The next two are important games for Dak

GORICO said:

Risen Star--i agree..I think Wentz's throwing motion and zip on the ball is lightyears ahead of Dak...Dak with all his supposed strength has little velocity in his throwing motion and it looks as though he gets little torgue from stepping into throw and hip torgue..as though his upper body is disconnected from his lower body and he uses only arm strength in throwing motion...and i agree he is getting over hyped and it shows by passes too high or off target...the reason Dak seemed so precises last year was he was throwing to wide open receivers...and now that he is playing stiff defenses in backfield he is seeing very tight windows and in reality he is not precise passer

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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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kevm3 said:

Why isn't Wentz completely lighting the Giants up?

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BoysfanfromNY said:

Dak vs Giants
24-39
268 yrds
6.87 ypa
1 TD



Wentz vs Giants
21-31
176 yrds
5.6 ypa
1 TD

Eagles had 193 Yards rushing, Cowboys had 131 yards

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Sportsbabe said:

Agree. I just care how he does for Dallas.

I don't want to see him constantly turning his back to the defense calling signals. Things could change by the time he turns around. Not feeling it.

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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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Idgit said:

Now it's one game we're complaining about one game this year, instead of two, at least.

He played big against every defense but NY last season. He's already stepped up.

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Risen Star said:

Because, again, I've matured into an adult.

I can admit when other teams have better players. Never been an issue for me.

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mattjames2010 said:

Haha, this is funny. Dak will "bounce back". I'm not looking for Dak to bounce back against crappy teams, I want him to dominate or play at a high level against good/great teams.

It's his second year, no more rookie expectations. That magic we had last year is gone.

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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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BoysfanfromNY said:

Dak vs Giants
24-39
268 yrds
6.87 ypa
1 TD



Wentz vs Giants
21-31
176 yrds
5.6 ypa
1 TD

Eagles had 193 Yards rushing, Cowboys had 131 yards

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shabazz said:

Uh, Future Hall of Famer Tyrod Taylor 20 of 26 for 2 touchdowns leading his team to victory over the Broncos in the 4th quarter. Yes, they aren't playing in Denver where the Broncos secondary are able to will themselves to excellence by virtue of altitude and Astrology

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GORICO said:

matt--what is your prediction for tonights game?

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