Do people really believe there is a better option than Dak this year?

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big dog cowboy said:
Did you see the special teams and defense in each game this year?
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The defense and Special Teams both instantly improved the moment their coaches were replaced.

As for Dak, he should accept $2 million per year more than Wentz received
and be happy he's the QB of America's Team.
 
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DakPresgoat said:
First of all, you can’t blame a bunch of the defenses problems for the offense. The cowboys offense was first in yards and 6th in scoring. They weren’t perfect but they were not putting the defense at a constant disadvantage. So blaming the defenses issues on the offense is nonsense. Pure nonsense.


Second, Brady isn’t that guy anymore. I believe he is the GOAT but age has caught up to him. He isn’t as sharp as he once was. Or at least, doesn’t appear to be. The clock is undefeated after all.
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The offense didn’t do the defense any favors by keeping them on the field constantly in the first three quarters. There was games when the defense held opposing offenses to reasonably low scores, but the offense couldn’t score TDs instead of FGs.
 
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jnday said:
The offense didn’t do the defense any favors by keeping them on the field constantly in the first three quarters. There was games when the defense held opposing offenses to reasonably low scores, but the offense couldn’t score TDs instead of FGs.
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totally agree, going 3 and out and asking for the defense to win the game is insanity.
 
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erod said:
Dak isn't going anywhere.

And neither are the Cowboys.

That contract will officially shut the window and end any hope of a championship the next 5+ years.
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This is exactly what is going to happen except it will ruin the team for 10+ years. Dallas will be looking at ten years of 8-8 seasons with a few seasons being a little better, a few a little worse.
 
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Some might hate Dak for no reason some just worship him best option to cheer for the team not the man and if they find a better quarterback why not.
Everyone is replaceable.
 
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jnday said:
The defense was toast by the second half of games. The offense repeatedly did this , but it is ignored and forgotten around here because of the importance placed on stats.
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My goodness. We're back to the 2011-2013 and 2015 complaints that the offense going 3 & out caused the defense to get gassed? Dallas was the 7th best team at NOT going 3 & out last year. They've always been one of the best teams at not going 3 & out except in 2010 when they were only 14th best. But stats, right?

Our defense gets gassed walking out of the tunnel to start the game. A 3 and out kills them because they can rarely get the other team off the field in a timely manner.
 
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VaqueroTD said:
Every day I read a new thread about that QB who is going to somehow make us look like a genius for not signing Dak.

-- Matthew Stafford? Didn't anyone learn with Aikman what happens to an immobile QB over 30 with a bad back?
-- Teddy Bridgewater? How many games has he proven himself in his career since 2015? You realize he never threw more than 14 TDs a year before his injury?
-- Philip Rivers? He almost threw more interceptions than TDs in his worst year ever. He was booed out of the stadium by his own fans his last game!
-- Tom Brady? He turns 43 this year! I repeat, he turns 43! I didn't even trust myself jumping off my truck tailgate at 43. Nevermind a QB in the NFL!
-- Insert whichever QB is the flavor of the moment.

Here we have a 26 year old QB about to enter the prime of his career. Except for one sophomore slump, he has pulled in terrific numbers and wins every year. I won't post the repeat stat threads that show how Dak lines up well against all the recent great QBs in most significant stats and wins numbers. He's not a choker in the Playoffs. He just got done with a record year on a team that had given up on its head coach, and oh yeah, he tried to close it out with more than one significant injury. We'll never see him in a rape or wife beater headline, we'll never see the team give up on him or him isolate them with his primadonna act. He IS high grade quality individual, tough as nails, and this is about as safe a contract as you can gamble on.

You want to rally against him because he won't sign for the same as the last QB free agent? Fine. But look at the competition above. His agent isn't stupid. Someone will pony up $40 million a year for Dak. He is the only one on the list who guarantees you 7 years of a franchise QB.

