Dak Prescott wasn't the problem against the Houston Texans

[The Fonz]

To get better: change coach change QB.Sadly knowing JJ and his sons he will hang on Dak for years.

 

[iceberg]

Respectfully understood. Many feel like you. Dak is not going anywhere. I'm sure you understand this. So what are you going to do?

stop watching.

i just can't take it anymore. dak will have a great game and make you think "HE'S BACK" and then next week he reminds you why you feel that way so many times a year. the dak of year 1 was a product of a perfect storm around him but it's become painfully obvious it was NOT him in the end. the tips and overthrows that went his way don't do it anymore.

this team really has no consistency - even in being bad. we have an incredible defense but our OL has fallen from one of the best in the league to "not bad". a great qb can work with "not bad" but dak can't do it. couple his play with garrets more than pathetic coaching and 5-11 seems in our future.

if jones isn't going to honestly work to improve the team and make the decisions needed to put this team on a winning track again, why is *anyone* compelled to watch it anymore? 1-15 didn't hurt this bad. campo didn't hurt this bad. at least in those times you had hope they were going to get better and to a large degree, we did.

when the game is playing, i'll have my tv on. i'll watch it as long as i can stomach it. i don't like feeling this way and i wish i could find a nugget to hold onto that this team was working on turning the corner. but we've not even blown up and started over at this point, we've just lied to ourselves that we're a couple of changes away.

we may well be - but they're not going to make *those* changes that are needed to truly turn this around. i'm to the point i can't even get mad at the screw ups cause they're expected now. and yes, that sucks.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Mahomes would make our recievers look better than Dak. Dak is a receiver killer. Franchise QBs make the players around them better Dak does not.

You've been explained what kind of personnel and formation this Offense was running, which was explained to not carry much of any talent. Actually no top receiver talent compared to all other top Offenses in the league. Yet you're still wanting for miracles to happen? Get real dude. All of the current top QBs have at least 1 top receiver and/or a TE. Dak has none. At least Romo had Witten every game for 10 straight seasons. Dak has nothing, yet you want him to turn water into wine? Get real. Go back to playing your Madden games.

 

[Birch_Wood]

How many other teams would want our WRs, none since they were cut from other teams and not even good teams or traded to us for a ham sandwich.

Right now I would take the ham sandwich

 

[dragon_mikal]

Dak Prescott is a career backup who needs to be replaced ASAP.

Fire Garrett, fire Linehan promote the DC and give the other QBs on the roster some playing time because this team isn’t doing crap with Dak Prescott at QB or Jason Garrett running the team.

Come on Jerry show some backbone.

 

[Bleu Star]

Dak Prescott wasn't the problem against the Houston Texans

• By Sam Quinn
• 2h ago • 2 min read

Some day, historians are going to look at the Week 5 loss that the Dallas Cowboys sustained against the Houston Texans and think that Dak Prescott played a bad game. The evidence is there. The Cowboys scored only 16 points. Prescott threw two interceptions and gained only 208 yards through the air. His quarterback rating was 66.4. Based on his poor play in the four weeks prior, it wouldn't be a stretch to just tack one extra bad game onto his ledger. And that is a shame, because for once, Prescott was not remotely the problem against the Texans.

Those two interceptions Prescott threw? Both tipped... by his own receivers. Granted, they weren't perfect throws, but most throws aren't. It is reasonable for a quarterback to expect his receivers to be able to, you know, stretch. Prescott didn't throw those balls 10 yards over their heads. He missed slightly. But when you miss at all with this group of Cowboys receivers, you miss entirely.

Speaking of missing, Prescott made the Texans do quite a bit of that. He was pressured relentlessly in this game, but he was sacked only twice. He escaped perhaps half a dozen sacks based on nothing more than body control and athleticism.

(Continue reading):
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-wasnt-the-problem-against-the-houston-texans/

It's the scheme....

