Dak and the elephant in the room

[cnuball21]

Seems pretty knee jerk for someone coming off a thumb injury, a below average game for our OL, 2 dropped passes and a WR fumble in the endzone.

As expected, he was rusty and got a little better as the game went on.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Let’s get this out of the way first:

1. I’m pro Dak
2. He is better than Rush
3. I’m not suggesting Rush should start over Dak
4. I hope we win a super bowl with Dak.

Having said that it’s time that people started being realistic about our QB situation:

1. Dak starts off horribly slow.
2. Dak killed several drives today that were totally ON DAK.
3. He’s not a top 10 QB.
4. He struggled with the 32nd ranked defense.
5. Something is wrong with Dak in terms of seeing/processing the field.
6. Dak’s accuracy is very suspect. I’d say Dak is in the bottom 1/3 of the league in that category.
7. Dak doesn’t elevate the team. Dak doesn’t elevate the team.
8. The WRs are getting plenty open, Dak just doesn’t see them.
9. If they don’t run Dak 3-4 times per game —Dak is going to have a much harder time winning. He needs that threat to keep defenses more honest.
10. The only way Dak wins a SB is if the team Carrie’s him. He is nothing more than a middling bus driver right now.
11. I would love to see Dak develop and become the next Tom Brady, but I don’t think Dak has the football IQ to get it done.
12. Dak has the physical traits but he doesn’t have the mind to get it done as of right now.
13. I like Dak and I like Zeke as a Cowboys fan, but those two together are a handicap to overcome.

This ain’t very “pro Dak” lol. If this is your observation for this year? Fair enough. He’s only played twice so I’d agree with some of the above. But if you are saying his resume isn’t that of a top 10 QB then you must have a bad top 10. There’s Pat Mahomes and Josh Allen. Then there’s the Dak’s, Burrows, Watsons, etc.

 

[DUO_CORE]

It's year 7: This is Dak.

 

[jwooten15]

Dak isn’t worth the money, but we're not bad enough to draft a great, young QB and Stephen is too tight to try to acquire one via trade.

So I think we’ll just have to tolerate Dak’s glaring deficiencies and pray he can hit a hot streak come playoff time one of these years.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Seems pretty knee jerk for someone coming off a thumb injury, a below average game for our OL, 2 dropped passes and a WR fumble in the endzone.

As expected, he was rusty and got a little better as the game went on.

I’m truly amazed at the criticism of Dak after having surgery I just don’t know what to tell these guys.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Dak isn’t worth the money, but we're not bad enough to draft a great, young QB and Stephen is too tight to try to acquire one via trade.

So I think we’ll just have to tolerate Dak’s glaring deficiencies and pray he can hit a hot streak come playoff time one of these years.

The draft is a crapshoot. All of these 1st overall quarterbacks look a mess.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It's year 7: This is Dak.

He’s coming off injury. Surgery even. This ain’t him he’s shown you what he is.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I’m truly amazed at the criticism of Dak after having surgery I just don’t know what to tell these guys.

The zip on the ball, the mobility. Anyone that can’t see the big difference is stupid.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

this is clown car nonsense.

and please save us the pro Dak BS.

So you didn’t buy the “im pro Dak but he sucks” post he tried to get away with?

 

[Hoofbite]

Cooper Rush throws for 200 yards and 1 TD: "He should totally be starting over Dak".

Dak Prescott throws for 200 yards and 1 TD: "See, told you Rush should be starting over Dak".

 

[Mannix]

How did Dak kill drives? Not his fault they couldn't convert third and shorts on the ground.

He got us our first TD by throwing the ball 2 yards behind the WR causing him to reach back and draw a PI.

 

[HungryLion]

this is clown car nonsense.

and please save us the pro Dak BS.

My biggest issue is the lack of awareness about QB play across the league.


Yes Dak has some deficiencies. But people who complain often and loudly about them, often fail to bring up how freaking hard it is to find a QB better than Dak. Like they can be found just anywhere.


There’s a reason that QB’s at Dak’s skill level get massive contracts….. because they’re hard to find. Finding even better ones is damn near impossible.

 

[DUO_CORE]

He’s coming off injury. Surgery even. This ain’t him he’s shown you what he is.

TB, perfectly healthy; that was also Dak, year 7.

 

[leeblair]

Let’s get this out of the way first:

1. I’m pro Dak
2. He is better than Rush
3. I’m not suggesting Rush should start over Dak
4. I hope we win a super bowl with Dak.

Having said that it’s time that people started being realistic about our QB situation:

1. Dak starts off horribly slow.
2. Dak killed several drives today that were totally ON DAK.
3. He’s not a top 10 QB.
4. He struggled with the 32nd ranked defense.
5. Something is wrong with Dak in terms of seeing/processing the field.
6. Dak’s accuracy is very suspect. I’d say Dak is in the bottom 1/3 of the league in that category.
7. Dak doesn’t elevate the team. Dak doesn’t elevate the team.
8. The WRs are getting plenty open, Dak just doesn’t see them.
9. If they don’t run Dak 3-4 times per game —Dak is going to have a much harder time winning. He needs that threat to keep defenses more honest.
10. The only way Dak wins a SB is if the team Carrie’s him. He is nothing more than a middling bus driver right now.
11. I would love to see Dak develop and become the next Tom Brady, but I don’t think Dak has the football IQ to get it done.
12. Dak has the physical traits but he doesn’t have the mind to get it done as of right now.
13. I like Dak and I like Zeke as a Cowboys fan, but those two together are a handicap to overcome.

This is what many of us have been seeing and saying for six years.
But I don't agree that Dak is better than Rush. Rush DOES have the football IQ to play quarterback, and that's the most important part.
And I agree Dak has physical gifts, but without the IQ he's just another country boy throwing footballs at trees he'll never hit.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

TB, perfectly healthy; that was also Dak, year 7.

Ok and he had his best game of the season last year against TB. So you are going to say his poor performance is really him? He had a bad game like a lot of guys the first week of the season.

 

[AtomicDog]

I like to watch and root for the cowboys every Sunday. I worry about Dak.

 

[leeblair]

You must have brain damage if you think Rush is better. Where was his IQ last week when he threw the football to the wrong team?

Where's yours?
Did you actually watch the game today? Dak threw as many passes that should have been interceptions, but we're dropped.
You must really be scared of Rush, too.

 

[Cowboyny]

He got us our first TD by throwing the ball 2 yards behind the WR causing him to reach back and draw a PI.

If they drew the flag, not a bad play.

 

[pete026]

Chris Canty
https://www.si.com/college/mississi...alls-dallas-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-overrated

Now you didn't say Dak was below average but since you responded to the challenge of another poster, exactly where in this article does Canty say Dak is below average. I missed it but I didn't read all the tweets.

 

[RonWashington]

How did Dak kill drives? Not his fault they couldn't convert third and shorts on the ground.

First drive Brown was more wide open then Whataburger at 2am