If you want to have a serious QB debate, why not talk about some 2nd-4th round draft pick bargains that could become the next... gulp... Dak! Just in case we have to franchise him and it goes south. I look forward to someone telling me who that next hidden draft pick is who could play Tony Romo into retirement.
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There is no doubt that there are SEVERAL better options for the Cowboys than Dak.
Dak hasn't shown that he is a leader. He has shown that he will make a few plays if the Cowboys give him outstanding protection and are playing sub par competition.
But Dak has not shown that he is a marquee quarterback or that he is much more than average.
So, yes; a quarterback like Case Keenum would be a better option. Teddy Bridgewater would be a better option. And there are other options that would be better.
Dak would be okay, but he hasn't shown that he is deserving of even top 10 money for a quarterback, and certainly doesn't justify a long term commitment from the Cowboys for a huge chunk of the salary cap.
It wouldn't be fair to the rest of the team when Dak has failed to show that he can make a difference.
 
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There’s obviously many who think there’s a better option than Dak or we wouldn’t keep seeing these threads touting other QBs. Some would rather go with any QB than have to pay Dak 30+M. Just look at some of the names that have come up to replace Dak. This board has turned into the CrazyZone the past few weeks.
 
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Hadenough said:
And in Bradys first 4 years he proved them wrong! Daks weaknesses keep rearing their ugly head when the Cowboys play any half decent team.
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According to you, an internet troll and no the experts. Keeping it real.
 
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Hadenough said:
The point is that it doesnt take a scout to see what Dak weaknesses are. The people that say he doesnt pass the eyeball test must be seeing something and that's why I posted the report on weaknesses. Because I've never looked that up until now. It's not really that surprising I'm seeing the same things today that scouts saw then.
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Yet you didn’t mention the weaknesses that are no longer weaknesses. And you also didn’t mention the strengths.

A bunch of those weaknesses you mentioned aren’t weaknesses anymore. And the ones that are, have been improved even if they still require more improvement.

For example, the scouting report weakness discussed issues with his deep ball. Meanwhile Dak has been one of the best deep ball passers in the NFL the last couple seasons.

perhaps when you do the eyeball test you should focus on the entirety of what you’re looking at.

that’s my point.


But again, you don’t. You just post the weaknesses and don’t mention the strengths or the improvements or the good qualities that make Dak valuable.

Then there’s the fact that just about every player in the NFL has some weaknesses. There are very few players with no weaknesses. So again, just listing weaknesses from 4 years ago without discussing the improvements or how those weaknesses balance with strengths Is just BS.
 
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TwentyOne said:
If someone comes to us and wants to sign him under the exclusive FT. Yes.
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I would take that deal. With two extra first round picks, I think we could hit on a rookie QB, and then he would be on an inexpensive rookie deal. We would have 3 first rounders including our original one. Hit on two out of those three, and we're doing great.
 

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I'm not a big Dak guy but he's better than Brady or Rivers at this point in their careers.

I like Stafford more than Dak but I dont know if we have the ammunition to trade for him.
 
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DakPresgoat said:
Yet you didn’t mention the weaknesses that are no longer weaknesses. And you also didn’t mention the strengths.

A bunch of those weaknesses you mentioned aren’t weaknesses anymore. And the ones that are, have been improved even if they still require more improvement.

For example, the scouting report weakness discussed issues with his deep ball. Meanwhile Dak has been one of the best deep ball passers in the NFL the last couple seasons.

perhaps when you do the eyeball test you should focus on the entirety of what you’re looking at.

that’s my point.


But again, you don’t. You just post the weaknesses and don’t mention the strengths or the improvements or the good qualities that make Dak valuable.

Then there’s the fact that just about every player in the NFL has some weaknesses. There are very few players with no weaknesses. So again, just listing weaknesses from 4 years ago without discussing the improvements or how those weaknesses balance with strengths Is just BS.
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Are you f in kidding! Daks deepball is garbage time stats. You look at that first weakness and you'll see consistency mars Daks game. He has improved but it's been the mental improvements. He is still showing the terrible accuracy behind the WR constantly but your a fan of his so wouldn't expect you to be bias.
 
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I can think of a couple of games where Dak should have run and give the team more of a chance, maybe a win.
For whatever reason he didn’t.
Fear?
Judgement?
Don’t know but Dallas sure played other QBs that took off and changed the balance of the game. Bills & Jets come to mind.
Then there was the second Philly game.
 
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