Can 9 year veteran Dak Prescott lead today's Dallas Cowboys to a Super Bowl?

[CowboysFaninHouston]

No fan is saying it's 100% his fault (unless they are a troll from another team), and there's plenty of 'fault to go around (inc: Jerry, Defense, coaching)..
None of that detracts from the fact that we arent winning with Dak (especially with the contract he negotiated).

You keep mentioning Mahomes, well he helped orchestrate the Chiefs to a SB, with a run offense that only had 100 yards further than the Cowboys and they didnt have a receiver with over 900 yards (and that was Kelcie)....its the ability to perform with less.
Mahomes also doesnt have an overriding persistent WEAKNESS that belies the reasoning behind why we cant win with Dak......THAT ABILITY TO ORCHESTRATE A COMEBACK, especially at the most important times. (play-offs, time running out, composure to incrementally chip away at a deficit).

Dak needs (too much) , EVERYTHING to go right, for him to perform and that's highly unlikely with the remaining CAP hits. There is an opportunity in 2026, if HE can orchestrate and manage this years Offense to success, and Jerry is willing to gamble on Dak to give a Defense in 2026 to go ALL-IN.......BUT THAT IS A MASSIVE GAMBLE, AND THAT's ON DAK......BECAUSE THE FAILURE is GOING TO BE PAINFUL (A BIT LIKE IF WE'D TRADED FOR HENRY IN 2023).

we aren't winning with Dak. we couldn't win with Romo or whomever was here before that. doesn't matter who is here. we are not winning as long as Jerry is at the helm.

and Mahomes made it to the superbowl. absolutely...but did you know they never scored more than 30 points in any game during the season and went 15-2? because their defense held. they were 4th in scoring defense. every time they gave up more than 30 points. they lost including superbowl. so its not all about the offense. defense has to play his part. and if we had a mahomes on the team, jerry would be even more frugal than he is now, thinking he can do it all. we had Romo, some considering he was a top 3 QB during the time he played here. he couldn't get it done. some even talked about him being a HOFer if he ever made it to the superbowl. he never came close.

you all try to make about Dak all the time, but its not just about Dak.

and you can replace Dak with Hurts and you get your statement above. Hurts had to have a top 3 WR group. had to have the best OL. had to have a top 5 TE. had to have the best RB in the league. had to have the top defense in the league. everything perfect. two years ago, when he didn't have half of those they lost 6 in a row and got knocked out in the first round of playoffs.

btw, not sure what happened to Dak, but until his mid career, he was second in come back wins in the league, behind Aaron Rodgers at the time.

Jerry can't manage the cap. can't manage contracts. his failure to run the team like it should be has led us here. everyone complains about the 60M average (using your metric). but the rest of these other QBs are averaging 55M/year. are you telling me that this team is 5M away from being a superbowl team? that's it. 5M or 7M? that's what's holding us back? lets say Dak averaged 50M instead. are we 10M away from being in the superbowl and winning it?

Jerry is got all of you exactly where he wants you. we are one of the lowest spending teams in the league. we are barely above the cap floor. we are middle of the pack in cash spending, and that was because of CD and Dak contracts. we are 29th in dead cap given Jerry doesn't cut a player until end of his contract so he doesn't have to pay twice for the same position. that's why you will see Steele here until his contract ends. despite his play. that's why Mazi is still on the team. despite his play.

Jerry is a master in selling hope and getting the fans back and increasing franchise value. he has no intention of building a team that wins. and so you have fallen for it. 2026 you say. all in you say. you are being hopeful and emotional. you know full well its not happening and you have your guns loaded to blame Dak. but go ahead, do it, because that's all you, I and others have to feel better. and Dak will be gone, and perhaps milton will be the QB. you become hopeful, celebrate Dak being gone, claim look at what we will be doing now. fans will take sides, just like after romo and the cycle continues. when you realize its not Dak, it wasn't Romo, its Jerry, then it will all fall in place. as long as you talk cowboys. as long as you take one side or the other. Jerry wins.

 

[Hadenough]

we aren't winning with Dak. we couldn't win with Romo or whomever was here before that. doesn't matter who is here. we are not winning as long as Jerry is at the helm.

and Mahomes made it to the superbowl. absolutely...but did you know they never scored more than 30 points in any game during the season and went 15-2? because their defense held. they were 4th in scoring defense. every time they gave up more than 30 points. they lost including superbowl. so its not all about the offense. defense has to play his part. and if we had a mahomes on the team, jerry would be even more frugal than he is now, thinking he can do it all. we had Romo, some considering he was a top 3 QB during the time he played here. he couldn't get it done. some even talked about him being a HOFer if he ever made it to the superbowl. he never came close.

you all try to make about Dak all the time, but its not just about Dak.

and you can replace Dak with Hurts and you get your statement above. Hurts had to have a top 3 WR group. had to have the best OL. had to have a top 5 TE. had to have the best RB in the league. had to have the top defense in the league. everything perfect. two years ago, when he didn't have half of those they lost 6 in a row and got knocked out in the first round of playoffs.

btw, not sure what happened to Dak, but until his mid career, he was second in come back wins in the league, behind Aaron Rodgers at the time.

