Video: Stephen A. Smith: Dak is easily a Top 10 QB!

[kskboys]

Wow -- that was quite an intense debate by those two loudmouths.
It appears like each can't stand to have the other outshout himself.

For the life of me I cannot comprehend how anyone can watch them. Worse than fingernails on a chalkboard.

 

[kskboys]

Good to see Smith has an opinion and means nothing. Dak will be judged on if he can get this team to a SB or not just as it has always been in Dallas. Until then Dak will continue to get dogged by many fans.

This isn't even necessarily his opinion. These guys are often assigned to take a stance, mostly for ratings. Who knows if StephenA actually believes it.

 

[Flamma]

He did in my ranking. Me n my football buds were asking if he were top 4-5 before last year.

A lot of people knew he was a top end QB. But you had your people that said he sucked and never won anything. You always get that group of nerds that never touched a football in their life giving opinions. These are people that bury their faces in stats without having to watch a single game. PFF comes to mind.

 

[JayFord]

who would disagree Dak is a top 10 QB

theres no argument anyone could make that i would take serious about him not being top 10

 

[kskboys]

A lot of people knew he was a top end QB. But you had your people that said he sucked and never won anything. You always get that group of nerds that never touched a football in their life giving opinions. These are people that bury their faces in stats without having to watch a single game. PFF comes to mind.

I generally pay no mind to that type. Their arguments are always lazy and weak.

 

[kskboys]

who would disagree Dak is a top 10 QB

theres no argument anyone could make that i would take serious about him not being top 10

Brady
Rodgers
Mahomes
Herbert
Burrows

Josh Allen
Wilson
Stafford
Carr

Somewhere in the next 8 or so is where Dak fits in. You shouldn't be so closed minded. Is Dak better than Tannehill, Murray, Cousins, Ryan and Mac Jones? No huge gaps there, so it comes down to opinion and preference. There are those who would take Lamaar over Dak. I wouldn't, but I respect their opinion.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Right. You think Stafford makes the top ten without winning a SB last year? But most of us knew he was a good quarterback. He didn't get better. If anything, he's past his prime.

EXACTLY!! And Burrows was never top 10 until his team went to the SB. The funny part about that is all Burrows did was drive the bus in the playoffs. His defense and kicker did all the heavy lifting.

 

[kskboys]

EXACTLY!! And Burrows was never top 10 until his team went to the SB. The funny part about that is all Burrows did was drive the bus in the playoffs. His defense and kicker did all the heavy lifting.

They did, but Burrows played at a very high level. He showed instincts and moxie beyond his years. I didn't believe in him before last season, but he was stellar.

 

[CowboyRoy]

They did, but Burrows played at a very high level. He showed instincts and moxie beyond his years. I didn't believe in him before last season, but he was stellar.

I have liked Burrows from his rookie year. He has great moxy, savvy in the pocket and he can extend plays with his legs and moving around.

But he was carried by his kicker and his defense. If you go over the games in the playoffs he averaged about 250 yards and 1 TD with a turnover. Not a lot of points in the 2nd halves of most games with usually just his kicker going 4 for 4 with multiple 50 yarders.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Brady
Rodgers
Mahomes
Herbert
Burrows

Josh Allen
Wilson
Stafford
Carr

Somewhere in the next 8 or so is where Dak fits in. You shouldn't be so closed minded. Is Dak better than Tannehill, Murray, Cousins, Ryan and Mac Jones? No huge gaps there, so it comes down to opinion and preference. There are those who would take Lamaar over Dak. I wouldn't, but I respect their opinion.

Wilson, Stafford and Carr are not better than Dak.

Wilson used to be, but age has finally caught up to him. The same goes for Stafford. He got lucky to be plugged in a team loaded with talent at every position last year. Carr has always been good but at the same time commits game costing mistakes.

 

[acr731]

Who knows if Stephen A actually believes it.

I doubt he does. Every year at the same time all the talking heads say the same thing, and they do it solely for ratings. "Dallas is the favorite to win it all." "Dak Prescott is easily a top 10 QB." Blah blah blah.......

Stephen A and the others do this on purpose so they can turn around and bash everyone for believing Dallas actually had a chance or that Dak actually was a good QB. Its all schtick.

If you want to know who to really trust, trust your own eyes. And my eyes tell me come January people will once again be making excuses for why Dallas either went one and done or missed the playoffs, and they will be once again making excuses for Dak's inconsistency / inability to beat good to great teams outside of the NFC East.

