News: BTB: Assigning blame to every one of Dak Prescott's interceptions from the 2022 season

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Pretty sure Herbert has an industry full of defenders. Dude is 25/24 and 0/1 in the playoffs.

Still considered “elite”
Where does Lamar Jackson fit in? I hear elite all the time and he would be lucky to hit the ocean from the shore on many of his passes.

That dude gets a free pass from almost everyone.
 

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bb, it's not friendly fire, it is excuse making and the people in the media discussing Prescott could care less what a bunch of fans think about him.

It is in the past and it would be best for Prescott if people left it there and let him get his head right and not carry anything forward that could be a distraction.

What I do get and have been paying attention about is either members here like or dislike Prescott and all the excuse making isn't going to change that at all. It's is just another arrow in the quiver of the non-stop obsession with this guy.

As far as the number of Prescott threads needed, I think we've fulfilled the quota through 2028. However, I am not criticizing or saying members do not have the right to start as many threads about him, I just hit an overload and needed to vent.
ditto LOL but in the opposite direction,

i disagree the fact is we're sitting here talking about it now it's half of the Dang threads on the front page somehow all end up talking about Prescott,

even if they didn't start out talking about Prescott it's all anybody wants to do is mostly criticize him so yes somebody needs to be the voice of reason and defend him because he is top five in wins since he became the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys he has no losing seasons when he's healthy he's been to the playoff four out of six seasons as a starter and the stuff in the playoffs we've already revisited many many times it is not all on him just like it was not all on Romo,...

SO, sometimes people got to come in here and remind fans how bad it could be like 3-5 and eleven seasons like finishing eight and eight a lot or not going to the playoffs you know there are worse things than getting bounced out in the second round of the playoffs and having a quarterback with a winning record that at least gives us a shot.

there are other teams out there probably 20 of them that their goal is to find a quarterback like Prescott and they can't do it we've seen it for years and years and years teams trying to draft draft draft draft doesn't work bring in free agents and most of the time it doesn't work and they're paying as much or more than us for guys like Russell Wilson or deshaun Watson and now Aaron Rodgers moving teams because they can't find a replacement I mean you got Washington and the Colts and other teams still trying to figure out what to do at quarterback and Washington got rid of a quarterback like Kirk cousins because they thought they could do better they did not.

all I'm saying is sometimes we've got to come in here and have some actual common sense but all the hate I'd say 75% of the posts about Prescott are all negative so somebody's gotta balance that out with some actual facts and some common sense he's not the only reason that we haven't got to an NFC championship game we've seen the games in 16,18,21 &22..

I said this before and I'll say it again it's either been the defense or the offensive lin a lack of a run gam poor play calling coaches being out coached or other players also like this last game also making mistakes or not making plays again where was the run support you're trying to tell me that Prescott should have overcame an offensive line that could not block the 49ers they cannot open holes 3 yards per carry in the first half under that in the second-half!! 16 run plays that's it that's all that was called!! huh??

they didn't even try Malik Davis, I saw coaches that just weren't trying to overcome what the 49ers were doing to us, they just sat back and took it, I'm not saying it's two interceptions didn't hurt but Michael Gallup didn't make an effort on that first one you're going to blame all that on Prescott for throwing the ball to a specific spot because he thought reading the play that's the route Gallup should have ran?? again where was the physical offensive line that everyone keeps talking about, we have one of the better offensive lines ??not in the playoffs, we don't not against the 49ers, we don't I mean in 2021 they had 11 penalties they were manhandled..FACT

so if somebody needs to come in here and you think it's excuses when I'm only stating facts

I'm stating we can go back during the regular season which doesn't even matter anymore and breakdown those interceptions to find out how bad that offensive line was or the wide receiver's routes were or the stuff bouncing off their hands they're or just bad play designs and play calling... I mean there is a lot of reasons they're not excuses or actual facts but doesn't even matter the last game is all that matters and we watched it yes Prescott wasn't great at all he was below average but he was just playing with the below average team against the team that we were outmatched once again.

the front 7, our offensive line in the playoffs by the time we get there are wore out, they're shuffled ,they're injured, and they cannot handle a defensive line like Washingtons or the 49ers to me that is the most common issue we've had across the last three losses in the playoffs. I don't care what that line did in the middle of the season or that run game or how we played in the regular season or all the interceptions I don't care it's that game against the 49ers two straight years and if you look at how Washington seems to shut down our run game and make our offensive line look below average there's an issue right there that needs to be resolved in the playoffs..

we got to come to the playoffs healthy playing our best ball as a team Prescott does not have the benefits that Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman had with the offensive line to coaching or the run game Emmitt Smith with the lines in the blocking stepped up their games in the playoffs and Prescott's line, run game, and coaching ARE not stepping up in the playoffs

now my vent and rant is over stepping off the soap box LOL
 

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Does anyone go to the lengths these bozos are going to explain Prescott's picks?