While people continue to pile on the players in Dak or the WRs. I choose to question why the routes take so long to develop. Why we don't run more slants, skinny posts, etc. Linehan is trash.

 

[America's Cowboy]

It's the scheme....

While people continue to pile on the players in Dak or the WRs. I choose to question why the routes takexso long to develop. Why we don't run more slants, skinny posts, etc. Linehan is trash.

Agreed. The scheme(s) Linehan runs are hurting Dak and this talentless receiving crew and struggling Oline. Linehan is intent on running the deep/late developing Zampese offense of the 90s. Garrett has to be behind this.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Carrot demonstrated on 4th and 1 with the game on the line in overtime, that he REFUSED to give this O / team a chance to win. As I have said before, he shackles and puts chains on this O, and then suffocates them to finish them off. And his play calling is horrendous as well.

5 LOSSES in a row to go and then Jerry is forced to get rid of Carrot. I volunteer to be the first to open the door and leave a permanent and huge footprint on Carrot's A S S on the way out.

Doug Pederson stood up on the podium and took OWNERSHIP for the Eagles loss yesterday. I have NEVER heard Carrot stand up and take accountability to everyone for his failures. He throws everyone under the bus EXCEPT himself.

Carrot is not calling the plays. The only thing Garrot is in charge of on game days are challenge flags and timeouts........and he probably shares those responsibilities as well.

 

[charron]

Dak does a few things well but throwing the ball isn't one of them.

He is just way off target-
Holds the ball too long-
Has no anticipation-
Can't read defenses-
Doesn't trust receivers-
Not convinced he even knows what route his guys are supposed to run-

Play calling doesnt always help either. With Beasley in the slot to his left, no defender in the middle of field within 10 yards, I thought an easy slants here would pickup the 1st down...but no they all run longer routes that don't have time to develop. So frustrating to watch. How many times do we get stopped short running up the middle this year? Not our strength at all.

 

[Roadtrip635]

This ugly.... Coaching Malpractice? This quote was even before this past game.

 

[Bluedocd]

I see other WRs on every other team catch those same balls every Sun and yes even on Sat in college and in HS on Friday nights. Those are routine catches, everywhere but here, where if it ain't between the numbers it ain't catchable.

Couldn't agree more and tat's what is so dang frustrating!!! Folks can call out the play calling and what Dak can't and hasn't done, but I've watched enough football in my life to know OTHER NFL receivers catch all kinds of crazy passes that these receivers are missing on! Yeah, Dak may not be the most accurate passer, but I've seen too many other teams' receivers catch way worse passes than what Dak is throwing. If it ain't a perfect pass for these cowboy wideouts, they can't catch it.....and where in the hell is the open throws. Every cowboy receiver usually has a defender hanging right off of him, while I see other receivers wide the hell open....what's up with that??

 

[Captain-Crash]

208 yards with over time. 16 points. dakhard.

 

[Ken]

This ugly.... Coaching Malpractice? This quote was even before this past game.

And this is distilled down by the simpletons as.......wait for it ....

Dak Sucks.

 

[Ddisco22]

Dak Prescott wasn't the problem against the Houston Texans

• By Sam Quinn
• 2h ago • 2 min read

Some day, historians are going to look at the Week 5 loss that the Dallas Cowboys sustained against the Houston Texans and think that Dak Prescott played a bad game. The evidence is there. The Cowboys scored only 16 points. Prescott threw two interceptions and gained only 208 yards through the air. His quarterback rating was 66.4. Based on his poor play in the four weeks prior, it wouldn't be a stretch to just tack one extra bad game onto his ledger. And that is a shame, because for once, Prescott was not remotely the problem against the Texans.

Those two interceptions Prescott threw? Both tipped... by his own receivers. Granted, they weren't perfect throws, but most throws aren't. It is reasonable for a quarterback to expect his receivers to be able to, you know, stretch. Prescott didn't throw those balls 10 yards over their heads. He missed slightly. But when you miss at all with this group of Cowboys receivers, you miss entirely.

