Ok, not sure why you are so upset by me saying we should have thrashed the Packers. maybe the Packers were somewhat legit but their pass defense was a joke (ranked 31st) & their run game was ranked 20th. Not exactly the formula for a playoff run. Meaning they were largely dependent on their HOF QB and very beatable as Atlanta proved the next week.
The post I responded to was you espousing all Dak's wonderful stats about come from behind performances. I simply took your statement about the GB playoff game comeback & was making the point that Dak played the whole game and was just as much a part of being behind as he was a part of making the comeback. Balancing the scales.
Yes, Dak's interception on a bubble screen to Beasley deep in GB territory was horrible for a multitude of reasons. GB had a 15 pt lead that could have been cut to 7 or 8. Occurred on 2nd & 1. The defender never disguised that he was anticipating the play. The team had gotten in gear on both sides of the ball midway thru the 2nd qtr. But they couldn't afford any more mistakes. They needed to keep pressure on GB.
Yes, Heath bailed Dak out by intercepting AR (on a 3rd & 8) but they had burned another 5 minutes by that point. (Again, it was a three point difference)
Couldn't agree with you more about the 2nd possession. Butler's penalty took us from GB territory back onto our side of the field & put us behind the chains. So yes, I contend that 28 yards difference in penalties played a large factor in a 3 point loss when you lead or were even in most statistical categories.
The Cowboy defense held a HOF QB to less yards than a rookie QB. Forced 3 punts & created an interception. GB forced 2 punts & created an interception. On top of that it took 2 miracles & a no call by the refs to win the game. So, no I can't blame it all on the defense. I can't blame Zeke or Dez who both had big days. Can't blame the Offensive Line as they only gave up two sacks & paved the run game. I'm not blaming anyone, it was a team loss. It was a good performance by a rookie QB but the difference in the game lies in the plays that weren't made. He shares in those.
I'm not angry, of course not. In any good debate there will be a level of intensity, but directed towards the subject matter and not the individual, as in this case.
And it's always a matter of perception. For example, as great as Dak played during his rookie season, he was still a rookie. People forget that. They completely forget that. Even if they don't, they refuse to grasp the significance of that fact.
As a Cowboy fan, have you ever experienced a season in which your quarterback is a rookie before the 2016 season? I have, but I'm going to go even further. When was the last time that the starting quarterback for the Cowboys in game #1 was a rookie?
How many rookie quarterbacks in history started every game? How many rookie QB's started alongside a rookie RB?
The Green Bay Packers had no business being in that game?
If you look at the circumstances before the start of the season when they were coming off a 4-12 season with the 31st ranked offense in scoring, a mediocre defense ranked 16th, the backup QB goes down for the season, then the starting QB goes down for the season, now the Cowboys must use their 3rd team QB, a rookie 4th round draft pick.......but it was the Green Bay Packers who had no business being in the playoffs?
After setting a rookie season record for passer rating and completion percentage, Dak did what only 19 other rookies in NFL history did. He started the team/s first playoff game his rookie season.......and set another record.
Dak Prescott set a new rookie record for best passer rating in the first playoff start for a rookie during his rookie season, at 103.2, ten points higher than 2nd place Russel Wilson, 25 points better than 4th place Dan Marino, 45 points better than 10th place Andrew Luck and 52 points better than Andy Dalton.......and the Cowboys still lost. The Cowboys defense was okay but the 5th place ranking had a lot to do with the Cowboy offense playing keep away. With 35 seconds left in the game and both sides have scored 31 points. That isn't a Cowboys offensive issue.