morat1959
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I’m a born, raised and breed MS boy. I was in Dak’s corner when we drafted him. I was at the top of the list in wanting him to succeed despite having watched him play for many years before he got here and knowing what I’d seen going back to his highschool days. I was hoping he could overcome his limitations as a QB and excel in the NFL. He was a very good QB working within Dan Mullen’s system at MS St. I knew that style of play would never be successful in the NFL. After 4 years, he still has all the problems you mentioned in the above post. He’s hard nosed, tough as a lightered knot, straight up company man and knows what to say in front of the camera. At least in my mind, we need way more than that at the QB position on this team.On this forum, yes.
In the general Cowboys fanbase and populace, I'm not so sure.
this is purely anecdotal but I ran into an old friend the other day that's a big Cowboys fan and I haven't seen him for a few years.
It was right after MM got hired. So we had a 10-15 minute chat about the state of the team, etc.
He was originally a big Dak Backer. To the point that we had a pretty pointed debate (very friendly, but very adversarial) about who should be the starter in 2016 once Tony was healthy.
So I expected him to be still big time on the Dak train. Suffice it to say, he wasn't. His comments echoed many of our concerns (bad on reads, late on throws, accuracy issues, etc). He said he likes Dak at $2 million. PRetty much hates him as our QB at $35+ million.
I think there are many out there who see Dak for who he is, and also a good many who see him for who they hope he can be.
Problem is, there's only one vote that actually counts. And Jerry seems to be in love with him. so I fear we're probably in trouble. But we're certainly not an insignificant minority within the fanbase. Not by a long shot.
All this being said, for the first time in a long time, I’m optimistic about the upcoming season. For nothing else other than (it appears) JJ has loosened his reign some. Letting MM hire his own staff is a step in the right direction. Been a fan since I was 6 years old.....55 years running! GO BOYS!