Speaking of missing, Prescott made the Texans do quite a bit of that. He was pressured relentlessly in this game, but he was sacked only twice. He escaped perhaps half a dozen sacks based on nothing more than body control and athleticism.

(Continue reading):
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-wasnt-the-problem-against-the-houston-texans/

He wasn't the problem, meaning we can't blame him for the loss but he is a big reason we couldn't get more than 200 yards. Now I would say that we see it as a Dak issue when he misses a few throws (it happens) but most of the time he runs the plays that are called. I'm sure he wants to throw the ball more than 10 yards each time.
I don't know what it is but he is late on a bunch of throws, he needs to take note from some of those QB's who get the ball out fast. I noticed a lot of his passes are behind or too high.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Couldn't agree more and tat's what is so dang frustrating!!! Folks can call out the play calling and what Dak can't and hasn't done, but I've watched enough football in my life to know OTHER NFL receivers catch all kinds of crazy passes that these receivers are missing on! Yeah, Dak may not be the most accurate passer, but I've seen too many other teams' receivers catch way worse passes than what Dak is throwing. If it ain't a perfect pass for these cowboy wideouts, they can't catch it.....and where in the hell is the open throws. Every cowboy receiver usually has a defender hanging right off of him, while I see other receivers wide the hell open....what's up with that??

Yep, watching the game Texans receivers consistently had 2+ steps on our defenders. Dak isn't the most accurate and we don't have great WRs, but fer cryin' out loud scheme these guys and help get some space.

 

[Roadtrip635]

208 yards with over time. 16 points. dakhard.

500yds=great defense
4th and 1 inside the opponents 50 in OT = punt

 

[Ddisco22]

And this is distilled down by the simpletons as.......wait for it ....

Dak Sucks.

Bobby called it right, ok you say "Dak Sucks" now what? so you are saying that if there was a QB out there worth getting that things will work out for our offense????
NOT-- it doesn't matter who is back there because the coach will run basic crap and not put together schemes that fit your QB and WR's for that matter.

 

[Rayman70]

Carrot demonstrated on 4th and 1 with the game on the line in overtime, that he REFUSED to give this O / team a chance to win. As I have said before, he shackles and puts chains on this O, and then suffocates them to finish them off. And his play calling is horrendous as well.

5 LOSSES in a row to go and then Jerry is forced to get rid of Carrot. I volunteer to be the first to open the door and leave a permanent and huge footprint on Carrot's A S S on the way out.

Doug Pederson stood up on the podium and took OWNERSHIP for the Eagles loss yesterday. I have NEVER heard Carrot stand up and take accountability to everyone for his failures. He throws everyone under the bus EXCEPT himself.

yup...and normally I would defend the cabin boy, but no longer. He had a chance to take a risk on 4th down,and in true JG fashion, handed the game to the Texans. You just cannot punt the ball away like that in OT on the opponets home field. MO is on the home teams side CLEARLY in that sitch. Look at the Browns yesterday. History has shown that more times than not,under these new OT rules,the team that gets the ball last...wins. This is on the HC. The D had been playing huge all game long...and to put that burden on them like that at the end,its sick. It was a no win shot in the dark. In that situation, you go for the jugular. You do not punt...Garrett is responsible for at very least that loss last night.

 

[Captain-Crash]

the scheme was fine today, boy wonder got pressure and choke and couldn't see the field like usual. how do you fix fear and tunnel vision. you can't, and you can't make a backup qb a starter. Well we did.

 

[Ddisco22]

Bobby called it right, ok you say "Dak Sucks" now what? so you are saying that if there was a QB out there worth getting that things will work out for our offense????
NOT-- it doesn't matter who is back there because the coach will run basic crap and not put together schemes that fit your QB and WR's for that matter.

Did Romo Suck? uhm!! no, he was bound by the same SL-JG chains!