Jerry can't manage the cap. can't manage contracts. his failure to run the team like it should be has led us here. everyone complains about the 60M average (using your metric). but the rest of these other QBs are averaging 55M/year. are you telling me that this team is 5M away from being a superbowl team? that's it. 5M or 7M? that's what's holding us back? lets say Dak averaged 50M instead. are we 10M away from being in the superbowl and winning it?

Jerry is got all of you exactly where he wants you. we are one of the lowest spending teams in the league. we are barely above the cap floor. we are middle of the pack in cash spending, and that was because of CD and Dak contracts. we are 29th in dead cap given Jerry doesn't cut a player until end of his contract so he doesn't have to pay twice for the same position. that's why you will see Steele here until his contract ends. despite his play. that's why Mazi is still on the team. despite his play.

Jerry is a master in selling hope and getting the fans back and increasing franchise value. he has no intention of building a team that wins. and so you have fallen for it. 2026 you say. all in you say. you are being hopeful and emotional. you know full well its not happening and you have your guns loaded to blame Dak. but go ahead, do it, because that's all you, I and others have to feel better. and Dak will be gone, and perhaps milton will be the QB. you become hopeful, celebrate Dak being gone, claim look at what we will be doing now. fans will take sides, just like after romo and the cycle continues. when you realize its not Dak, it wasn't Romo, its Jerry, then it will all fall in place. as long as you talk cowboys. as long as you take one side or the other. Jerry wins.

I blame Jerry for not giving full control to the head coach and not drafting a QB with pedigree. That's one thing that Dallas hasn't done since Aikman. Jerry has created a terrible culture by not running this organization like most NFL teams with a chain of command. Too much entitlement among the better players.
That being said Jerry has assembled some pretty good rosters over the years.

What annoys me about Dak is he has squandered opportunity after opportunity with good season play to just playing horrible in the playoffs. Of course he isn't doing it on purpose but he also didn't accept blame for many years until recently.
I don't know whether he's seeing a sports psychologist or not but that's what he needed to do years ago. His contract is just as annoying as his play. Thats Jerry and Daks fault.

 

[Blitzen]

They only move on if they can get a Stafford...

Tell me where a Stafford is available along with mcvay....?

So now it’s about the amazing Stafford? The guy was ridiculed for his production in Detroit-specifically vs better teams and the postseason.

You did not address the other two QBs. Teams don’t need a Stafford to move on. Washington never gets Jayden Daniels if they hold on to Kirk all this time (though the biggest positive they recently got was Snyder selling the team). They get a few wild card losses, and a ton of mediocre regular seasons. Brad Johnson was on several teams during his “prime.”

Alex Smith consistently put KC in the playoffs-was in his prime-and Reid still jumped up in the draft to take the Texas Tech kid that no other team was fighting for. Tyrod Taylor took Buffalo to the playoffs with a lousy supporting cast in 2017 with first year coach McDermott. The following year, McDermott moves up for the controversial Wyoming QB with a big arm and zero accuracy.

Teams move on from mediocre QBs. Most mediocre QBs don’t get a decade to prove themselves with one team. They bounce around after they get exposed (Seattle already moved on from Geno and aren’t tied too long to Sam). Dallas sees the jersey sales and certain demographics that Dak brings lots of money from and triples down on the revenue. Mind you, the Cowboys bank with or without Dak.

 

[Irvin_truther]

So now it’s about the amazing Stafford? The guy was ridiculed for his production in Detroit-specifically vs better teams and the postseason.

You did not address the other two QBs. Teams don’t need a Stafford to move on. Washington never gets Jayden Daniels if they hold on to Kirk all this time (though the biggest positive they recently got was Snyder selling the team). They get a few wild card losses, and a ton of mediocre regular seasons. Brad Johnson was on several teams during his “prime.”

Alex Smith consistently put KC in the playoffs-was in his prime-and Reid still jumped up in the draft to take the Texas Tech kid that no other team was fighting for. Tyrod Taylor took Buffalo to the playoffs with a lousy supporting cast in 2017 with first year coach McDermott. The following year, McDermott moves up for the controversial Wyoming QB with a big arm and zero accuracy.

