Dak, $40M per year and the playoffs

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I’m mostly pro Dak and have been watching this board eat it’s own alive over Dak. I think some objectivity is in order. Here are my thoughts on Dak and the upcoming playoffs:

1. You should be able to count on Dak outplaying Garroppolo based on his contract. Dak should give you a significant advantage at QB in this game.

2. Dak should NOT be the reason you lose in the playoffs. If he is the factor that drags the team down, then he was not worth his contract.

3. Dak has to be playing well enough in the playoffs to give your team a shot to win. He is paid like a top 5 QB and he should be playing like it.

4. You can’t blame Dak regardless of how he plays if the defense is in his lap prior to the expiration of a reasonable amount of time.
 
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Number 4 completely eliminates one two and three. Makes them irrelevant. But not just your number 4. So many other things do as well. What I'm saying is, your one two and three only applies if all else is equal. But it never is in football. But otherwise, yeah, I agree with you 100%.
 
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Verdict said:
I’m mostly pro Dak and have been watching this board eat it’s own alive over Dak. I think some objectivity is in order. Here are my thoughts on Dak and the upcoming playoffs:

1. You should be able to count on Dak outplaying Garroppolo based on his contract. Dak should give you a significant advantage at QB in this game.

2. Dak should NOT be the reason you lose in the playoffs. If he is the factor that drags the team down, then he was not worth his contract.

3. Dak has to be playing well enough in the playoffs to give your team a shot to win. He is paid like a top 5 QB and he should be playing like it.

4. You can’t blame Dak regardless of how he plays if the defense is in his lap prior to the expiration of a reasonable amount of time.
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Recent opportunities to excel and demonstrate that he's over the hump have ended poorly,,, hoping that this week we have two big things to celebrate and be happy about,,,, three big things if we can give credit to Big Mike for the step forward!
 
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I am also pro Dak he has been my favorite player on the team since his rookie season.

That said he needs to do everything in his skill set including running the ball to win this game just like he did when he came into the league.

There's nothing left but the off-season so there's no need to hold back anymore and save himself for anything
 
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Hawkeye0202 said:
4 can play very and we could still lose......you know that, right? See Rams 2019 playoff game......
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It's Dak's tendency to shut down early in big games and not produce until the opposing team has a comfortable lead that is all but insurmountable that gets him in trouble.
He puts up great numbers when opposing defenses play loose once they have a big lead, and his fans use those stats to justify their hero, but usually in a losing effort.
But the repeated three-and-outs in the first parts of games and the second halves of low scoring games are too much for the Cowboys to overcome.
If the Cowboys grab the momentum early, Dak plàys great. But if the opposing team is whipping the Cowboys, Dak will not be the leader that makes the difference in bringing the Cowboys back.
He is not a leader. He follows the rest of the team, and if they do well he feeds off of them.
But when they struggle, he begins to make drive ending bad throws and waits for someone else to be the difference maker.
And what is really bad is that when he struggles he thinks it's someone else's fault.
That's why he's not elite.
 
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leeblair said:
It's Dak's tendency to shut down early in big games and not produce until the opposing team has a comfortable lead that is all but insurmountable that gets him in trouble.
He puts up great numbers when opposing defenses play loose once they have a big lead, and his fans use those stats to justify their hero, but usually in a losing effort.
But the repeated three-and-outs in the first parts of games and the second halves of low scoring games are too much for the Cowboys to overcome.
If the Cowboys grab the momentum early, Dak plàys great. But if the opposing team is whipping the Cowboys, Dak will not be the leader that makes the difference in bringing the Cowboys back.
He is not a leader. He follows the rest of the team, and if they do well he feeds off of them.
But when they struggle, he begins to make drive ending bad throws and waits for someone else to be the difference maker.
And what is really bad is that when he struggles he thinks it's someone else's fault.
That's why he's not elite.
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Like I said........see the 2019 Rams playoff game (lol)
 
