Would You Be Happy With This Dak Comparison?

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I’ve always liked Dak’s comparisons to Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb.

-Never quite a top 5 QB, stayed in the 7-10 range for their careers.

-Not overly athletic, but are strong and can move around enough to make plays and run when the opportunity presents itself.

-Never the type of guys to do it all themselves, but with solid teams were able to win many regular season games and moderate post season success.

-Could make every throw, but had stretches of inconsistency.

Finally both got to Super Bowls and were within yards of winning them. If Dak has a similar career to these guys, but converts his SB opportunity into a win, are we all happy with his time?
 

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I’ve always liked Dak’s comparisons to Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb.

-Never quite a top 5 QB, stayed in the 7-10 range for their careers.

-Not overly athletic, but are strong and can move around enough to make plays and run when the opportunity presents itself.

-Never the type of guys to do it all themselves, but with solid teams were able to win many regular season games and moderate post season success.

-Could make every throw, but had stretches of inconsistency.

Finally both got to Super Bowls and were within yards of winning them. If Dak has a similar career to these guys, but converts his SB opportunity into a win, are we all happy with his time?

If the Cowboys win a Super Bowl I'm going to be ecstatic no matter who's under center. I would think most or all would agree with that sentiment.

I have to ask--in this hypothetical scenario, how much cap is Dak eating up?
When McNabb was there for most of the 2000's, I would have taken him over any QB we had except Romo.
But only at a certain price. If McNabb was demanding to be paid the most of any QB in the league, that probably would have changed my mind.
 

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I’ve always liked Dak’s comparisons to Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb.

I've always thought McNair was the right comparison and that McNair was a lot better than most fans gave him credit for.

I also think (like McNair) Dak has top level leadership qualities (and McNabb didn't).

If you gave up the trade package of four premium picks for Dak like Philly did for Wentz, I would generally think Dak was worth it.

For a late 4th round pick its a huge win for the franchise.
 

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If the Cowboys win a Super Bowl I'm going to be ecstatic no matter who's under center. I would think most or all would agree with that sentiment.

I have to ask--in this hypothetical scenario, how much cap is Dak eating up?
When McNabb was there for most of the 2000's, I would have taken him over any QB we had except Romo.
But only at a certain price. If McNabb was demanding to be paid the most of any QB in the league, that probably would have changed my mind.
That’s a great discussion point. Put Mcnabb in the exact same situation as Dak for the purpose of the scenario
 

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If the Cowboys win a Super Bowl I'm going to be ecstatic no matter who's under center. I would think most or all would agree with that sentiment.

I have to ask--in this hypothetical scenario, how much cap is Dak eating up?
When McNabb was there for most of the 2000's, I would have taken him over any QB we had except Romo.
But only at a certain price. If McNabb was demanding to be paid the most of any QB in the league, that probably would have changed my mind.


My biggest problem with Dak is the contract he would receive.

We're paying him for intangibles and not really for his skill.
 

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I’ve always liked Dak’s comparisons to Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb.

-Never quite a top 5 QB, stayed in the 7-10 range for their careers.

-Not overly athletic, but are strong and can move around enough to make plays and run when the opportunity presents itself.

-Never the type of guys to do it all themselves, but with solid teams were able to win many regular season games and moderate post season success.

-Could make every throw, but had stretches of inconsistency.

Finally both got to Super Bowls and were within yards of winning them. If Dak has a similar career to these guys, but converts his SB opportunity into a win, are we all happy with his time?

I think the McNabb comparison is pretty good. But I think McNair was better.
 

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My biggest problem with Dak is the contract he would receive.

We're paying him for intangibles and not really for his skill.

You're not alone

Not sold on Dak personally. Never have been. No secret there.

That said at $2 million like he was paid this year he was a bargain. I put him around 15-16 in the league and for $2 million you're doing well there

At $35+ million?
MUCH different story. LOL
 

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You're not alone

Not sold on Dak personally. Never have been. No secret there.

