1. Dak got off to his typical slow start and overthrowing receivers that were open early. This is Dak’s MO in big games. He fails to elevate his team in a big game. Dak “might be” a top 10 QB part of the time but he’s never going to win you a SB against a clearly better team. He still sees the field poorly. You can lay a little bit if Dak’s failures on the play calling but he’s just a bus driver.
2. MM is a better game manager than KM by a long shot, but SO FAR he’s not an innovator OR he is an innovator but he doesn’t trust Dak to run the innovative plays.
3. The defense has played really well and I think it’s an elite defense, but DQ laid an egg today. He is going to have to figure out what to do with Parsons AND maintain gap integrity (complete failure at times). Poor job of that today.
3. Tank was a no show today. He belongs on the back of a milk carton. Not worth his salary.
4. CMC is a tier above any RB we have on the roster.
5. Defensively we SUCK at defending wheel routes and tight ends. It’s like we have no idea what to do with either one of them.
6. Hankins seems to be WAY ahead of Mazie Smith. Hopefully the kid will eventually be a baller. But he doesn’t seem to be a big factor right now. I still give the team props for having the pills to draft a DT high, finally.
7. Schoonmaker was a poor selection in the second round. How much better would this team be if we had gone OL, LB or RB (Achane) with that second round pick?
8. Sounds like when we lost our 3rd round pick (Overahown) it cost this defense some significant upside.
9. Depending on Tyron Smith is NOT a plan. It is a waste of a roster space.
10. If Dallas intends to a run at the SB this year, they will have to make a trade or two by the trade deadline, but I’m not sure that’s a good idea. As presently constructed this team is good enough to make the playoffs but might get bumped in the first round again.
11. As good as our coaching has been all year long, it sure seemed lacking today all the way around.
12. Purdy’s ability to see the field and deliver the ball ON TIME hitting the receiver in stride is FAR SUPERIOR to Dak and Purdy is making the minimum salary.
13. I would move on from Tyron Smith, Zack Martin (for contract reasons and draft picks), Gallup, Cooks (because we have no idea how to use him) and look to improve at QB either through developing a QB or drafting one.
Dak is unfortunately probably not the answer. He can win you a SB on a low rent contract but not on an MVP caliber contract.
Let me be clear, this is not all Dak’s fault and Dak doesn’t “suck” but he’s not going to carry this team anywhere and his contract isn’t helping matters at all.