Teams move on from mediocre QBs. Most mediocre QBs don’t get a decade to prove themselves with one team. They bounce around after they get exposed (Seattle already moved on from Geno and aren’t tied too long to Sam). Dallas sees the jersey sales and certain demographics that Dak brings lots of money from and triples down on the revenue. Mind you, the Cowboys bank with or without Dak.

Dak isn't mediocre. Unless phil Simms and Jared Goff are....

You're asking for a John elway or Josh Allen.

Good luck because that type of QB only comes around every 30 years.

I honestly don't know what you're even arguing.

Moving on from a 2nd tier franchise QB is fundamentally stupid.

If there's an Aaron Rodgers situation where a great QB prospect slips in the draft, obviously take the QB... Until then I don't understand your point.


Build the damn trenches

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I blame Jerry for not giving full control to the head coach and not drafting a QB with pedigree. That's one thing that Dallas hasn't done since Aikman. Jerry has created a terrible culture by not running this organization like most NFL teams with a chain of command. Too much entitlement among the better players.
That being said Jerry has assembled some pretty good rosters over the years.

What annoys me about Dak is he has squandered opportunity after opportunity with good season play to just playing horrible in the playoffs. Of course he isn't doing it on purpose but he also didn't accept blame for many years until recently.
I don't know whether he's seeing a sports psychologist or not but that's what he needed to do years ago. His contract is just as annoying as his play. Thats Jerry and Daks fault.

which QB with Pedigree? they don't grow on trees. I am not saying don't draft a QB. I have advocated that every 3,4 years we should draft a QB in the first 3 rounds. why? because most QBs are a miss than a hit. so you have to keep looking to find one. NE did that, although they had Brady and often traded them. we tend to just be happy with what we have because it sells jerseys and tickets.

and the playoffs are different beast. the cowboys were never really ready or built for playoff success. and again, people want to blame Dak, although he bears a great portion of the blame, but the defense sucked. the rest of the team played bad and the coaches sucked. you can't have 14 penalties and succeed in any playoff game. you can't give up 250+ yards rushing and expect to win a game. against GB team, it was obvious the defense wasn't ready and that's on Quinn and I think he was already gone although he was in the building. we are all so desparate for success and want a single solution and that solution is often having a super hero QB that can just lift the entire team to success and overcome the entire dysfunction of this team and even Aikman couldn't do that. I mean there are folks who claim Defense is just a special team in today's NFL!!! seriously....

and the contract is Jerry's fault. pure and simple. I don't blame Dak for the contract. people will disagree. but Jerry holds the purse. Jerry manages the team.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Dak isn't mediocre. Unless phil Simms and Jared Goff are....

You're asking for a John elway or Josh Allen.

Good luck because that type of QB only comes around every 30 years.

I honestly don't know what you're even arguing.

Moving on from a 2nd tier franchise QB is fundamentally stupid.

If there's an Aaron Rodgers situation where a great QB prospect slips in the draft, obviously take the QB... Until then I don't understand your point.


Build the damn trenches

teams win with average QBs. not as often but they do. Philly is a prime example. Hurts is not elite by any measure. yet they dominated the superbowl and their previous win, was with a career back up. both of those against elite QBs.

I don't think an Elite QB would get the cowboys to the superbowl. that's not the only thing that ails the cowboys

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

So now it’s about the amazing Stafford? The guy was ridiculed for his production in Detroit-specifically vs better teams and the postseason.

You did not address the other two QBs. Teams don’t need a Stafford to move on. Washington never gets Jayden Daniels if they hold on to Kirk all this time (though the biggest positive they recently got was Snyder selling the team). They get a few wild card losses, and a ton of mediocre regular seasons. Brad Johnson was on several teams during his “prime.”

Alex Smith consistently put KC in the playoffs-was in his prime-and Reid still jumped up in the draft to take the Texas Tech kid that no other team was fighting for. Tyrod Taylor took Buffalo to the playoffs with a lousy supporting cast in 2017 with first year coach McDermott. The following year, McDermott moves up for the controversial Wyoming QB with a big arm and zero accuracy.

Teams move on from mediocre QBs. Most mediocre QBs don’t get a decade to prove themselves with one team. They bounce around after they get exposed (Seattle already moved on from Geno and aren’t tied too long to Sam). Dallas sees the jersey sales and certain demographics that Dak brings lots of money from and triples down on the revenue. Mind you, the Cowboys bank with or without Dak.

