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Because in this case he's right.
he is right, Dak had a bad day but so did Rogers. Only difference Dak did enough for his team to win.

I would also like to add I think we started passing too much. That's the same mentality that hurt us when Romo played at times. Kind of hard to argue with a win in Lambeau
 
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He had two of his worst passes (slant to Butler near the goal line and the INT) and two of his best passes (TD to Butler, and the long pass to Butler that was dropped) of the year yesterday.

I wouldn't necessary say it was his worst game. Maybe he wasn't as consistent but I thought he had a good game overall. He composed himself after having few shaky moments and made the plays he needed to make to win the game.
 

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It could be a combination of all those things. He out-executed everyone, even with bad mechanics and he had elite talent around him. Now his WR corps which is where he made his money is extremely average. His RB is trying to eat himself out of the league the GB defense is half m.a.s.h. unit, half average. He can't elevate them.

Agreed. It all makes perfect sense and most should have expected a significant Cowboys victory. This isn't on Rodgers. This is on the ignorance of NFL fans and so-called experts alike, who don't recognize that this isn't a very good Packers team and just lazily place the blame at Rodgers' feet. Rodgers truly is the new Romo.
 

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This is what I know.. Weird to see the criticism.
It's a little fishy because he's taking the contrarian position on both hot topics after a highly publicized game. By defending Rodgers and criticizing Prescott, he can generate the most conversation. He can't praise Rodgers' performance unless he mentions his garbage-fueled numbers, and yet if he gives the same importance to Prescott's final numbers, it would make his criticisms sound like nit-picking.
 

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thats why Dak needs these games, we need to find out if he has it, and with him winning, he does have half of it, but we need to see how he deals when things go bad, or a rough stadium, everything that film and classes cant teach you.
Clueless........he's been there done that. Lambeau is as rough as it gets minus Seattle. Good God man. Should he wrestle with the friggin devil with one arm tied behind his back? WHAT do you people want?
 

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Instead, we should be trusting your assumption that Romo is rusty, old and brittle. Despite the fact that all reports say he looks very sharp. Hmmm...

I am not assuming that Romo is rusty and brittle. Rust is an unavoidable consequence of playing so little since the 2014 playoffs, I think we all can agree. The brittle part is self-evident. As much as I WISH Romo were otherwise, there it is.

I don't think a winning formula should be messed around with.

Whatever. Like I've said before, it's all a moot point. Even if they give the job back to Romo he will more than likely get hurt again. I am just grateful both of our QBs are excellent players.
 

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It's a little fishy because he's taking the contrarian position on both hot topics after a highly publicized game. By defending Rodgers and criticizing Prescott, he can generate the most conversation. He can't praise Rodgers' performance unless he mentions his garbage-fueled numbers, and yet if he gives the same importance to Prescott's final numbers, it would make his criticisms sound like nit-picking.
I didn't include all the GB tweets he had, so it isn't really all that fishy. He tweeted about the whole game, but he started off primarily about the Cowboys and then started talking Rodgers due to questions he was getting.

As I mentioned before, he did a complete write up extolling how good Dak has been playing a few weeks ago. So it's not like he doesn't like him. Folks are just hyper-sensitive to all things Dak.
 

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People are buying too much into the media hype that doesn't actually care if the Cowboys win ultimately. They just want something to talk about, and this rookie is it at the moment.

He had a terrible game that the defense and running game helped keep us above water. A better game by the Packers and we lose this badly. People hand the W to Dak, but it was the defense that won this game and Elliott running for over 150 yards... Dak put himself back together in the second half, but if we were down 14 or 21 points because of his mistakes... I don't see him climbing back up. The run would have been abandoned and without Dez Bryant, a one-dimensional passing game funneling through Beasley would have been shut down quickly.
That's why you don't rely on one player.....example Romo carrying the team. We are winning as a team hence we can make mistakes but still win. Don't down play what Dak did he still had 3 beautiful TD passes and led a beautiful 97 yard TD to end the half in 30 seconds.
 

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I agree with his central premise regarding Dak and Romo. However, his reasoning concerning the game is a bit uneven. In a league that has become dueling quarterbacks, how do you come out of Lambeau with a two touchdown win when your quarterback was "bad" and theirs was "good"?
 

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I am torn. The blogger rightly implies that Romo at this best is better than Daks performance in GB. However, the stat that jumps out at me when you compare both QBs last 6 games- both 5-1, both 1400+ yards passing, both near 70% completions - but INTS Romo 8 Dak 1.

Say what you will about Dak's shaky throws. Romo has just as many on average if not more.
 

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I agree with his central premise regarding Dak and Romo. However, his reasoning concernings the game is a bit uneven. In a league that has become dueling quarterbacks, how do you come out of Lambeau with a two touchdown win when your quarterback was "bad" and theirs was "good"?

Personally, I think Dak did a nice job, albeit probably his least impressive game, given the fumbles, a couple of pretty bad decisions (damage minimized because of penalties/Packers turnovers) and a few inaccurate passes. But I feel like he still managed the game very well, with timely throws, great play action and just a whole lot of composure. It is clear that nothing will ever be too big for him. Not sure where this "what's wrong with Rodgers" business is coming from. With the exception of a very bad pass and those fumbles, dude was dropping dimes all over the field. He definitely outthrew Dak in this one. And yes, his receivers were not helping much at all, they weren't getting much, if any, separation. This Packers receiving corp is vastly overrated, as is their run defense (although I have a feeling Zeke and Co. are going to do this to every single defense they see this year. Seattle D will give this running game the stiffest test).

