The next two are important games for Dak

Risen Star said:

That's only if you don't know football.

Wentz had a more impressive season than Prescott last year. He had crap around him, almost no training camp, no preseason, he didn't even know he'd be starting last year until just before the games started counting. He still performed admirably.

Put Prescott in that same situation and he folds like a cheap suit.

It only gets worse from here.

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Vintage said:

Dak was crap last game.

Good news is that all reports about him are that he had a good head on his shoulders... I'm hoping he bounces back this week.

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ActualCowboysFan said:

Your boy is on pace for 16 picks and 24 fumbles. And that's without counting for the 4 dropped picks against an atrocious Skins defense.

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CanadianCowboysFan said:

Why do people care how Goff and Wentz are doing as it compares to Dak? Seems to me irrelevant if those two top draft choices are finally starting to play well, they were always supposed to be better than Dak. I wouldn't trade Dak for either of them.

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gmoney112 said:

Posts like this are exactly where you can pinpoint the bias in individual posters.

Erod has been pessimistic of Dak since he's been a Cowboy. Anyone with a memory can remember that Erod was steadfast and blindingly stubborn about it last year.

Now, Goff is looking like a 1st round pick playing terrible teams, while Dak really only plays "bad" vs. arguably the best defense in the NFL (after playing pretty well against a team with a top defense and who's had our number lately), in a team effort of suckage, and he's "leveled off perhaps even slipped a bit".

You can make as many posts as you want, and lash out against as many forumers you want, that doesn't change the fact Dak is YOUR QB, he's not going anywhere, and your track history hating on him has been abysmal.

Or maybe you're wishing he performs badly so you can act out. Your post count and new threads always increases after a loss.

Imagine that.

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erod said:

There's an underlying, subtle current that must be overcome asap.

Last year, Dak Prescott came out on fire. He won the hearts and minds of Cowboys fans, and took center stage as the best quarterback in last year's draft. GMs are still probably getting grilled on why they let this talent slip four whole rounds. Higher drafted QBs stumbled while he picked up stride.

That was then. Now, the tide has turned a bit.

Jared Goff is starting to look like a first-round pick. Carson Wentz is improving slow and steady. Their futures look brighter today than they did six months ago.

Meanwhile, Dak has leveled off, perhaps even slipped a bit. The NFL, no matter who you are, will figure you out and adjust. It's up to every player, especially quarterbacks, to adjust to that adjustment. The cat-and-mouse game never stops.

Dak played well the second half of the Packer playoff game, but that is sandwiched between some less-than-awesome outings. Not horrible, but not great either. We're still waiting for that arrow to start trending upward again.

The next two games are important to Dak. The Cardinals and Rams have decent defenses, and no doubt they'll throw some fronts and tight coverages at him like he saw against the Broncos. Good defenses - Minn, NY, Philly, for example - have been able to bottle up Dak.

He's young and resourceful, and full of positive energy and work ethic. No doubt he's on it right now.

But he's got to throw teams out of these fronts so the offense can hum like it should. That's not scheme or playcalling. That's on the quarterback to recognize and find weakness.

This season depends on Dak's ability to take these important next steps.

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Cowboys22 said:

Dak so far has the look of someone who over prepared, set very high expectations for himself, and is pressing to meet them. He also isn't getting the help from those around him that we all expected. The scheme is outdated and requires overwhelming talent who can simply line up and beat their man. They don't have that or at least they aren't performing in that manner at this point. There is very little deception or scheming mismatches and the OL is allowing much more pressure than last year. They also are not clearing the way for Zeke like they did last year. Much of that is likely due to teams adjusting but the problem is that that Garrett and Linehan appear incapable or unwilling to adjust their scheme to attack the way defenses are now playing Dallas. We'll see how long until they do and the season hinges on it being sooner rather than later.

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erod said:

This season depends on Dak's ability to take these important next steps.

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Hawkeye19 said:

Such a tired narrative.