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leeblair said:
It's Dak's tendency to shut down early in big games and not produce until the opposing team has a comfortable lead that is all but insurmountable that gets him in trouble.
He puts up great numbers when opposing defenses play loose once they have a big lead, and his fans use those stats to justify their hero, but usually in a losing effort.
But the repeated three-and-outs in the first parts of games and the second halves of low scoring games are too much for the Cowboys to overcome.
If the Cowboys grab the momentum early, Dak plàys great. But if the opposing team is whipping the Cowboys, Dak will not be the leader that makes the difference in bringing the Cowboys back.
He is not a leader. He follows the rest of the team, and if they do well he feeds off of them.
But when they struggle, he begins to make drive ending bad throws and waits for someone else to be the difference maker.
And what is really bad is that when he struggles he thinks it's someone else's fault.
That's why he's not elite.
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The first to lines say all there is to say.. When they play aggressive defenses, he won't throw into tight spaces.
When it's over, and the defenses loosen, Dak excels.
 
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Part of claiming to be an elite QB is the ability to read defenses and know when to quick release or let the play develop. Dak struggled with that after the Broncos exposed him. Oh and saying that th Broncos exposed him and the offense isn’t hating Dak, it’s merely identifying that the QB lacks the skill to identify defense on the fly.
 
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rnr_honeybadger said:
Part of claiming to be an elite QB is the ability to read defenses and know when to quick release or let the play develop. Dak struggled with that after the Broncos exposed him. Oh and saying that th Broncos exposed him and the offense isn’t hating Dak, it’s merely identifying that the QB lacks the skill to identify defense on the fly.
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Its put up or shut up time for everybody on this roster. What happened leading up to this point is irrelevant. They’re all starting from 0 now.
 
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Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
Dak is not a bad QB. In three more years he should be Dallas' leader in passing yards. So maybe the team is failing Dak, instead of Dak failing the team.
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I hope he is expected to accomplish more than just pile up stats on the way the being Dallas's leader in everything stats. How about winning a few big games?
 
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Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
Dak is not a bad QB. In three more years he should be Dallas' leader in passing yards. So maybe the team is failing Dak, instead of Dak failing the team.
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It’s a symbiotic relationship. You cannot justify eating up a lions share of the salary cap and then complain when the team cannot get you the help you need.
 
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And to think back in 2017 Garappolo was the highest paid player in the NFL (137.5/5 years) and he had less than 700 career yards and 5 total TDs prior to signing his deal. Imagine what this board would have been like if Dallas paid the biggest contract in the NFL with those stats over a 4 year period.
 
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Just enjoy the game for crying out loud. It's Game Day. It's the playoffs. It's the Niners. We would have given anything to have this opportunity 12 months ago. Who cares about what very player makes. That has nothing to do with what happens on the field. Your pay doesn't make blocks or catch balls or make calls.

Sit and watch and hope for the best. He will be our QB for a while. McCarthy will be our coach for a while.

It's Game Day. Let's go.
 
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leeblair said:
It's Dak's tendency to shut down early in big games and not produce until the opposing team has a comfortable lead that is all but insurmountable that gets him in trouble.
He puts up great numbers when opposing defenses play loose once they have a big lead, and his fans use those stats to justify their hero, but usually in a losing effort.
But the repeated three-and-outs in the first parts of games and the second halves of low scoring games are too much for the Cowboys to overcome.
If the Cowboys grab the momentum early, Dak plàys great. But if the opposing team is whipping the Cowboys, Dak will not be the leader that makes the difference in bringing the Cowboys back.
He is not a leader. He follows the rest of the team, and if they do well he feeds off of them.
But when they struggle, he begins to make drive ending bad throws and waits for someone else to be the difference maker.
And what is really bad is that when he struggles he thinks it's someone else's fault.
That's why he's not elite.
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He is a leader, he's been the heart of this team since he stepped in for Romo and Moore in 2016.
 
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