Say what you want about Dak Prescott; maybe it's true; maybe not. He's certainly part of the problem at least, but anyone who thinks another QB can lead this band of gypsy WR's and pathetic TE's just because they defend themselves with "we're open; we're getting separation" is crazy.
DeShaun Watson is not a great passer of the football. Never has been, not even in college. Yet, look what his guys did for him.
An average NFL TE, not even elite, but athletic receiver ---
6 catches for 65 yards. That included several instances of being the reliable outlet for a QB under pressure who didn't find an open WR, and it's several drive-sustaining first downs and staying ahead of the chains.
A true #1 receiver who catches the ball whether open or not, high reaches above his head, leaps for really high balls, sprawling on the ground to corral low throws by accident or by design due to coverage ---
9 catches for 151 yards. That's the difference in winning or losing on Sunday night.
Bring back Romo, who was clearly better and more experienced than Dak when healthy. Can you even imagine Swaim or any of our WRs putting up those numbers or having any serious impact on the game?
I'm not defending DAK here; I'm pointing to yet another serious flaw by the front office in building a team for 2018-19. Every year it seems they screw the pooch somehow with unimaginable lack of foresight.
- for years it's ignoring the OL and the defense
- one year it's not having a capable backup QB when Romo goes down
- for a few years it's not providing another threat at WR to compliment a slowing, but still capable Dez
- then it's blowing up the season for lack of a backup LT,
- then it's not providing a capable compliment to Witten at TE
- now it's running out a young RB and QB without a veteran support at guard behind Williams and without any playmakers at WR, not a single possession guy at WR or TE, no security blanket for the QB
- not to mention ignoring opportunities to draft or sign a FA safety.
Love Dak or hate Dak, I don't think that's the main issue with the Cowboys. You can't have studs at every position, but you'd better have capable starters and depth at every level. This organization hasn't seemed capable of fielding a complete and balanced roster in decades, regardless of W-L record. And you can certainly count on it every year that whatever positions we have neglected are the very positions that are exposed early and often, derailing any hope.
So next off-season I'm assuming we will find a TE and a #1 receiver, maybe even a FS. But does anyone doubt that we will neglect some other position and see it exposed yet again next season?
