Dak and the elephant in the room

Verdict said:

Let’s get this out of the way first:

1. I’m pro Dak
2. He is better than Rush
3. I’m not suggesting Rush should start over Dak
4. I hope we win a super bowl with Dak.

Having said that it’s time that people started being realistic about our QB situation:

1. Dak starts off horribly slow.
2. Dak killed several drives today that were totally ON DAK.
3. He’s not a top 10 QB.
4. He struggled with the 32nd ranked defense.
5. Something is wrong with Dak in terms of seeing/processing the field.
6. Dak’s accuracy is very suspect. I’d say Dak is in the bottom 1/3 of the league in that category.
7. Dak doesn’t elevate the team. Dak doesn’t elevate the team.
8. The WRs are getting plenty open, Dak just doesn’t see them.
9. If they don’t run Dak 3-4 times per game —Dak is going to have a much harder time winning. He needs that threat to keep defenses more honest.
10. The only way Dak wins a SB is if the team Carrie’s him. He is nothing more than a middling bus driver right now.
11. I would love to see Dak develop and become the next Tom Brady, but I don’t think Dak has the football IQ to get it done.
12. Dak has the physical traits but he doesn’t have the mind to get it done as of right now.
13. I like Dak and I like Zeke as a Cowboys fan, but those two together are a handicap to overcome.

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Swagger said:

The Lions have the worst defense in the NFL and previously conceded the following number of points this season:

38 (Eagles), 27 (Washington), 28 (Vikings), 48 (Seahawks) and 29 (Patriots).

The Cowboys scored 0 points in the 1st quarter, they were trailing 6-3 at half time and were a Micah Parsons TD saving tackle away from falling behind in the 4th quarter. The score was 10-6 to the Cowboys until deep in the 4th quarter when the Dallas D forced two turnovers in Lions territory to jazz up the scoreline. Prescott even butchered a field goal attempt by falling over and taking a needless sack to waste an excellent return by Turpin.

If people simply look at the result they see oh 24 points were put up and they look at Prescott's window dressed numbers and everything looks easy and efficient. When in reality when people actually consider the facts of the game it's a different story.

I'm not overly fussed how many yards Prescott throws for - but obviously the less yards and fewer big plays he executes, particularly at key moments, only exacerbates how bad his contract actually is when the team could have a competent rookie or vet QB earning chicken feed to throw for circa 225 yards a game, 2 TDs and 0 Interceptions pursuant to a conservative game plan playing off an elite defense.

Romo and Brees dialed in down towards the backend of their career but it was fine as they were still capable of producing big plays when required - particularly Romo in 2014.

My main concern with Prescott is for him to be more effective he really needs to use his legs more - will we see that going forwards?

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Cowboyny said:

We were terrible on 3rd and short, that's not on the QB.

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Reid1boys said:

We had 10 freaking points with 4 minutes left in the game against the bottom 2 defense in the nfl......but its the play calling, wrs, oline.....the guy seeking hot dogs and the at&t parking attendants fault, and not dak's? Get out of here with that garbage.

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Reid1boys said:

Ok...so those 2 3rd and shorts weren't on Dak... the rest.....it was on Dak. This isn't all that difficult. Look at the teams that score points, fairly consistently...they have good qbs. Don't tell me they are just better ask over than us, that's garbage.

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USArmyVet said:

Did I say you? No. I made a general statement so no need to be defensive or paranoid.

That said, you bringing up whether I have kids or not and insulting my service shows what a peon you are in terms of character and for that you are lumped into a group of others that do the same BS because of your overly emotional investment into a football team.

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Verdict said:

Let’s get this out of the way first:

1. I’m pro Dak
2. He is better than Rush
3. I’m not suggesting Rush should start over Dak
4. I hope we win a super bowl with Dak.

