to man coverage. He can’t quickly get rid of it.

Every team defends us this way. It has nothing to do with the OL.

He’s not seeing huge windows to throw into and he’s holding the ball longer and when he is pressured a lot of you are blaming the OL but that is not the cause it’s the effect.

His interception cause a product of him double pumping. He saw the play open up and he hesitated, pumped then threw too late.
 

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Teams are hiding their coverages until after the receiver in his helmet turns off - forcing Dak to make the appropriate line calls and recognize coverages.

This is also why the run game is suffering. He's making the wrong checks in and out of running plays.
I htink our run game is suffering because we run the same dang play every time. No misdirection, no play action, no zeke and Tony in the backfield...nothing but up the gut.

It's like Kellen has this vanilla play he runs over and over and tells us how the run game won't work. I hate it.
 

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Seriously how does Kellen even allow him to get away with it. All it does is completely ruin the play. Romo was a master at stepping up in the pocket, Dak needs to start doing the same thing. I know he'll never be as good as an evader that Romo was but he's gotta stop dropping out of the play, drives me nuts.

I can agree on this one. He sucks at stepping up in the pocket.
 

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His interception cause a product of him double pumping. He saw the play open up and he hesitated, pumped then threw too late.

Dak isn’t a throw guy open type of player. He may do it once and awhile but he is a guy that needs guy pretty open before he’ll release a football.


Kellen Moore deserves a lot of blame too. Every team is using the Bronco’s blueprint and he still has no answer which is not good for our Super Bowl chances.
 

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I'm telling you guys something is up with him. His footwork and mechanics look terrible.

On that INT, his footwork was all over the place. Stance was wayyyy too wide, had happy feet, wasn't set, and looked like he was throwing with his weight shifted on his back foot.

Idk if it's the pressure thats throwing him off or what, but it looks like he's now anticipating and reacting to pressure before it even gets there, and THAT is a scary trend that needs to stop ASAP.

Hopefully Fat Mac or Kellen or Nuss can put these recently developed bad habits to rest ASAP or this offense will continue to play like doo-doo and this team will get blown outta the first round of the playoffs, if we even get there at all.
 

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The "Cherry" on the cake was his new massive contract.
Talent (Just take a look at Micah) shines like the Northern Star you simply cannot hide it!
Dak is on the world stage and his major talent drawbacks are once again showing their ugly face.
You can blame the injury all you want but the only moments where Dak shines is when we are facing a sub-par talent team and Zeke is making the PA work.
Just going to get worse for Dak as handling pressure is not one of his finest traits either on the field or mentally.
Tick-tock someone better start getting Mr. Rush ready cause more of these inepto Dak showing ain't gonna cut for Mr. Micah and company!
 

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Romo was always good.

Problem is he was asked to be a 1 man army for too long and Dallas screwed up by paying him too much and of course Garrett.
His best years didn’t come with Phil Costa or Bill Nagy or whoever else y’all trying to pretend he had in front of him.
 
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His best years didn’t come with Phil Costa or Bill Nagy or whoever else y’all trying to pretend he had in front of him.

Well whatever. Dak’s OL is one of the best OLs in football.

Most teams are closer to the product the Saints trotted out there. Terrible.
 

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No.. He doesn’t know where to go with the ball against man to man coverage. He can’t quickly get rid of it.

Every team defends us this way. It has nothing to do with the OL.

He’s not seeing huge windows to throw into and he’s holding the ball longer and when he is pressured a lot of you are blaming the OL but that is not the cause it’s the effect.

This sounds accurate and if so, it's a yuge problem. Idk if it can ever be corrected- seems like something a QB either has or doesnt have (instinct as opposed to repetition and practice). Dak has always struggled with the tight window throws aside from the 1-3 absurd pinpoint throws he randomly hits a game, like that frozen rope to CeeDee on third down. Unfortunately, we can't count on him to consistently do it and until he can figure it out, this team is doomed imo. This is what separates Rodgers, Brady, and Mahomes from the rest of the group, Dak included.
 

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Seriously how does Kellen even allow him to get away with it. All it does is completely ruin the play. Romo was a master at stepping up in the pocket, Dak needs to start doing the same thing. I know he'll never be as good as an evader that Romo was but he's gotta stop dropping out of the play, drives me nuts.

Exactly, and this is the overpaid QB, who was given 40M per year, and 126M guaranteed, is he really playing up to that money? Tom Brady at 44 has better mobility than Dak, Dak does not generate plays, does not show passion to win, courage, he is a passing spark, which lights from time to time, but the reality is that this is the real Dak, A waste of time and money, if this year they don't win a SB, which I see difficult with Dak playing like this, next year will be a disaster, as there will be many free agents with little money thanks to Dak. Dak is going to be a waste of time, just as Romo was, they will not win anything, but the difference is that Romo gave us unforgettable plays, which until now Dak has not done, nor will he, Dak is not an elite QB, and it is not a top 10, just a garbage that does good numbers,
 

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Best OL in football my *** lol…..they haven’t been the best since Fredericks was out.

I said one of the best.

The problem is a lot of you pay too close attention to Dallas and watch no one else so you don’t have a clue how good Dak has it.

Our OL isn’t a weakness at all. It’s a strength. Only Dak slobberers think Dak is operating behind some terrible offensive line.
 

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He did? I got him down for 4 games….how many games did you see him play?
Dont know, dont care. The point is not everything was 100% sunny with Romo. He had some years with a loaded offense, and some years with maybe the worst oline or weapons in the league. I love Romo, I love Dak, but don't understand why we continue to prop one of those guys up by bringing the other down.
 

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I said one of the best.

The problem is a lot of you pay too close attention to Dallas and watch no one else so you don’t have a clue how good Dak has it.

Our OL isn’t a weakness at all. It’s a strength. Only Dak slobberers think Dak is operating behind some terrible offensive line.
Normally those who say “Dak slobberers” have low IQ so there’s nothing really left to debate here….have a good day. Never argue with fools….
 
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