Are Dak's Problems Mostly Mental or Physical?

[DonaldM]

You have the same understanding of the injury as everyone else. You have no different information regarding the injury. There was nothing wrong with him besides him just being severely overrated by a few here and you fell hook, line, and sinker for it.

When he is no longer a Cowboys will be when you and a few others are finally able to be honest about him.

You are delusional. Did you not see the injury he's sustained last year? Give him a break. Let's see what happens this year.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

There was an article recently saying that Garoppolo is on pace to be the highest percentage completion in history and that his YPA is actually higher than QB's who are thought of as deep passers.

My point being that none of that by itself makes a player a great QB nor tells the full story. When you see stats that are so far different from how the player is viewed, it's because stats are flawed. They don't support the player, they are telling you that there is a deeper story about how the statistic is composed.

Jimmy G (based on competition percentage) and Deshaun Watson (based on passer rating) are both GOATs if they are being held to the same standards as Dak is around here.

 

[DonaldM]

He has to be a 409 pounder in mom's basement. No other explanation.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

You are delusional. Did you not see the injury he's sustained last year? Give him a break. Let's see what happens this year.

I've seen him for 6 years.

I don't need to see anymore to be able to form a accurate opinion on him.

Are you going with the 7th years a charm method? We'll see how that works out for ya.

 

[DonaldM]

I've seen him for 6 years.

I don't need to see anymore to be able to form a accurate opinion on him.

Are you going with the 7th years a charm method? We'll see how that works out for ya.

You are clueless. Stop talking. Do you remember the Steelers game where we had a shootout with Big Ben? That is Dak. He is a winner. He did suck against the 9ers. But he/I will prove you wrong. Go get a dry, tasteless burrito from Chipotle. Rookie

 

[blueblood70]

I would not call the end of the season slide Comical.
It's actually disheartening because with the cap ramifications we are tied to Dak for a few seasons.
So we go as Dak goes, hopefully he can find his early season form or we are jammed...

LMAO so dak sucked while the rest of the team was perfect and man Daks 100% responsible for the slide..smh..many of you are so delusional about that an actual team game is..daks like 4th-5th on the list of issues the cowboys TEAM had down the stretch and for sure in the 9ers game..

BTW this slide this alleged slump was us losing to 5 playoff teams by a GRAND total of 18 points TOTAL..man we are the jets and jags i should have known.my bad

 

[DonaldM]

Go sit in the Amen corner.

 

[G2]

"Dak sucks, I've known it all along and I don't need to see any more."

Still posts the same rinse & repeat BS nonstop, over & over.
Rent & utilities included.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

You are clueless. Stop talking. Do you remember the Steelers game where we had a shootout with Big Ben? That is Dak. He is a winner. He did suck against the 9ers. But he/I will prove you wrong. Go get a dry, tasteless burrito from Chipotle. Rookie

Yeah mean from SIX YEARS AGO?

You say he is a winner, right? What has he won? Ever?

Also, Big Ben had over 400 yards and 3 TDs that game. EASILY outplaying Dak. The difference was the Steelers only had like 40 rushing yards while Dallas had 130 rushing yards. We're in the same place now as we were 6 years ago. The run game is still needed to carry Dak.

 

[Creeper]

I think based on the evidence it is mental. If you watch games from early in the 2021 season, you see Dak making quick decisions, hitting open receivers, squeezing some passes in to both Gallup and Cooper and spreading the ball around. Later in the season he is slow finding the open guy, often doesn't see the open guy, he holds the ball too long, throws from awkward positions, makes mental errors, like the pick 6 he threw against Washington with a 13 point lead and 4 minutes left in the game, and he decides to run when it is too late to escape the pocket. In 2019 we saw something similar. Early in the season he was throwing well, then late in the season is mechanics fell apart and he was throwing wildly.

Dak was never pinpoint accurate, but he has shown he can be accurate enough.

Dak might have lost a step from his injuries when he runs but his throwing problems are not physical.