Did anyone go through Herbert's or Allen's?

The ball gets picked, it is charged against the QB. That is the way it's been forever.

Why in the hell does anyone feel the need to protect this guy? He's a big boy getting the big bucks, throw the damn ball to your own guys!

I have never seen anything like this. Wouldn't Meredith, Staubach, White, Aikman and Romo like to have someone trying to explain and excuse away their mistakes?
Because counting interceptions creates a false perception of how a QB is playing.

And the Buffalo bloggers definitely do it for Josh.
 

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I hate the obsession our forum has with this guy. Have nothing against him, seems like a hard working nice young man.
Every Cowboys forum I've ever been a part of dating back to the old BBS boards in the late 80's has been obsessed with the QB of the team. They campaigned for Walsh over Aikman and then Beurlein over Aikman.. In the mid 90's they debated whether Troy was as good as Favre or Young.. Then in the late 90's they couldn't wait for him to retire. In the early 2000s .. well that whole thing was a mess so there really was nobody to be obsessed about. But then along comes Romo and the cycle starts anew on a different platform but the same crap. In today's world with so much more information out there and so many more folks with access to a keyboard it's not surprise that it just keeps spiraling. But it is what it is.. and it aint goin nowhere. Whoever replaces Dak when the time comes will get the same treatment.

So that's a long winded way of saying "meh..."
 

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Since no one wants to watch the video or comment on my thread, here you go. Watch this 28 minute video with an open mind. Very informative.



Interesting segment and it seems he has some disagreements with BtB in terms of who was at fault on some of these interceptions.
 

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That last pick against San Fran............ blaming the play call is ridiculous.

Yeah, maybe the play design was bad but holy hell, Dak still has the ball in his hands, he doesn't have to throw it if the play is covered. He can either throw it away, look somewhere else, or even worse case, just take a sack. The fact they admit that Dak stares down CD and allows the defender to lurk on the play and then blame the play call is hilarious.

I think some of their analysis is rational and makes sense but the boys at BtB tend to be Dak friendly and I think they took some liberties with some of these blaming someone else, like that pick against San Fran.
There has been multiple analysis of Dak's picks including that of Mike Martz and they all agreed that most of these picks werent Dak's fault.

Now you can cry and whine about picks all you want. The score was tied 9-9 at the end of the first half. It was basically 0-0 going into the 2nd half. This game was lost in the 4th quarter and the 2nd half.

Cowboys lost to a better team, plain and simple. The #1 defense in the NFL proved why they were rated #1.
 

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Every Cowboys forum I've ever been a part of dating back to the old BBS boards in the late 80's has been obsessed with the QB of the team. They campaigned for Walsh over Aikman and then Beurlein over Aikman.. In the mid 90's they debated whether Troy was as good as Favre or Young.. Then in the late 90's they couldn't wait for him to retire. In the early 2000s .. well that whole thing was a mess so there really was nobody to be obsessed about. But then along comes Romo and the cycle starts anew on a different platform but the same crap. In today's world with so much more information out there and so many more folks with access to a keyboard it's not surprise that it just keeps spiraling. But it is what it is.. and it aint goin nowhere. Whoever replaces Dak when the time comes will get the same treatment.

So that's a long winded way of saying "meh..."
Biggest problem is the amount of fans out there that dont understand football or QB play. What it takes for a QB to be able to do his job properly. All the things that he has to rely on or have work before he can play up to his potential.

Most fans are just smart enough to realize that guys like Mahomes and Brady are great QB's and thats about it. EVEN THEN they typically have to see some kind of great TEAM success for them to realize that.
 

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The bottom line is Dak has to throw a lot fewer interceptions. I don't really care who the mediots and the fans want to "blame." INTs hurt my team so I don't want to see a whole lot of them. The fact that Dak has never really been a big INT guy gives me reason to believe that 2022 was an anomaly and he should get back to his normal 1.5 - 2.0 % INT rate as he has been the rest of his career. If that doesn't happen then we DO have a problem. I think bringing in receivers who can actually get open will probably help... a lot. People who want Dak gone will bend over backwards to blame him for all the picks despite the fact that at least 6 of them hit receivers in the hands/face/chest and 2-3 others were tipped at the line or he was hit as he threw the ball. That still leaves 6-7 INTs that were largely his fault. But truth be told I can live with that. 6-7 "mistake" INTs, where Dak either makes a bad read or a poor throw, and cut the volleyball INTs in half and you got 9-10 INTs which is pretty much where I would expect him to end up. Balance that against 35 TDs and you got another 12-13 win season and a shot at HFA in the playoffs. That's all we can realistically ask for.
 

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Let's face it. Cowboys fans are not capable of having civil discussions about Dak Prescott and his interceptions. I wish the moderators would move all these Dak threads into one Hate thread and ban anyone for posting a new thread about it. Sorry to act all Canadian about it, but in case, censorship makes perfect sense!
 