That said at $2 million like he was paid this year he was a bargain. I put him around 15-16 in the league and for $2 million you're doing well there

At $35+ million?
MUCH different story. LOL


Yeah.. If I pay Russell Wilson prices I expect Russell Wilson quality. Instead i'm getting a QB who does squat against good teams and pads his numbers on bad teams.

If there is any chance to trade up and steal Tua Tagovailoa then show some cajones and go get him.
 

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Dak had the second most passing yards last year (behind Jameis Winston, who had three times as many INTs). That isn't all on intangibles.

Yeah.. The passing yards thing really means squat. The top 5 passers didn't make the playoffs. I do not care.

How did our offense function against quality opponents?

I'm glad we could throw all over the Dolphins but I need to see that against New Orleans and teams like that.
 

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Yeah.. The passing yards thing really means squat. The top 5 passers didn't make the playoffs. I do not care.

How did our offense function against quality opponents?

I'm glad we could throw all over the Dolphins but I need to see that against New Orleans and teams like that.

Exactly. Dak is nothing more than a bus driver but I don't think Jerry should pay a bus driver Elite type money especially when we can use that money somewhere else to fix the team (as a whole).
 

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I’ve always liked Dak’s comparisons to Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb.

-Never quite a top 5 QB, stayed in the 7-10 range for their careers.

-Not overly athletic, but are strong and can move around enough to make plays and run when the opportunity presents itself.

-Never the type of guys to do it all themselves, but with solid teams were able to win many regular season games and moderate post season success.

-Could make every throw, but had stretches of inconsistency.

Finally both got to Super Bowls and were within yards of winning them. If Dak has a similar career to these guys, but converts his SB opportunity into a win, are we all happy with his time?
McNair threw for 5300 and ran for 900 his last year at Alcon St. He was the no.3 overall draft pick. He was a better passer but was held chained to the Titans TE focused passing game and running with George. Basically, if Andy Reid had McNair you would be comparing Mahomes to McNair. McNair had the awful offensive coaching of Jeff Fisher (see Goff with Fisher and Goff with McVay).

Donovan McNabb carried Syracuse back to prominence. He was the 2nd overall pick in the NFL draft. He was chosen by Andy Reid just like Mahomes. The Eagles ruled the NFC East for a decade but Reid ran into Tampa Bay Defense, Giants Super Bowl run, and the greatest show on turf LA rams. He was a better passer but never had the WR core of the teams he lost to in NFC Championship games.

Dak is not the passer that McNabb and McNair. But he is a better leader than McNabb and has a better offense and weapons than McNair. Therefore, he can get a team to the Super Bowl as long as he has a defense and offensive weapons around him. He will never have a losing season because of his leadership and attack mode. But, he will not pass you out of your own mess that Jason Garrett made as a Head Coach.

Dak Prescott is the talented overachiever, leader, and hard worker that compares to Bart Starr who needed a defense, running game, receivers, and Head Coach. When everything is in place he will win multiple Super Bowls and beat more talented teams. Let him go to New England and you will see what I mean.
 

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Give Dak a $30+ million a year contract, and we'll be looking at 8-8 for the next decade.

Why are we so afraid to roll the dice on finding a real franchise QB? We did with Troy, and that was the last of our Super Bowls.

We thought Bledsoe and Romo were "good enough" and we could have drafted many of the current Super Bowl winning QB's.
 

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IIRC McNabb had a cannon for an arm. Dak's arm is good but I just recall McNabb being able to sling it deep even on the move.
 

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Give Dak a $30+ million a year contract, and we'll be looking at 8-8 for the next decade.

Why are we so afraid to roll the dice on finding a real franchise QB? We did with Troy, and that was the last of our Super Bowls.

We thought Bledsoe and Romo were "good enough" and we could have drafted many of the current Super Bowl winning QB's.
8-8 will not be because of Dak, it will be because of what has been in place as GM and Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys since 1994....JERRY JONES.
 
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