IMO, the Cowboys should not rely on Dak to move the offense and win games by throwing the football 40 times a game. He can do it once in a while, but it seems like he has games late in the season where he does not see the field well and struggles to get the ball out of his hand. The Cowboys need more balance on offense. They don't need to run for 200 yards a game, but they need to run more than 20 times a game and throw less than 35.

Jerry made the same mistake with Dak he made with Zeke and DLaw. He gave them more money than they will ever justify on the field. But then made it worse by blaming Cooper and Collins for the Cowboys CAP woes.

 

[DonaldM]

Yeah mean from SIX YEARS AGO?

You say he is a winner, right? What has he won? Ever?

Also, Big Ben had over 400 yards and 3 TDs that game. EASILY outplaying Dak. The difference was the Steelers only had like 40 rushing yards while Dallas had 130 rushing yards. We're in the same place now as we were 6 years ago. The run game is still needed to carry Dak.

Again, you are clueless. Keep making my point. Get you a hot pocket from mom and call it a day. Try Nutrisystem

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Again, you are clueless. Keep making my point. Get you a hot pocket from mom and call it a day. Try Nutrisystem

The more emotional and off topic you get the bigger you lose.

You've already got over double the posts than you do "likes". That means literally NOBDOY agrees with any of your emotional filled posts with no substance to them.

 

[DonaldM]

The more emotional and off topic you get the bigger you lose.

You've already got over double the posts than you do "likes". That means literally NOBDOY agrees with any of your emotional filled posts with no substance to them.

You just hurt my feelings now. You are target number 1. Look out. Fat boy.

 

[Pantone282C]

People underestimate the the injury he had.

For what it's worth, Dak and Zeke were clearly not healthy. Someone decided it was okay to let them play.
Same goes for Zuerlein earlier in the season.
Would it have made a difference? Recent history says no.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

You just hurt my feelings now. You are target number 1. Look out. Fat boy.

I'm pretty sure threats and name calling both are not allowed here.

This is a football forum. If you can't handle others opinions on things without insulting and threatening them then you're on the wrong website.

 

[Ken]

Unfortunately I think we have a double whammy situation with Dak, i.e., he has both mental and physical problems. On the one hand he has weird mechanics and this results in worm burners and passes sailing over the outstretched arms of receivers. On the other hand, his inaccuracy has clearly affected his confidence, to the point he never attempts difficult passes especially in clutch situations, culminating in that wonderfully comic slide to end last season.
What do the rest of the zoners think?

Dak's "Problems" are mostly a figment of a small subset of Cowboys fan's imaginations.

 

[DonaldM]

I'm pretty sure threats and name calling both are not allowed here.

This is a football forum. If you can't handle others opinions on things without insulting and threatening them then you're on the wrong website.

I'm on the right site, you are on the wrong one. Let's get it on. I'm pro Cowboys you are anti Dak. I'm not saying anything derogatory.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

I'm on the right site, you are on the wrong one. Let's get it on. I'm pro Cowboys you are anti Dak. I'm not saying anything derogatory.

So, your conclusion is that if you do not believe Dak is great then you're not a Cowboys fan? There is no "right or wrong" side to this. Either you believe in Dak or don't. I do not because he has given me ZERO reason to believe that he can get us where we need to go. He's just another Tony Romo as far as I'm concerned.

That doesn't make me any less of a Cowboys fan than you or anybody else.

 

[Flamma]

I just think Romo wasn't that QB that could bail you out of tough games, it was the opposite, some when we were winning he tossed away.

But the core issue is the FO.

I agree 100%. A game against the Lions I wanted to kill him. No argument from me. I agree with the problem as well.

 

[Vtwin]

You are clueless. Stop talking. Do you remember the Steelers game where we had a shootout with Big Ben? That is Dak. He is a winner. He did suck against the 9ers. But he/I will prove you wrong. Go get a dry, tasteless burrito from Chipotle. Rookie

Remember how Zeke accounted for 209 yards of offense and three of the four TD's in that game?

I understand the details might be hard to remember since that game was so long ago.