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Now do the numerous picks and pick-sixes he threw that were dropped by the defender.

These articles are childish.
You dont like them because they dont suit your agenda.

There as now been some 3 analysis articles of Dak's picks including that of Mike Martz all agreeing that most of these picks werent on Dak.

Unless you think you know better than Martz?
 

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Let's face it. Cowboys fans are not capable of having civil discussions about Dak Prescott and his interceptions. I wish the moderators would move all these Dak threads into one Hate thread and ban anyone for posting a new thread about it. Sorry to act all Canadian about it, but in case, censorship makes perfect sense!
Why? That would only please the Dak haters. They are the ones acting up and ruining this forum. They are the one's who should be punished. Let's be honest here. Dak is this team's franchise QB, and he's not going anywhere anytime soon. Nothing wrong with debating his performance, but it's the haters who come out making ridiculous accusations while attacking anyone who supports him.
 

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Why? That would only please the Dak haters. They are the ones acting up and ruining this forum. They are the one's who should be punished. Let's be honest here. Dak is this team's franchise QB, and he's not going anywhere anytime soon. Nothing wrong with debating his performance, but it's the haters who come out making ridiculous accusations while attacking anyone who supports him.
I've been on both sides of the argument. I understand that Dak is not completely at fault, but looking at those throws I can't help but think IDIOT QB. I'm sure I'm not alone on this. I'm ok with Dak being the starter this season and prove the critics wrong. But these endless Dak debate threads need to stop, even if it means resorting to Canadian Authoritarian style tactics. It's time for the moderators to dress up as Mounties and round up all the Dak instigators and use cattle prods to quiet them down if necessary!
 

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NOT Dak's fault......jeez bunch of haters we got here!!!! :muttley:
P.S. Yep he's mouth breathing again......
 
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There has been multiple analysis of Dak's picks including that of Mike Martz and they all agreed that most of these picks werent Dak's fault.

Now you can cry and whine about picks all you want. The score was tied 9-9 at the end of the first half. It was basically 0-0 going into the 2nd half. This game was lost in the 4th quarter and the 2nd half.

Cowboys lost to a better team, plain and simple. The #1 defense in the NFL proved why they were rated #1.
That pick against San Fran was Dak's fault. It cost us points. That's just reality. He stared down Lamb the whole time allowing Ward to totally ignore Schultz and just focus on Lamb. When Lamb broke, Dak was still staring at him and Ward simply just cut in and deflected the pass into Warner's hands. It just wasn't a very good play by Dak.

Doesn't mean he's a bad QB or anything like that but reality is he just didn't play well in that game and if he had, there's a good chance we would have won. Not sure why some of you struggle to admit that.
 

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That pick against San Fran was Dak's fault. It cost us points. That's just reality. He stared down Lamb the whole time allowing Ward to totally ignore Schultz and just focus on Lamb. When Lamb broke, Dak was still staring at him and Ward simply just cut in and deflected the pass into Warner's hands. It just wasn't a very good play by Dak.

Doesn't mean he's a bad QB or anything like that but reality is he just didn't play well in that game and if he had, there's a good chance we would have won. Not sure why some of you struggle to admit that.

I don't know that I've seen a lot of people having a problem admitting that Dak had a poor game and that if he'd had a good game Dallas would have been going to Philly the following week and not San Fran. We've seen the pattern of Kellen Moore's high flying offense getting neutered by good defenses on more than one occasion. You know me, I have never been a big Moore fan and defenses citing "we knew what plays they were going to run" as the reason why they stopped the Cowboys started with Garrett and just continued with Moore. I won't get into the weeds about how better DCs figured out how to manipulate us into calling what THEY wanted us to run in key situations but that's the gist of it. That's why I'm cool with Moore being gone and McCarthy taking over. Removing that predictability will be key for this team to make any sort of deep playoff run. Every offense that has ever been run is easier to stop when you know the plays. Doesn't mean you can do it because it also requires talent and some defense don't have enough.. but a good talented defense and a smart DC who can decipher the other team's situational playsheet is just a HUGE advantage and it has bitten the Cowboys in the hiney for going on 20 years. This year will be the first time since Parcells left down that I DON'T think that will be the case.
 

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That pick against San Fran was Dak's fault. It cost us points. That's just reality. He stared down Lamb the whole time allowing Ward to totally ignore Schultz and just focus on Lamb. When Lamb broke, Dak was still staring at him and Ward simply just cut in and deflected the pass into Warner's hands. It just wasn't a very good play by Dak.

Doesn't mean he's a bad QB or anything like that but reality is he just didn't play well in that game and if he had, there's a good chance we would have won. Not sure why some of you struggle to admit that.
Cool story. Several experts disagree.
 
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