Before you blame Dak

[Mark]

Untimely holding calls.

Those calls struck me as quite "timely." Predictable, even.

 

[ArtClink]

So to summarize

Dak needs EVERYTHING TO GO PERFECT

Dak can't over come adversity

No, our defense lost this one, period.

 

[lqmac1]

No...but when we convert a 3rd down...and it gets called back because of holding...that is a lot to overcome.

When we are trying to establish the run game....and the TE completely whiffs (AGAIN) on 1st down...and we lose 3 yards. And now we are in 2nd and 13...that is HARD for a QB to constantly overcome.

And the defensive coordinator completely SCHOOLED Kellen Moore. I get the QB gets the majority of the blame...because they get most of the praise....but Kellen Moore, the OL and the run game etc..were all bad today.

Listen I don’t ever bash Dak, I’m not one of those posters that do that. But this proves the point that everything has to go right in order for him to play well. What separates elite quarterbacks from the pack is they always find away to win.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Not those plays. But lets not forget the 4 balls he had batted down by the Cards DL. Lets not forget he had ONE measley TD drive of 23 yards in the first half. And lets not forget his fumble with the game on the line in the 4th quarter.

Some of those plays ruined drives which contributed to the fact we had one TD drive the 1st half.

 

[lqmac1]

No, our defense lost this one, period.

No they didn’t. Yes, they couldn’t stop them on the last drive, but I’m sure they were exhausted. There was a lot of times we went three and out and put them on the field a lot during that game.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Dak is not Tom Brady. There is no denying that. But with 7 Super Bowls....who is? McCarthy is not Bill Bellicheck...so should we compare him to Bellicheck?

He's not Brady obviously. But he's not even Kyler Murray let alone Mahomes or Rodgers.

 

[J_Allen]

You just never know which Dak will show up and that's not why we pay him $40 million a year.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

He's not Brady obviously. But he's not even Kyler Murray let alone Mahomes or Rodgers.

He isn't even Kurt Cousins. Hell did anyone see Zach Wilson today? Dak isn't even that. He's an overpaid single read QB who is terrible at reading a defense.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

Marino played in a capless era. not relevent.

Its not about money. Every team has the same amount of money to spend on players. The game is won and lost on who each team CHOOSES to pay. Dallas never should have paid Zeke, Dak, or DLAW. Thats where your roster depth went and you can't win in the NFL paying your top 8 players 80% of the salary cap.

Roster depth?!? Look around. This is one year we can't complain about roster depth.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Some of those plays ruined drives which contributed to the fact we had one TD drive the 1st half.

The loss is on Dak more so than any other player. We made an error putting the fortune of the franchise in his hands. He is not capable of taking this team or any team to a super bowl.

 

[zrinkill]

Dak is the leader of the offense ........ so yes it is his fault ....... he starts a pregame pep talk saying how the whole team needs to play perfect for the entire game and then goes out their and stinks the joint up.

I am the biggest Dak supporter on this board ......... but today he was bad ....... he needs to look in the mirror and start playing like he was at the first of the season again.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Listen I don’t ever bash Dak, I’m not one of those posters that do that. But this proves the point that everything has to go right in order for him to play well. What separates elite quarterbacks from the pack is they always find away to win.

They do? Aaron is the best QB talent in the NFL...he has ONE....ONE super bowl. And a lot of reasons he only has ONE....is because of the players around him.

 

[basel90]

When you get paid 42 mil , you have to be the factor in such games , he was not and that is what he usually does , a bus driver when things are humming well . Otherwise he does not have the talent or innovation to get a W

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

No, our defense lost this one, period.

No true. We were only in this game because of the D. We shouldn't be relying on the defense for points every week, that's daks job and he hasn't been good 8 of the last 10 games.

 

[yesfan]

Sorry this team does not beat good teams and Dak is the Qb that comes up small in big games.

 

[perrykemp]

When you get paid 42 mil , you have to be the factor in such games , he was not and that is what he usually does , a bus driver when things are humming well . Otherwise he does not have the talent or innovation to get a W

A $40m QB shouldn’t have 17 turnovers in todays version of the NFL.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

The loss is on Dak more so than any other player. We made an error putting the fortune of the franchise in his hands. He is not capable of taking this team or any team to a super bowl.

I agree it is mainly him. I also agree that he will not have 4 straight 400 yard passing games in the postseason. So am I hearing you say that if we paid him 7m LESS a season...that money would compensate for what this team is missing?

 

[atlantacowboy]

Roster depth?!? Look around. This is one year we can't complain about roster depth.

Oh, b/c we can beat the Giants and WFT we are good? This roster can't beat anyone unless we are near 100% healthy. The Cards just beat us without their 2 top CBs, 2 of their top 3 pass rushers, top 2 rbs, and Hopkins. Yet, they win on our field. Let that marinate for a while.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

we are what I thought....a pretty good team not great and no we don’t suck. We weren’t good today and haven’t been all year against quality opponents.

I hear ya. I don't disagree. Show signs of life....until we play a good team not sure how one can deny it....late in the year us when it counts.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

I agree it is mainly him. I also agree that he will not have 4 straight 400 yard passing games in the postseason. So am I hearing you say that if we paid him 7m LESS a season...that money would compensate for what this team is missing?

This team needs a whole lot more on the OLine to create a reasonable run game for Dak to be useful. He isn't the QB who is going to carry this team, instead he's the guy that needs to be carried, so yes for what he is the money he is paid and the money Zeke is paid needs to be paid to get more talent on the OLine.