First-- Wentz did not have a more impressive season than Dak. Period. Not statistically. Not historically. Not objectively. Not subjectively. You need to just let it go. Dak had a better season than Wentz last year. Does it mean that he ultimately is the better QB? THAT is up for debate and only time will tell.

Your "logic" is full of assumptions. Dak automatically fails if he's in Wentz's situation and Wentz automatically succeeds in Dak's. The only thing that is folding like a cheap suit is your constant whiny contrarian narrative about Wentz at this point. Just give it a rest.

I don't care if you think Wentz is the better QB -- totally your opinion and he may end up being better than Tom Brady for all I know. Just don't argue that he has performed better than Dak to this point in their careers and try and make it sound like reason, logic and common sense back your position up. They don't.

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Pessimist_cowboy said:

All signs are pointing to Dak being the next RG3 or Kaepernick. It's unfortunate but he's been pretty bad so far this year. That pick 6 was one of the worse I've ever seen. His accuracy just isn't very good. We'll need a heck of a defense and great running game to ever win in playoffs with Dak.

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xwalker said:

QBs need receivers.

Dez has regressed even more.

TWill hurt hit ankle early in game 1 and he's never going to be confused with a #1 WR.

Beasley is great at what he does but can't cover up for a lack of a true #1 WR.

Witten is a great complimentary piece but can't be the focus of the offense anymore.

Butler can out run DBs but it's about a 20% chance that he catches the ball.

Last season the receiver issues were solved by the running game. Opponents over-focus on the run to the point that even Dez could get open occasionally.

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Pessimist_cowboy said:

All signs are pointing to Dak being the next RG3 or Kaepernick. It's unfortunate but he's been pretty bad so far this year. That pick 6 was one of the worse I've ever seen. His accuracy just isn't very good. We'll need a heck of a defense and great running game to ever win in playoffs with Dak.

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erod said:

There's an underlying, subtle current that must be overcome asap.

Last year, Dak Prescott came out on fire. He won the hearts and minds of Cowboys fans, and took center stage as the best quarterback in last year's draft. GMs are still probably getting grilled on why they let this talent slip four whole rounds. Higher drafted QBs stumbled while he picked up stride.

That was then. Now, the tide has turned a bit.

Jared Goff is starting to look like a first-round pick. Carson Wentz is improving slow and steady. Their futures look brighter today than they did six months ago.

Meanwhile, Dak has leveled off, perhaps even slipped a bit. The NFL, no matter who you are, will figure you out and adjust. It's up to every player, especially quarterbacks, to adjust to that adjustment. The cat-and-mouse game never stops.

Dak played well the second half of the Packer playoff game, but that is sandwiched between some less-than-awesome outings. Not horrible, but not great either. We're still waiting for that arrow to start trending upward again.

The next two games are important to Dak. The Cardinals and Rams have decent defenses, and no doubt they'll throw some fronts and tight coverages at him like he saw against the Broncos. Good defenses - Minn, NY, Philly, for example - have been able to bottle up Dak.

He's young and resourceful, and full of positive energy and work ethic. No doubt he's on it right now.

But he's got to throw teams out of these fronts so the offense can hum like it should. That's not scheme or playcalling. That's on the quarterback to recognize and find weakness.

This season depends on Dak's ability to take these important next steps.

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Pessimist_cowboy said:

All signs are pointing to Dak being the next RG3 or Kaepernick. It's unfortunate but he's been pretty bad so far this year. That pick 6 was one of the worse I've ever seen. His accuracy just isn't very good. We'll need a heck of a defense and great running game to ever win in playoffs with Dak.

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xwalker said:

QBs need receivers.

Dez has regressed even more.

TWill hurt hit ankle early in game 1 and he's never going to be confused with a #1 WR.

Beasley is great at what he does but can't cover up for a lack of a true #1 WR.

Witten is a great complimentary piece but can't be the focus of the offense anymore.

Butler can out run DBs but it's about a 20% chance that he catches the ball.

Last season the receiver issues were solved by the running game. Opponents over-focus on the run to the point that even Dez could get open occasionally.

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