Dak wasn't that good last night **merged**

Shared blame:
From Washington Post:

After Washington won just seven games in 2013 and 2014 combined, Griffin’s standing around the league plummeted. Front office executives whispered that he no longer struck fear in opponents because the leg injuries had robbed him of his explosiveness. Others privately pointed to stubbornness and ego as the real impediments to progress.


But the culpability for Griffin’s unrealized potential in Washington was shared.

Snyder’s infatuation with his star player, according Griffin “favored-son” status, alienated the quarterback from his teammates and the coaching staff. Neither Shanahan nor Gruden was able to repurpose him as a drop-back passer. And a demanding fan base and hyper-critical press corps, on both the local and national level, inflated his prodigious ego and then nitpicked him apart.

Washington Post
he sucked. because his ego didn't allow him to get better where he needed to get better, which in the end gets you to the same place. he sucked. how he got there, doesn't matter, lack of talent, lack of dedication, ego, what ever...you end up sucking. and he sucked.
 
he sucked. because his ego didn't allow him to get better where he needed to get better, which in the end gets you to the same place. he sucked. how he got there, doesn't matter, lack of talent, lack of dedication, ego, what ever...you end up sucking. and he sucked.

He didn't suck...lol he didn't live up to expectations, but he didn't suck, and that was do to his ego, and meddling dad
 
Troy's completion percentage was 61.2, Dak's is 65.5. Troy's int percentage was 2.7, Dak's is 1.7. Of course Troy's stats cover way more years, Dak's could go down/up in future years, but at this point Troy was not more accurate based on the numbers, and of course Irvin for example was a way better receiver than what Dak's had.

Again, I just don't think 2 years is long enough to make a final judgment on Dak...
Troy had a high school team to play with his first year in the league. ok, I exaggerate, perhaps a Div III type talent, but you get my point, except for Irvin. Dak had three all pros on the OL, Dez a probowl WR at the time and Witten and the 4th pick in the draft and by some circles one of the best RBs to come out of college in a decade.... what would you think Dak could do with the team Aikman walked into his rookie year? come on...you have to be more realistic than that....
 
So what you're saying is that Dak has been good, as in 2016, and bad, in the last half of 2017, but that the bad is what he is and can never get back to the 2016 level.

Which I don't think is something you can decide now...
can he get back to that? that's the question. so far it doesn't look like Dak of 2016. but hey, there is a list of excuses.
 
Great post!!! It’s him and guys like him who have a personal hatred for Dak. Dak is light years ahead of Romo at this point in his career. Romo sat on the bench and on the practice squad for years before he ever played a game. Dak helped save our 2016 season as a rookie. 13-3 and the best regular season record in franchise history. It’s hilarious to see these clowns bash Dak when so far his worst efforts still netted a winning season of 9-7. I remember praying for 9-7 seasons during the Romo era. But Dak gets bashed for it. This is some sad stuff man. But familial habits are hard to break. They were taught by their parents to feel this way
personal hatred? where did that come from. I have defended him in the past vehemently. and time will tell, and that's been the discussion all along. you look at the evidence at hand, you look at the trends and you make an observation.

and perhaps if Dak would have had the chance to sit on the bench, and learn it would have served him better. right now its looking like 2016 was an anamoly, than the norm. and people want to write excuses for obvious flaws in him as QB. in his 3rd year and he still doesn't set his feet to make throws...now granted he does that sometimes, but most often he just tries to arm his way through.... that's a mechanical flaw that will not allow him to progress up.

I hope I am wrong. future of the cowboys depends on it and I would hate to go through what we did after Aikman and spend years looking for the next Franchise QB....but right now, I am hoping, but not holding my breath.
 
He didn't suck...lol he didn't live up to expectations, but he didn't suck, and that was do to his ego, and meddling dad
he sucked and was benched in favor of cousins and then ran out of the team and desparately tried to get back in the league....and what is your expectations of the 2nd over all pick? the floor? 2nd overall pick is expected to be a franchise type player. he was not. and he wasn't even good enough to be a back up.....
 
:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

I think someone is trying bring in racial stuff about Dak when others simply don’t like his football performance. Not cool
 
Troy's completion percentage was 61.2, Dak's is 65.5. Troy's int percentage was 2.7, Dak's is 1.7. Of course Troy's stats cover way more years, Dak's could go down/up in future years, but at this point Troy was not more accurate based on the numbers, and of course Irvin for example was a way better receiver than what Dak's had.

Again, I just don't think 2 years is long enough to make a final judgment on Dak...

I really am no Aikman fan. Because i think he is a bit overrated when it comes to the success the team had in the 90s.

