7 Sacks Broken Down

[Ken]

Since everyone LOVES to blame Dak that he is holding the ball too long and it is all his fault...let's take a look at the 7:

1st: 3rd and 5 at NO 5; No where to go with the ball, DT breaks free in under 3 seconds, Makes contact with Dak 3.06 seconds. There was no one open and those that claim he had Zeke coming across the front, not open until he is about to get hit and Dak has already pulled it down. COVERAGE SACK. OL blocking was ok...not great.

2nd 3rd and 6- Sacked in 2.5 seconds. Sua Fila got beat bad. Had no chance at all. NOT DAKS FAULT.

3rd: 2nd and 6- Cowboys go empty set motioning Zeke out wide. N.O. goes looks to be man cover 2... Total coverage sack here as Dak had no where to go with the ball....at all. Sacked in 3.92 seconds. Started running at about 3.3 seconds and almost made it back to LOS. COVERAGE SACK. OL was good.

4th: 3rd and 7: This is the play where he pulls it down and gets the ball hit out of his hand by the defender in 2.3 seconds. Sua Fila got completely destroyed and pushed back into Dak in that amount of time. NOT HIS FAULT. OL was terrible.

5th- 1st and 10- Dak Sacked in 2.5 seconds. Protection was horrible as they brought a delayed blitz by the lb and he came running free on a stunt. Little chance for Dak to do anything. Don't have coaches film for this one so I can't see all of the options...may have had a crossing route with a bit more time. NOT DAK'S FAULT. Didn't Hold the ball to long. Limited option to dump to if any.

6th: 2nd and 8. Dak bails on a pretty good pocket in under 2 seconds. Not sure if this was a run try by Dak but this was the play Dak got facemasked with no call. If he stayed in the pocket, had Beasley in the flat where he was looking initially. On DAK as he ran into that sack (Do wonder if he was trying to run though)

7th: Sacked in 2.61 seconds. Fumbled trying to pass...can't see if he had a play without coaches film.

Horrible Protection!!! Not Dak's fault.


So 1 out of 7 can be directly attributed to Dak. The other's are a poor OL or Coverage Sacks.

Please stop repeating the stupid mantra that they are Dak's fault. Thank you.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Bravo @Ken

 

[Cowboys22]

Cooper was open coming across the middle on one of them and Dak had time to lead him but didn’t throw it and was sacked. I saw it on the replay. I’m on board with your point though and I said it after last week’s game. The routes need time to develop and too often the OL isn’t giving it. I do think Dak holds the ball too long waiting on WRs to be wide open. He is not good at anticipating the wr being open.

 

[Blackthorn]

Define open.

1. I think sometimes Dak needs to throw a timing pattern and make the throw before the receiver breaks. He has to trust his arm and receiver.
2. Sometimes throwing the ball away is better than having a negative play.
3. He has to throw open receivers as well.
4. Too long, is too long
5. I love Dak as a QB, I worry about sacks causing injuries, fumbles, or swinging momentum.

 

[jwooten15]

They're only "coverage sacks" because Dak can't anticipate anybody becoming open. He waits half a second too long way too much, and in the NFL, that makes all the difference in the world.

Between Cooper and Beasley, one of them are open basically ANY time Dak drops back. Stop absolving Dak from blame

 

[TwoCentPlain]

I guess that is why the coaches always say 'need to watch the film' before commenting on performance.

 

[Hoods]

He should have thrown the ball away in many of those plays or better anticipated the free rusher. Everyone being covered is not an excuse for a sack. Busted pass protection is part of the game -- you will take sacks but he can't take as many as he has this season.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I guess that is why the coaches always say 'need to watch the film' before commenting on performance.

It's experts breaking down the execution of an entire game play-by-play from A-Z.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I like effort but it's really not that simple. He has to know the game situation. He can not under any circumstances take that last sack where he fumbled. it's much better to throw the ball out of the endzone than to get a sack. He should have look at his first read based on presnap read, if it was covered, quick glance to 2 and then ball out. QB have to be able to see the blitz and know they are out manned and get rid of the ball as well, he struggles at this. and Yes, he holds the ball to long.

 

[conner01]

One thing I liked is he wasn’t going backwards
Hate that, just gives up more yards
I don’t like turnovers and he’s put the ball on the ground too much
Didn’t think he held it too much last night as much as he didn’t see what was coming but that’s something he will get better at
I think many times this year sacks have come from holding it too much

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Yep, these folks that want to blame Prescott for ALL those sacks clearly have an agenda.

 

[Bizwah]

He isn't recognizing things presnap. I really feel this is where we are missing Travis Fredrick.

 

[percyhoward]

PFF basically agrees with the OP

Su'a-Filo 5 pressures (3 sacks, 2 hurries)
Collins 5 pressures (2 sacks, 3 hurries)
Martin 3 pressures (1 hit, 2 hurries)

1 sack and 1 hurry attributes to Dak himself.
1 hurry each to Zeke, Rico, and Rod Smith.

Fleming & Looney clean.

