Cooper Rush should have played the 4th quarter

[Diehardblues]

The issue is, what happens when Dak gets that late start in the playoffs, but the defense has already given up 17 points? Our defense isn't going to shut people out every week.

These red zone problems need to be solved asap.

Galloway “ we don’t have a Redzone offense”.

It’s sad when our best play inside the 10 is running our QB.

 

[BigD_95]

For three quarters, my section at the stadium was just shaking our heads in disgust and frustration.

Amari Cooper was wide open the entire football game. I mean WIDE OPEN all damn game long. He could have had 500 yards receiving by the end of the 3rd quarter. Even he was visibly frustrated at the lack of throws his way. The Philadelphia secondary is just putrid. They couldn't cover me.

Cooper Rush should have played the 4th quarter because this game should have been 35-3 by then. Dallas had all the possession, and the defense had the Philly offense tied in knots. Wentz looked bad, they couldn't run, first downs were incredibly hard to come by, and their defensive backfield was a makeshift band of gypsies.

It took a 62-yard field goal after a horribly mismanaged late drive in the half to be up a lousy 6-0. You have to try really, really hard not to be up three touchdowns in that game by halftime.

Dak throws a bad interception, followed by a an even worse interception, followed by a brainless fumble, followed by missed opportunity after missed opportunity....and suddenly, this thing is 9-9 only by the luck of a missed extra point.

"How is this possible?" we all stared at each other. "We should be in our cars headed home already."

Then, Dak drops a beautifully thrown ball to Cooper in the end zone, and it's back on track for the moment. However, he misses Gallup on two easy touchdowns running past the Eagles' jokesters for corners. He misses on a throw to Cooper, who fortunately adjusted on the ball for a 75-yard score as whoever "Bausby" is runs out of bounds. LOL, good corner you've got there, Philly!

Finally, after a nice drive in overtime, ping, pong, the game is over. Lucky touchdown, but the proper end to a nutty game. The Cowboys now have the awful NFC East pretty much on lockdown.

This game summed up Dak perfectly. Horrific interceptions, missed opportunities, bad fumbles, a few tremendous catches by receivers, and a few really well-thrown balls against a practice-squad combination of off-the-street defensive backs in a wild and woolly game. That's who we is.

My lone thought after that crazy game.....this is a Super Bowl roster that will have to drag this guy as far as they can take him.

Can a bus driver take a Ferrari to a Super Bowl this season? We'll see.

You are giving Dak too much credit calling him a bus driver. If we had a bus driver we win this game easy. A bus driver or game manager doesn't turn the ball over 3 times and miss wide open receivers consistently. Think about that. Both those INT had wide open receivers. One should have been a TD and the other should have been a massive gain.

 

[erod]

No, it's the tabloid style writing that is common with today's media. It's an effort to draw in a reader based on a headline rather than content. I'll take responsibility for not reading closer to recognize this - I usually pick up on it, and this time I did not, but it doesn't change the fact that the title was misleading.

My reasoning was different than you assumed it would be.

I didn't mislead. You jumped to conclusions.

And it's only football, so it should be all good fun, no?

 

[Diehardblues]

It's really not misleading. It's called a tease. I meant every word of that title, but for a different reason than you initially anticipated. It's like a twist at the end of a movie; most people like that.

I figured you were just trying to keep your thread from being merged into the Bash Dak thread. Lol

 

[erod]

You are giving Dak too much credit calling him a bus driver. If we had a bus driver we win this game easy. A bus driver or game manager doesn't turn the ball over 3 times and miss wide open receivers consistently. Think about that. Both those INT had wide open receivers. One should have been a TD and the other should have been a massive gain.

I'm hard on Dak, but I'll defend him in that context.

Dak is tough and he doesn't quit in games. He fights his demons to the bitter end, and I LOVE that about him. I'd much rather have him over some more talented quarterbacks because of that alone.

But he does need to solve some issues, especially the fumbling and holding the ball too long. It's going to bite this team in the end if he doesn't.

 

[erod]

I figured you were just trying to keep your thread from being merged into the Bash Dak thread. Lol

Can't get a thing past you. Nor would I expect to. Lol

 

[Diehardblues]

No, it's the tabloid style writing that is common with today's media. It's an effort to draw in a reader based on a headline rather than content. I'll take responsibility for not reading closer to recognize this - I usually pick up on it, and this time I did not, but it doesn't change the fact that the title was misleading.

His line “ we have a Super Bowl talented roster carrying a QB” was a subtle hint. Lol

Sorry, Roger but you fell victim for not reading between the lines. Like most did.

E was being sneakier than usual.

 

[shabazz]

I'm hard on Dak, but I'll defend him in that context.

Dak is tough and he doesn't quit in games. He fights his demons to the bitter end, and I LOVE that about him. I'd much rather have him over some more talented quarterbacks because of that alone.

But he does need to solve some issues, especially the fumbling and holding the ball too long. It's going to bite this team in the end if he doesn't.

Not to mention his bad habit of locking on to a receiver in the red zone and throwing untimely picks there.

They have been big momentum killers and let lesser teams back into the game when it should have been blowouts

 

[Diehardblues]

I'm hard on Dak, but I'll defend him in that context.

Dak is tough and he doesn't quit in games. He fights his demons to the bitter end, and I LOVE that about him. I'd much rather have him over some more talented quarterbacks because of that alone.

But he does need to solve some issues, especially the fumbling and holding the ball too long. It's going to bite this team in the end if he doesn't.

If we had a QB near the talent level of Coop or Zeke we’d be 13-0.

That’s not bashing Dak. He’s doing the best he can with his talent level. A heart of gold. I hope it’s enough.