 

[Flamma]

EXACTLY!! And Burrows was never top 10 until his team went to the SB. The funny part about that is all Burrows did was drive the bus in the playoffs. His defense and kicker did all the heavy lifting.

Yeah, that team going to the SB came right out of left field for me. Never expected it. It's weird how some defenses can dial it up a notch towards the end of the season. I've seen that before.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Y'all do know Dak was on pace in 2020 to shatter Peyton Manning's single season passing yards record? Dak also was off to a hot start (#1 in the NFL) during the first 6 games in 2021 before he injured his calf muscle (most likely tied to his lower leg injury suffered in 2020). Not many believed Dak would come back from such an ugly injury to his lower right leg, much less pass for roughly 4,500 yards, break Romo's franchise single season TDs record and still end up with a 104+ passer rating?

But, hey, if it makes you feel good falsely stating that Dak doesn't know how to read defenses, doesn't know how to go through his passing progressions or doesn't have the talent to carry this team? Well, how did this team end up with a 12-5 record and an Offense ranked #1 in points per game and in yards/average without an adequate rushing attack and whose Oline led the NFL in penalties? It likely bothers some to admit Dak had a huge part in this Offense and team's accomplishments for 2021.

 

[plasticman]

Dak Prescott played hurt the entire 2021 season. There was no way that ankle was 100% from an NFL perspective. You could tell from his tentative decision making and hesitancy to run with the ball.

That won't be the case this year and I look forward to a defining season that features his value once and for all.

 

[khiladi]

He is a Giants fan. Another laughable comment debunked with ease!!!

You obviously missed the joke.. he loves Dak, precisely because he’s a Giants fan..

 

[khiladi]

Dak Prescott played hurt the entire 2021 season. There was no way that ankle was 100% from an NFL perspective. You could tell from his tentative decision making and hesitancy to run with the ball.

That won't be the case this year and I look forward to a defining season that features his value once and for all.

His ankle has zero to do with his decision making.. in fact, his greatest game as a Cowboy was arguably the game against the Bucs.. he got exposed like usual against zone.

Dak’s hesitancy has been his trademark his whole career.

 

[DFWJC]

Wilson, Stafford and Carr are not better than Dak.

Wilson used to be, but age has finally caught up to him. The same goes for Stafford. He got lucky to be plugged in a team loaded with talent at every position last year. Carr has always been good but at the same time commits game costing mistakes.

Dak is better than some here think.

But Stafford is better, imo.
I stess, imo.
People can disagree about this stuff till the cows come home and it wont change minds

I just think when the heat turns up, Stafford is one baaaad mofo
—best 4th quarter…everything….in the league by a fairly large margin
—best performance when blitzed, by a mile (17TDs, 0 ints, 140 rating)

 

[Ranched]

Wilson, Stafford and Carr are not better than Dak.

Wilson used to be, but age has finally caught up to him. The same goes for Stafford. He got lucky to be plugged in a team loaded with talent at every position last year. Carr has always been good but at the same time commits game costing mistakes.

This post is spot on. McVay even took the 2016 draftee Goff to a Superbowl. Put Jalen Hurts at center for the Rams, he'd be in the top 10 as well because McVay is that good of a HC & play-caller.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

I'm pretty sure you have called Stephen A. a major hack and Cowboy hater, but you love him when he's propping up Dak, right?

Stephen A. is an attention seeker along the same line as Jerry, and you jumped right in because today's topic was Dak. I guess it doesn't matter that a week from now he will be calling Dak average and you will go back to calling him a hack.

Stephen A only said this for views and clicks. Everyone knows Dak isn't top 10. 12 to 15 ish at best.

And no, the debate is not over and will never be. You still complain about Romo and he's been out of the league for 6 years.

LOL, yeah, these Dak jock sniffers love to grab onto anyone that props their QB up to respectable status. I am still waiting what he actually does on the field, and in big games, and especially post season. Anything less is just pure caca....

 

[America's Cowboy]

Dak is better than some here think.

But Stafford is better, imo.
I stess, imo.
People can disagree about this stuff till the cows come home and it wont change minds

I just think when the heat turns up, Stafford is one baaaad mofo
—best 4th quarter…everything….in the league by a fairly large margin
—best performance when blitzed, by a mile (17TDs, 0 ints, 140 rating)

I don't know about that.

By late November 2021, no QB was better against the blitz than Dak.

Sorry. I had to post split pictures because this forum would not allow me to post the direct tweet's link.