 

[blueblood70]

Since everyone LOVES to blame Dak that he is holding the ball too long and it is all his fault...let's take a look at the 7:

1st: 3rd and 5 at NO 5; No where to go with the ball, DT breaks free in under 3 seconds, Makes contact with Dak 3.06 seconds. There was no one open and those that claim he had Zeke coming across the front, not open until he is about to get hit and Dak has already pulled it down. COVERAGE SACK. OL blocking was ok...not great.

2nd 3rd and 6- Sacked in 2.5 seconds. Sua Fila got beat bad. Had no chance at all. NOT DAKS FAULT.

3rd: 2nd and 6- Cowboys go empty set motioning Zeke out wide. N.O. goes looks to be man cover 2... Total coverage sack here as Dak had no where to go with the ball....at all. Sacked in 3.92 seconds. Started running at about 3.3 seconds and almost made it back to LOS. COVERAGE SACK. OL was good.

4th: 3rd and 7: This is the play where he pulls it down and gets the ball hit out of his hand by the defender in 2.3 seconds. Sua Fila got completely destroyed and pushed back into Dak in that amount of time. NOT HIS FAULT. OL was terrible.

5th- 1st and 10- Dak Sacked in 2.5 seconds. Protection was horrible as they brought a delayed blitz by the lb and he came running free on a stunt. Little chance for Dak to do anything. Don't have coaches film for this one so I can't see all of the options...may have had a crossing route with a bit more time. NOT DAK'S FAULT. Didn't Hold the ball to long. Limited option to dump to if any.

6th: 2nd and 8. Dak bails on a pretty good pocket in under 2 seconds. Not sure if this was a run try by Dak but this was the play Dak got facemasked with no call. If he stayed in the pocket, had Beasley in the flat where he was looking initially. On DAK as he ran into that sack (Do wonder if he was trying to run though)

7th: Sacked in 2.61 seconds. Fumbled trying to pass...can't see if he had a play without coaches film.

Horrible Protection!!! Not Dak's fault.


So 1 out of 7 can be directly attributed to Dak. The other's are a poor OL or Coverage Sacks.

Please stop repeating the stupid mantra that they are Dak's fault. Thank you.

sorry but those we are all saying is HIS fault are the coverage sacks, he must have timer in his head and when noones open take off and run or better throw it out of bounds, stop taking loss of yards and more chances to fumble..IMO watching it full speed he was at fault for 3 he could have avoided those by being quicker to throw it away move toward running etc..he bails out a lot the wrong way, his back to rush and this is why WE say they are on him..he has control of those.. sure three of those the rush was such that he didnt have time to do anything but we all say he holds the ball too long iS TRUE, hes is TAKING sacks..

Hes also fumbling more then the average QB because of it..when he is trying not to throw picks hes holding it too ling and fumbling instead.so yes thanks for the breakdown im one of the ones saying its on him for at least 40% of this years sack total which is leading the league BTW..odd stat points to qb more then line..

his clock and feel and footwork in pocket need work..

 

[CowboysRule]

My main problem is he doesn't feel pressure in the pocket and he doesn't do so great with pre-snap reads. He needs to know who is coming and hit those hot reads when necessary. He should get better with more experience...and maybe a better QB coach and coordinator.

 

[pugilist]

sooo welcome back Connor Williams?

 

[LatinMind]

He should have thrown the ball away in many of those plays or better anticipated the free rusher. Everyone being covered is not an excuse for a sack. Busted pass protection is part of the game -- you will take sacks but he can't take as many as he has this season.

Thats how you get the Brees treatment with a game clinching INT. Early in the season he was taking sacks that could've been prevented, but lately thats not the case. And lets be real, you cant just throw the ball away. NO kept Dak inside the pocket most of the night, you cant throw the ball away in that situation as that would be intentional grounding. So while its easy for a fan to say just throw it away, you cant always do that because the refs carry those yellow things around. And you cant just say throw it away because then you might end up like Brees and throwing a INT.

 

[LatinMind]

My main problem is he doesn't feel pressure in the pocket and he doesn't do so great with pre-snap reads. He needs to know who is coming and hit those hot reads when necessary. He should get better with more experience...and maybe a better QB coach and coordinator.

How do you presnap read them delayed blitzes NO was throwing out lastnight? I would like to hear this.

 

[MojaveJT]

People that absolve Dak of any kind of blame are just as bad as the ones that blame him for everything.

People do know there is a middle area, right?

Not everything is on a Dak, not everything is on the O line, not everything is on the receivers, and not everything is on the coaching staff.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

PFF basically agrees with the OP

Su'a-Filo 5 pressures (3 sacks, 2 hurries)
Collins 5 pressures (2 sacks, 3 hurries)
Martin 3 pressures (1 hit, 2 hurries)

1 sack and 1 hurry attributes to Dak himself.
1 hurry each to Zeke, Rico, and Rod Smith.

Fleming & Looney clean.

Yep.

To blame Prescott for all 7 sacks is goofy.