No. The numbers that matter aren't about quantity, they are about productivity. TD percentage, completion percentage, etc.
I am not crediting Dak as the primary reason the Cowboys win or lose. I'm crediting Dak as the starting QB when they win or lose. That's because the primary function of a quarterback is to direct the offense in a way that they are efficient enough to win the game.
There are great passers and there are great quarteracks, they aren't necessarily the same. You don't have to be a great passer to find ways to get the ball into the hands of your playmakers, that's what great quarterbacks do.
I'm not saying Dak has been a great quarterback on a consistent basis but he far from being a poor quarterback on a consistent basis.
Again, Dak is not the issue. Hopefully we can agree that if the Cowboys had acquired a quality RB or if the defense was playing up to their potential, then this conversation would not be happening.
The Cowboys just made the guy you quite rightly describe as "far from being a poor quarterback on a consistent basis" THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY. This is something a foreign language book would use to explain the phrase "damning with faint praise".
You can't analyze Dak in your comfy vacuums.
- "Issue" is based on salary too, the options we have to surround him with complimentary and better players.
- He has CONSISTENTLY played poorly in the playoffs - worst losing percentage of any QB in NFL history at 2-5 - and has CONSISTENTLY CHOKED against the better teams
Actually, let's stop right there. It's not that we lose. Joe Burrow's team has a poor record, but everyone can see - 14TDS, 2 INTs, laser accuracy, high scoring offense with poor line that never protects him - Joe Burrow is NOT THE ISSUE. LOL, Dak has had RBs, good lines, 2 #1WRs in CD and Amari, good tight ends....AND HE CHOKES. Not that he balls out and we lose...HE CHOKES.
Can we can agree that if we acquired a quality RB - and I think I mentioned that on my very first posts on this board...that's how long I've been on the Henry train - Dak would still choke? If not, we are on the same page.