Big Mike had them ready to play

[Fastpitch Dad]

Some people crumble under their own mental pressure. You see it all the time. They can prepare all they want with all the expert training, but in the critical moment they get into their own head and all that knowledge/practice temporarily evaporates. I think that's what we see in Dak and why he's so inconsistent. Sometimes the self-inflicted mental pressure isn't there and he's great. Other times it's there and he is terrible. It's been more prevalent since his ankle break.

It's not a quality you want in a franchise QB. It will lead to him choking in the big moment again, unfortunately. Who knows, maybe someone like Kurt Warner teaching him could mitigate that. Maybe not. We're stuck with him for two years. We need to try SOMETHING.

I feel the exact same.

Very good post. Dak is doing his best, but I think the mental part gets to him when things are going tough.

 

[America's Cowboy]

She left him after he was already rich. Money isn't everything

It wasn't the only quality I was referring to Dak, but money does eventually affect everyone.

 

[nobody]

It wasn't the only quality I was referring to Dak, but money does eventually affect everyone.

Maybe it changed him and she didn't like the change. Who knows? I feel bad for him if he got dumped, but I'm not going to excuse him for his play on the field for it, especially given the timing of the reveal. If he released that info before the season started, that's fine...but right as he's getting hammered with criticism for his on the field play? Smacks of PR.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Maybe it changed him and she didn't like the change. Who knows? I feel bad for him if he got dumped, but I'm not going to excuse him for his play on the field for it, especially given the timing of the reveal. If he released that info before the season started, that's fine...but right as he's getting hammered with criticism for his on the field play? Smacks of PR.

We don't know who let it out almost a year later. One thing is for sure, for the past 10+ months, she was constantly posting pictures of herself partying and vacationing. Dak didn't. Sounds like it affected Dak much more than it did her. Maybe Dak asked her to keep it quiet because maybe he was still trying in private to get her to come back, or maybe he didn't want a distraction since the 2022 football year was already underway, hence he didn't want to get bombarded with questions about his relationship status while the season was underway.

 

[CTcowboy203]

LOL All the way back to 2014, the playoff games have all been "winnable" so garrett was about as good as mike.
Both could not win in the div round.

The defense kept dallas in the SF game so kudos to the def, but mike and km for offense sucked.
mikes game mgmt sucked
The team was not ready, they were fired up, but that is not ready, prepared is ready.

I don’t agree. The rams game may have been a close score but there was a definite gap not only in coaching and preparation but talent. They ran all over us. The packers game we came out and were down huge early before coming back but it’s Aaron Rodgers and I just didn’t expect them to win especially with that start.

The wildcard game last year another example of just not only looking not ready to play but also the moment being too big for them and that’s evident by the start, the penalties and the last play. The team Sunday wasn’t just fired up but looked like it belonged. It’s 6-6 with 1:20 before half with the ball on their 20 and we are getting it back at halftime. Mm had a good gameplan, dq had a great gameplan and our qb just didn’t execute at all.

2014 we did look like we belonged. This is the first time since then in the divisional round that we have.