Overall, this game should give Cowboys fans a TON of confidence - this running game cannot be stopped by anyone and its impact is only going to be greater as we get later into the season. Beasley is the quickest and smartest slot receiver in the league, bar none. He is Welker in his prime. Williams is a solid receiver, certainly better than the likes of #2's like Cobb and is starting to show a little more playmaking ability and field awareness. Nice job getting out of bounds before the half, BTW. Nice to see him learning from his mistakes. Dak is a rock, a true leader right out of the gate, a guy who makes the entire team around him a better, more confident crew. Of course, these are also characteristics of Romo and do think Romo is a more accurate passer with a quicker release. On the other side, Dak is built for the long haul and brings a huge running dimension to the game. The guy is truly a pocket passer, his ability to slide in the pocket is just sensational, he's got the "feel" that very few have. But boy, having the ability to run is certainly a nice thing to have in your back pocket.

IMO, this team can win big with either guy. And by big, I mean SB big. This year. Why? Because this is 2014, but with a better, more versatile RB (and believe me, no one is a bigger advocate of Murray than me, glad to see him doing well in Tennessee, I knew he would), a better Beasley and role players like Lucky, who just keeps showing up. I would prefer Romo get the nod as I think this offense would be slightly more dangerous with his accuracy and ability to decipher quickly, but its very close. And we are set at QB for the next 10+ years. And I think the organization has gotten so much better at managing contracts and finding the "right" kind of players. No more Joseph Randall's, no more Greg Hardy's. The chemistry on this team is also back to 2014 levels, these guys genuinely enjoy playing together and this is that final element that puts teams over the top. I see multiple SBs in this team's future, certainly challenging for them most years.
 

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That's why you don't rely on one player.....example Romo carrying the team. We are winning as a team hence we can make mistakes but still win. Don't down play what Dak did he still had 3 beautiful TD passes and led a beautiful 97 yard TD to end the half in 30 seconds.

You're right you don't rely on one person, you also don't overhype or overcredit one player. Dak put us in position where if Aaron Rodgers was his normal superman instead of Clark Kent, he would have lit up this defense on all of those extra possessions. Instead the defense held them to mostly field goals. That isn't a credit to Dak at all. Dak's 3 touchdowns would not have been enough had the defense not produced. It's a huge difference between Dak and Tony, and the defenses they've both had while here.
 

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People are buying too much into the media hype that doesn't actually care if the Cowboys win ultimately. They just want something to talk about, and this rookie is it at the moment.

He had a terrible game that the defense and running game helped keep us above water. A better game by the Packers and we lose this badly. People hand the W to Dak, but it was the defense that won this game and Elliott running for over 150 yards... Dak put himself back together in the second half, but if we were down 14 or 21 points because of his mistakes... I don't see him climbing back up. The run would have been abandoned and without Dez Bryant, a one-dimensional passing game funneling through Beasley would have been shut down quickly.

Terrible?! 3 TDs? Funny how your narrative changes with each day.

He didn't play great, but he was definitely not terrible.

I've seen Romo play terrible. Dak has never played that bad here.
 

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Imo it was Daks worst game, I have not seen him miss open guys like this Even in preseason.he was rushing his throws for no reason.

He's a rookie playing vs. an extremely tough GB defense and still managed to win with a 66.4% completion rate. The throws he missed were largely due to being under extreme pressure. Let's not knock an otherwise exceptional performance with nitpicking. We won, period. It's greatly to Dak's credit that he rebounded from his miscues with play that was plenty good enough to beat a very tough team.

The upside of all that is knowing a rookie could come in and overcome the odds to win. If Prescott manages to develop even further, just imagine what might come of it. Kinda nice to think about, huh? He has the entire team energized. It's about time someone did that.
 
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You're right you don't rely on one person, you also don't overhype or overcredit one player. Dak put us in position where if Aaron Rodgers was his normal superman instead of Clark Kent, he would have lit up this defense on all of those extra possessions. Instead the defense held them to mostly field goals. That isn't a credit to Dak at all. Dak's 3 touchdowns would not have been enough had the defense not produced. It's a huge difference between Dak and Tony, and the defenses they've both had while here.
What are you taking about. You are just speculating but of course if you say or defense couldn't stop someone they would get lit up......that didn't harken did it. Dak played very well against GB not really sure what your argument is here. We got the win by double digits, we won as a team. Each player adding something to year outcome.....including Dak. Hate all you want but Dak is 5-1. Only has 3 turnovers total on the year with all 3 in last 2 games.
 

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As I mentioned before, he did a complete write up extolling how good Dak has been playing a few weeks ago. So it's not like he doesn't like him.
So he must be sincere, right? :D

When Dak's last TD pass put us up 27-9, we had 26 passes and 24 runs in the game.
 

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Every QB is that way though from time to time, even Romo.
No doubt.......I remember Aikman being so high and outside to start some games, but then to settle down. Zeke and the OLine will give any QB time to settle in on the day, find their slot.........ala a golf swing.
 

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As we have seen Romo do the same....cept getting the W in GB
Not for nothing, but Romo or Dak gets this win because of the defense. Talk all you want about QB play, but Rogers had all day at times to throw and the Cowboys defensive backs had their best game in a really long time. I'd argue the only reason they were able to get their ONE TD was because Claiborne went down and they had to bring Heath in to cover in the slot.

I know it's not in vogue right now to criticize Dak, but he's right. Dak made a bunch of mistakes.
 
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