I know people are thinking "This always comes after we beat the Commanders"
um not really because this year some of Dak's best games were against the Eagles and Packers..... 2 Top 10 defenses in both passing and scoring defense. And against the Chiefs, Dak was all Pro. And you can say the Chiefs were no good this year, but right before Mahomes' injury he was about to drive for at least a field goal, possibly a Touchdown to win the game - and the rest of their schedule was soft. If they beat the Broncos they might very well have been a 10 win team and got into the playoffs. So Mahomes' injury had a lot to do with the suppression of the Chiefs. This Dak plays bad against good teams thing needs to be retired if this year is proof of anything.
He's a Pro Bowl selection in 2 out of the last 3 years. Besides Jackson, Darnold, Stafford, and Allen - who else has been Pro Bowl selections in 2 out of their last 3 years? Dak is far from being done. I think he's gonna last longer than Jackson because running Quarterbacks have a shorter lifespan. He'll likely last longer than Burrow because of his excessive injuries. By 2030 you might still be hearing about Dak while some of his peers will have faded. So get used to it, Dak isn't going anywhere.... neither out of Dallas or out of the NFL. Dumbest take to think Dak ever looked like he was about to fade out of relevance, or ever threatened to be out of the league at any point of his career.
A lot of the hate for him was already building in the last 2 or 3 years of Romo... like from 2013 on. People were thinking 'Romo is nice, but he's more like Danny White. The next guy is gonna be Aikman." They had that fantasy pre-programmed for years, and when they learned that they weren't getting their next Aikman, their fantasy blew up in their face. They threw a hissy fit and built up anger towards the guy they think blocked them from obtaining a Mahomes caliber Quarterback. But fact is... Dak didn't block us from getting a Mahomes. The draft is a lottery ticket.... you get lucky you don't get lucky. For most of any team's franchise history.... you're not getting the best or one of the best QBs in the league. it's just fact. You just have to deal with that low likelihood. Also, i really don't care if we don't have the best QB in the league.
But with that said.... how far behind the best QB is he even? I think it's silly to put him out of the Top 10. Even Top 8 is probably low for him because who can honestly name many better names? You can name the clear exhibits, but after that is a matter of opinion. He easily can be argued as Top 5 or 6 if he has regularly appeared on Pro Bowl ballots for 2 out of the last 3 years. We're talking initial selections, not replacement selections. So hes not that far from being one of the best. But even if he isn't one of the best..... none of you date the hottest, or one of the hottest girls on the planet. Do you not love her all the same? I can love Dak even if he isn't the best.
You can crucify him for those 2 games against the Golden Gaters, but what about those other playoff games? Against Rodgers, it was a Quarterback dual - and those kinda games favors the guy who got the football last..... that was Rodgers. If anything, Garrett and his clock management and his electing to kick an early field goal not understanding that the game was not gonna be low scoring was more to blame than the Quarterback. Against the Rams, Dak was normal. No one's saying he was exceptional..... he was just normal. Normal is good enough against McVay at that time of the year, against one of his better teams. The defense was anything but normal. it was awful and gave up 300 yards rushing. Against the Packers, while Dak precipitated our demise with his picks.... the defense ultimately had the final say. They gave up an opening Touchdown drive, followed by a 95 yard Touchdown drive, and that would be right in the middle of 5 straight Touchdown drives surrendered to Jordan Love. It's a joke that a game can effectively be over after 3 failed offensive drives.....only the Cowboys can let such a thing happen...... the defense was definitely the much bigger issue that game. One of those first 3 failed drives was also a drop by Lamb on 3rd down.
So overall..... how many real opportunities has he had where he was given much of a normal chance non-obfuscated by the blunders of his defense or his coach? Just the 2 against the Golden Gaters. Against the Packers and Rams he had absolutely no chance with how awful the team played overall. And against Rodgers he had a chance but he just wasn't on the field when Rodgers hit that last sideline pass, nor was he on the field during the walk off field goal.
So in short .... he may never get us to the Super Bowl, or we even win one with him..... but i don't know about you guys.... I'm sure gonna well enjoy him trying.