 

[BigD_95]

I'm hard on Dak, but I'll defend him in that context.

Dak is tough and he doesn't quit in games. He fights his demons to the bitter end, and I LOVE that about him. I'd much rather have him over some more talented quarterbacks because of that alone.

But he does need to solve some issues, especially the fumbling and holding the ball too long. It's going to bite this team in the end if he doesn't.

I don't think there is anything to defend. We agree. I think Dak seems like a great person and plays with tons of heart. The game doesn't seem to shake him even when he makes mistakes. The players also seem to respond to him.

I'm saying the guy is not a bus driver. He is not a game manger. He makes too many mistakes to be described as that type of player. I would call Alex Smith a game manger. Dak is just a player or a baller so to speak. He plays with his heart on his sleeve. He just lacks the skill in certain areas. He isn't consistent enough to be a bus driver. Matter of fact, the only thing Dak is consistent about is being inconsistent.

 

[erod]

I don't think there is anything to defend. We agree. I think Dak seems like a great person and plays with tons of heart. The game doesn't seem to shake him even when he makes mistakes. The players also seem to respond to him.

I'm saying the guy is not a bus driver. He is not a game manger. He makes too many mistakes to be described as that type of player. I would call Alex Smith a game manger. Dak is just a player or a baller so to speak. He plays with his heart on his sleeve. He just lacks the skill in certain areas. He isn't consistent enough to be a bus driver. Matter of fact, the only thing Dak is consistent about is being inconsistent.

That we agree. If we get into a QB-v-QB shootout, we're cooked.

 

[Philmonroe]

Sounds like you are trying real hard to justify an intentionally misleading thread title. I have already admitted I should have read closer, so that's my bad. But that doesn't mean the OP handled things as he should have. It's BS journalism when a reporter puts out a misleading headline, and the same applies to posters who create a thread,

Sounds like you're trying to justify not reading the post. I don't have to justify jack spit. If you read the post it's no way you could've been tricked period. It's not bs journalism because you still could've read to confirm if that was a bait title or not. Take all the blame not the yeah but variety. Like I said I thought like you but after reading the post I saw where he was coming from. You can't blame him because of the assumptions we made before reading.

 

[erod]

Not to mention his bad habit of locking on to a receiver in the red zone and throwing untimely picks there.

They have been big momentum killers and let lesser teams back into the game when it should have been blowouts

He's definitely a one-read guy in the red zone. I'd rather be at the 30 yard line than the 12 with him at times.

 

[Vandyr]

This thread is a homer trap, and it caught a lot of them.

 

[OmerV]

My reasoning was different than you assumed it would be.

I didn't mislead. You jumped to conclusions.

And it's only football, so it should be all good fun, no?

Don't get me wrong. I'm not all up in arms about it, I'm just saying the misleading thread title played a part in why so many people didn't read closely and mistook the content of the post. I take responsibility for skimming the content, but I have pointed out in the past that this is a tabloid style trick frequently used by today's media.

 

[erod]

Don't get me wrong. I'm not all up in arms about it, I'm just saying the misleading thread title played a part in why so many people didn't read closely and mistook the content of the post. I take responsibility for skimming the content, but I have pointed out in the past that this is a tabloid style trick frequently used by today's media.

It's not considered a "tabloid trick" when it's in an editorial. If it was the headline for an actual news report, that would be a poor headline. But for an opinion piece, not only is it OK, it's actually the intent of the editorial itself, to get the reader's mind involved on another level.

 

[wrongway]

I said it in another thread but it applies to this one as well.

He is so frustrating with his Bi-Polar playing.

Sometimes he makes great plays at the ends of games to almost will us to a win but usually that is only after he has made terrible plays prior to that which put us in a situation where we could easily lose.

I think this and the saints game we lost the turn over ration and still managed to win. That does not happen too often. It is not unheard of but still not the way you want to do it.

One minute you are screaming at him to get rid of the bleeping ball before he takes a sack fumble.

The next minute you are cheering after he makes a great move or run to gain a first down or avoid a sack. Or he makes a great throw.

I admit at one point I was so aggravated that I too said to myself, why not give the backup a chance...only for Dak to pull the 4th quarter and OT heroics.

Its hard to hate a player like him, it's also hard to love a player like him. Makes so many mistakes, bad throws, fumbles, turnovers to get you so angry only to go down and win the game when it gets to the nitty gritty.

Yet you still have fans that LOVE him and HATE him.

That type of thing can be so crazy and it is no wonder why there is such a division on Dak among the fans.

BINGO!!!

 

[Jipper]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard so much whining after a huge win giving us a 5 game winning streak, basically knocking eagles out of nfce contention and locking a playoff spot for us...

 

[OmerV]

Sounds like you're trying to justify not reading the post. I don't have to justify jack spit. If you read the post it's no way you could've been tricked period. It's not bs journalism because you still could've read to confirm if that was a bait title or not. Take all the blame not the yeah but variety. Like I said I thought like you but after reading the post I saw where he was coming from. You can't blame him because of the assumptions we made before reading.

How does that make sense given that in several posts I have admitted my mistake in not reading more closely, and did so on my own without anyone calling me out on it? Your logic is flawed. Me making a mistake doesn't somehow mean the thread title wasn't misleading. Both happened.

 

[InTheZone]

What I'm saying is that it makes no sense to be angry at someone for something that didn't happen.

We won and Dak was a big reason for that.

Dak held us down for 3 quarters single handedly, big time. You agree with that because if not there's no point in going further. I gave him credit, I just need the other side to start acknowledging what happened. Cooper, Zeke, and defense win the game, they were the largest reason why.