Grade Dak on Bill Parcels' 11 QB commandments

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Dak is basically a prototypical Parcells QB. Parcells would have loved to have him. He is durable, a great leader, doesn't make dumb throws, is mobile, etc.

The thing is though, Parcells won with guys like that by having a stifling defense and great special teams. He ground teams into dust. That's kind of what Dallas did Dak's rookie year. In order to win with a QB like Dak, you need a fantastic defense and a good run game. That is what is lost in all of this.

Dak is not a "win a shootout" QB. That's where his lack of creativity and accuracy issues start to show up. Don't get me wrong, there are only a handful of "win a shootout" QB's ever in the NFL. Those guys are rare. Dak just isn't one of them.
 

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Dak is basically a prototypical Parcells QB. Parcells would have loved to have him. He is durable, a great leader, doesn't make dumb throws, is mobile, etc.

The thing is though, Parcells won with guys like that by having a stifling defense and great special teams. He ground teams into dust. That's kind of what Dallas did Dak's rookie year. In order to win with a QB like Dak, you need a fantastic defense and a good run game. That is what is lost in all of this.

Dak is not a "win a shootout" QB. That's where his lack of creativity and accuracy issues start to show up. Don't get me wrong, there are only a handful of "win a shootout" QB's ever in the NFL. Those guys are rare. Dak just isn't one of them.
There's only one and that's Mahomes. At the end of the day in order to win a shootout your defense is gonna have to get a stop at some point.
 

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Misleading in what way? What the heck are you talking about
Rather simple. Eli had one of the worst O lines in the league, horrendous, and Dak had one of the best. Eli got rid of the ball so quick that his sack total was minimal whereas Dak’s was much higher becaue he held on to the ball too long.

Some people use try to use sacks as a statistic to try and prove that the the Cowboys O line wasn’t as good as it really was.
 

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There's only one and that's Mahomes. At the end of the day in order to win a shootout your defense is gonna have to get a stop at some point.

Personally, I think that all teams are overvaluing the QB position. Its not just a Dallas thing. IMO, if you get a good line, a reasonable running back and good receivers, there are several QB's who can light up the scoreboard in the NFL. I still think Rodgers has it, as with Brees. Wilson probably could.

Regardless, its a TEAM game. I don't think there is one QB in the NFL that could carry a mediocre team to the Super Bowl whereas there are several NFL teams that could get there with a mediocre QB. Teams are simply putting too much money into the QB spot and should be spreading it around.

The one area I agree with Dallas on is that its better to spend $20m on several vet free agents then spend it on one guy. I think that teams that win have lots of good players and depth. A handful of great players surrounded by trash isn't winning anything.
 

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Parcells also said, "you are what your record says you are."

So if our current record is 8-8 than our team is considered average, mediocre, common, vanilla, unremarkable, unexceptional, not good, ordinary, run of the mill, nothing to write home about etc.

Dak is the leader of our team.
 

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Rather simple. Eli had one of the worst O lines in the league, horrendous, and Dak had one of the best. Eli got rid of the ball so quick that his sack total was minimal whereas Dak’s was much higher becaue he held on to the ball too long.

Some people use try to use sacks as a statistic to try and prove that the the Cowboys O line wasn’t as good as it really was.

You can't say dak takes too many sacks if he's at the bottom of the league in sacks taken..you can argue a different point, but not sacks taken. He took less sacks than just about everyone else. Period.
 

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Personally, I think that all teams are overvaluing the QB position. Its not just a Dallas thing. IMO, if you get a good line, a reasonable running back and good receivers, there are several QB's who can light up the scoreboard in the NFL. I still think Rodgers has it, as with Brees. Wilson probably could.

Regardless, its a TEAM game. I don't think there is one QB in the NFL that could carry a mediocre team to the Super Bowl whereas there are several NFL teams that could get there with a mediocre QB. Teams are simply putting too much money into the QB spot and should be spreading it around.

The one area I agree with Dallas on is that its better to spend $20m on several vet free agents then spend it on one guy. I think that teams that win have lots of good players and depth. A handful of great players surrounded by trash isn't winning anything.
I disagree. Sure there are certain guys who can be protected. But ultimately consistency will come rearing its ugly head and I think that's what separates the good from the bad.

I also disagree with spending 20 million on several vet free agents. That spells disaster. You don't want to build your team throughout free agency. You want to get a guy here or there to make up for potential holes. And even then you have to hope that guy is actually good because remember his previous team is letting him go for a reason.

Wilson can't win a shootout. He can bring his team back down but as it currently stands if he has to put up 30+ points his team is probably going to lose that game depending on the opponent. Same with Rodgers.
 

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Parcells also said, "you are what your record says you are."

So if our current record is 8-8 than our team is considered average, mediocre, common, vanilla, unremarkable, unexceptional, not good, ordinary, run of the mill, nothing to write home about etc.

Dak is the leader of our team

That was PArcells saying because he knew he wouldn't get in the way of his own team. That was the Parcells way. He wasn't speaking for coaches like Jason Garrett who was going 8-8 before Dak was even in college.
 

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Parcells also said, "you are what your record says you are."

So if our current record is 8-8 than our team is considered average, mediocre, common, vanilla, unremarkable, unexceptional, not good, ordinary, run of the mill, nothing to write home about etc.

Dak is the leader of our team.

Dude, this makes no sense at all......BTW where is "you are what your record says you are" in the 11 commandments?
 

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Dak is basically a prototypical Parcells QB. Parcells would have loved to have him. He is durable, a great leader, doesn't make dumb throws, is mobile, etc.

The thing is though, Parcells won with guys like that by having a stifling defense and great special teams. He ground teams into dust. That's kind of what Dallas did Dak's rookie year. In order to win with a QB like Dak, you need a fantastic defense and a good run game. That is what is lost in all of this.

Dak is not a "win a shootout" QB. That's where his lack of creativity and accuracy issues start to show up. Don't get me wrong, there are only a handful of "win a shootout" QB's ever in the NFL. Those guys are rare. Dak just isn't one of them.
Absolutely correct . Dak is not a QB who can win you games with his accuracy or game management. He just doesn’t have it in him. The coaches tried to have him supported by top OL , RB, Receiver , but he still struggled . When you add a bad defense to the mix , it becomes obvious dallas cannot afford Dak as there won’t be enough cap money to improve the defense either . This is not a recipe for success .
 

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Anyone giving a low grade on #8 hasn't paid attention to the last 22 or so games.
 

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Dak does not do well in #4, 8, 9, 10
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Make No mistake why Bill Parcells made this Point No.1!!!:muttley:


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