Having said that it’s time that people started being realistic about our QB situation:

1. Dak starts off horribly slow.
2. Dak killed several drives today that were totally ON DAK.
3. He’s not a top 10 QB.
4. He struggled with the 32nd ranked defense.
5. Something is wrong with Dak in terms of seeing/processing the field.
6. Dak’s accuracy is very suspect. I’d say Dak is in the bottom 1/3 of the league in that category.
7. Dak doesn’t elevate the team. Dak doesn’t elevate the team.
8. The WRs are getting plenty open, Dak just doesn’t see them.
9. If they don’t run Dak 3-4 times per game —Dak is going to have a much harder time winning. He needs that threat to keep defenses more honest.
10. The only way Dak wins a SB is if the team Carrie’s him. He is nothing more than a middling bus driver right now.
11. I would love to see Dak develop and become the next Tom Brady, but I don’t think Dak has the football IQ to get it done.
12. Dak has the physical traits but he doesn’t have the mind to get it done as of right now.
13. I like Dak and I like Zeke as a Cowboys fan, but those two together are a handicap to overcome.

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blueblood70 said:

I wont see it you made my ignore list because i no longer wasting time on haters.. you haters are no longer worth my time.. wasted mental energy..

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CowboyRoy said:

What’s hard about it. Just watch him throw.

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5. Something is wrong with Dak in terms of seeing/processing the field.
6. Dak’s accuracy is very suspect. I’d say Dak is in the bottom 1/3 of the league in that category.

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Vtwin said:

The football gods provided us with THE perfect game to highlight the hypocrisy of the extreme Dak fanboys.

If Rush played that exact same game the narrative would have been... " defense got 5 takeaways, held the Lions to 6 points, and thank heavens for the running game! The offense only converted 3 of 9 first downs. The Rush threw three almost interceptions, only 191 yards passing and could only manage a FG in the first half and ten points through 3 quarters! The defense won that game not Rush!!!"

But since it was #4 putting up the same game we've seen from Rush it's suddenly back to the status quo of "Moore sucks, the o-line sucks and EBD".

If I was brand new here I'd think you guys were just joking around. You'd pretty much have to be to suggest Dak was overall any better than Rush has been.

I'll take that team win against a wounded and dangerous opponent, all day every day. Great job men! Dak played the "just don't lose it" role pretty well even though he needed some luck on a few passes he put very much in harms way.

I will also say this though. Go back and watch the sack Dak took where he just fell down without being touched. If I were tasked with putting together 5 plays from Dak's career that show what he is, that play would be in there. What the heck was going on there?

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SwagSurfer said:

Hutchinson beat Steele clean and was about to level Dak. What was he supposed to do in that situation? Take a hit and risk a fumble?

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blueblood70 said:

disagree with half that and won't respond further.. dak haters see the play a lot different drive killers were

OL penalty's
OL missing blocks
Bad play calls in short yardage
Noah Brown Fumble
WR dropping passes and separation still an issue,
Yes dak was a bit rusty but 114QBR says he played pretty well considering.

WE WON!

daks struggling is Rushes ceiling, coming back from 5 weeks gone and broken hand

dont respond ,

I wont see it you made my ignore list because i no longer wasting time on haters.. you haters are no longer worth my time.. wasted mental energy..

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McMicah said:

I’ve said it in other posts and restate it here. Let the season play out. We all watched Cooper Rush play 4 games against both SB teams and an undefeated team. Now we get to watch Dak play with the exact same team: same weapons, same OL, same defense. That is a RARE gift for someone comparing QB play.

At the end of this season, I think the stats will allow people to make objective observations for and/or against Dak. Right now I’m just rooting for Dak and this defense to go supernova and take it all the way.

For the record, yes I was insanely frustrated at the overthrow on the early bootleg, and the unnecessary sack that took us out of fg range that Turpin handed us. I was also pleased at the late game play. Let the sample size grow. Let Cooper be the control in this rare experiment. Enjoy the season, then make conclusions

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GINeric said:

You didn't read that correctly.... I said there are current and former players, coaches, GMs and HOFers who say Dak ISN'T elite, but he IS very good. Thats the truth. Nobody said he's elite....

Speaking of elite quarterbacks and scoring 3 points.... not in a half, but a WHOLE GAME.

Tom Brady only put up 3 points yesterday against a Panthers team who's in full rebuild mode, being coached by an interim coach, and traded away McCaffrey who was their best player.....

According to your intelligent logic about elite quarterbacks and only scoring 3 points against arguably the worst team in the NFL.... enlighten us on your mindset about what happened to Brady please.....

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