But if he had one trait where he was the best in the QB business in his playing times it was his accuracy.
 
he sucked and was benched in favor of cousins and then ran out of the team and desparately tried to get back in the league....and what is your expectations of the 2nd over all pick? the floor? 2nd overall pick is expected to be a franchise type player. he was not.

As I said I've lived here all my life, I listen to 980 the Commanders network everyday. It's been talked about at nauseam, we're going to have to agree to disagree.
 
So let me get this straight, his rookie year he went 13-3, but it was because of the elite talent around him? Last year he went 9-7, with many games playing without much of this elite talent, but it’s all because of Dak?

Does that about cover it?
 
So let me get this straight, his rookie year he went 13-3, but it was because of the elite talent around him? Last year he went 9-7, with many games playing without much of this elite talent, but it’s all because of Dak?

Does that about cover it?
Yea. That covers it. According to the Haters.
 
Because Romo hardly went to the playoffs. Maybe you watched the wroong Green Bay game last yeart...
He made it around every other year he didn't miss most of the games due to injury (2010,2015). Same pace Dak is on prior to this year while Dak had a much better supporting cast.
 
Yeah I played organized football and? Who said games were all about opposing qb's? This is a common thing to do online and make up discussions that weren't even mentioned. When you show me me posting about games are all about the opposing QB you'd have a point but until then stick to the topic please. Is this thread not about Dak? If you want it to be about something else start that thread.

I also never claimed I had it all figured out but I see you love making up strawmans.
You agreed with a post stating Dak ain’t good enough to win playoff games vs Rodgers. Dak wouldn’t be playing against Rodgers. He’d be playing the Packers
 
He made it around every other year he didn't miss most of the games due to injury (2010,2015). Same pace Dak is on prior to this year while Dak had a much better supporting cast.
Romo had TO and Witten. Both in their primes. Along with Terry Glenn, J. Jones, Marion Barber, Parcells and Sean Payton as coaches. Are you ***** serious? What better cast??? You guys are seriously ridiculous.
 
So you're saying Dak can't improve, basically, that he's as good as he's going to get?
No. I think Linehan thought Dak had improved enough to utilize the scheme he came up with against Carolina. It didn't seem to be the case. What he's doing (and what he did against the Giants) helps the Cowboys in the short term, but it is detrimental in some ways to his development. With Dak, it seems like the switch hasn't been thrown yet where he just "gets it". It doesn't mean that he isn't working hard or isn't smart, it just isn't there yet (where often, other QBs get it faster). It may happen at some point, but then again, it may not. As a guy who likes Dak as a person (from what I know and have seen) I hope that happens for him.
 
Romo had TO and Witten. Both in their primes. Along with Terry Glenn, J. Jones, Marion Barber, Parcells and Sean Payton as coaches. Are you ***** serious? What better cast??? You guys are seriously ridiculous.
For coaching he had a Parcells that was mentally checked out when Romo started playing, Parcells did a terrible job of coaching in the playoffs and then left (Payton also left before Romo even had a full season playing).

As for teammates, I think it's pretty objectively obvious that Dak has had a better supporting cast if you compare his teams to Romo's teams over his entire career.
 
You agreed with a post stating Dak ain’t good enough to win playoff games vs Rodgers. Dak wouldn’t be playing against Rodgers. He’d be playing the Packers
I need you to stop being obtuse when you know the deal already. We all know that this isn't tennis or some other one on one sport. You follow football so you should know they do that QB comparison when teams play all the time so don't act like you don't understand that today when that's been a thing for a long time.
 
Yea. That is what they hope. So we can replace him with a quarterback who fits their description. It’s sad....
Speak for yourself, not for me.I don't need you to tell me how I feel because you obviously haven't read what I said. I'm hoping Dak succeeds. I'm just getting more discouraged every day about him.You can be a Dak fan and not be half in the tank for him. Objectively, he's not where he needs to be. We want a good Dak, not Cam light.
 
I agree with article completely.

I'm rooting for Dak, but if his play this season runs similar to the last ten to twelve games he has played then Dallas needs to do like every other team in the league and look for an upgrade. Dak's production is currently running at the level of a stopgap QB that teams bring in while they groom their real QB of the future. Dak has to step it up.
I agree. The team should treat Dak Washington treated Cousins if he keep this play up. I know some think this is the best we can get at QB but I disagree and think we should keep looking for something better if this play keeps up.

Truth is if we have a good year he will be the QB for a long time here.
 
For coaching he had a Parcells that was mentally checked out when Romo started playing, Parcells did a terrible job of coaching in the playoffs and then left (Payton also left before Romo even had a full season playing).

As for teammates, I think it's pretty objectively obvious that Dak has had a better supporting cast if you compare his teams to Romo's teams over his entire career.
Please name one receiver Dak has or had that even compared to TO and Witten in his prime? Only Zeke is better than MB3. Other than that Romo had better with the same results.
 

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