I have advocated for cowboys to draft a QB in first three rounds every 3 or 4 years. most, majority of QBs fail and you get lucky with an Allen or Mahomes. Allen was the 3rd QB selected that draft. and there are plenty of examples of QBs selected in top 10 that failed, way more than those succeeded. but to your point, we should keep drafting until we find one.

although, I don't think an Elite QB is the only thing that Ails the cowboys. even with an Elite QB, this team has a lot of short comings. the reason everyone wants that super hero QB, is hope and prayer that he may cover all the other warts.

 

[kskboys]

we aren't winning with Dak. we couldn't win with Romo or whomever was here before that. doesn't matter who is here. we are not winning as long as Jerry is at the helm.

and Mahomes made it to the superbowl. absolutely...but did you know they never scored more than 30 points in any game during the season and went 15-2? because their defense held. they were 4th in scoring defense. every time they gave up more than 30 points. they lost including superbowl. so its not all about the offense. defense has to play his part. and if we had a mahomes on the team, jerry would be even more frugal than he is now, thinking he can do it all. we had Romo, some considering he was a top 3 QB during the time he played here. he couldn't get it done. some even talked about him being a HOFer if he ever made it to the superbowl. he never came close.

you all try to make about Dak all the time, but its not just about Dak.

and you can replace Dak with Hurts and you get your statement above. Hurts had to have a top 3 WR group. had to have the best OL. had to have a top 5 TE. had to have the best RB in the league. had to have the top defense in the league. everything perfect. two years ago, when he didn't have half of those they lost 6 in a row and got knocked out in the first round of playoffs.

btw, not sure what happened to Dak, but until his mid career, he was second in come back wins in the league, behind Aaron Rodgers at the time.

Jerry can't manage the cap. can't manage contracts. his failure to run the team like it should be has led us here. everyone complains about the 60M average (using your metric). but the rest of these other QBs are averaging 55M/year. are you telling me that this team is 5M away from being a superbowl team? that's it. 5M or 7M? that's what's holding us back? lets say Dak averaged 50M instead. are we 10M away from being in the superbowl and winning it?

Jerry is got all of you exactly where he wants you. we are one of the lowest spending teams in the league. we are barely above the cap floor. we are middle of the pack in cash spending, and that was because of CD and Dak contracts. we are 29th in dead cap given Jerry doesn't cut a player until end of his contract so he doesn't have to pay twice for the same position. that's why you will see Steele here until his contract ends. despite his play. that's why Mazi is still on the team. despite his play.

Jerry is a master in selling hope and getting the fans back and increasing franchise value. he has no intention of building a team that wins. and so you have fallen for it. 2026 you say. all in you say. you are being hopeful and emotional. you know full well its not happening and you have your guns loaded to blame Dak. but go ahead, do it, because that's all you, I and others have to feel better. and Dak will be gone, and perhaps milton will be the QB. you become hopeful, celebrate Dak being gone, claim look at what we will be doing now. fans will take sides, just like after romo and the cycle continues. when you realize its not Dak, it wasn't Romo, its Jerry, then it will all fall in place. as long as you talk cowboys. as long as you take one side or the other. Jerry wins.

It's true. Jerry builds teams where the QB has to play hero ball to win.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

But none of them had such a massive CAP HIT. If your QB is on big money, you have to 'make cuts in other areas', eg the Chiefs got to last years SB with no WR/TE with over 900 yards and a rushing offense with only 100 yards more than we did.
Even then, each of those QB's had to step up in the play-off run.....that's the problem we appear to have.

5M is not the difference between cowboys and a superbowl. it takes a lot more. not saying, it doesn't help, but there is a lot more.

what people forget about the chiefs is they had the 4th best scoring defense. their team never scoring more than 30 points and winning 15 games. the games they gave up more than 30, they lost. so not having a WR/TE and good rusher limited them, but they had Jones and great defense. in the superbowl, two great defenses went against each other. Philly was the #1 defense and they won exposing the chiefs offensive limitations.

we have more problems than just the QB.

 

[kskboys]

5M is not the difference between cowboys and a superbowl. it takes a lot more. not saying, it doesn't help, but there is a lot more.

what people forget about the chiefs is they had the 4th best scoring defense. their team never scoring more than 30 points and winning 15 games. the games they gave up more than 30, they lost. so not having a WR/TE and good rusher limited them, but they had Jones and great defense. in the superbowl, two great defenses went against each other. Philly was the #1 defense and they won exposing the chiefs offensive limitations.

we have more problems than just the QB.

Smarter drafting is the difference.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Smarter drafting is the difference.

smarter drafting. better FA signing. right players (like better DTs, better LBs, better Safties). we are just not the right combination of players on defense, just a mish-mosh of players thrown together hoping it all works out. we don't invest in the right spots the right way. throwing a couple of 7th rounders at DT position, and then reaching for a player like Mazi who many had as a low 2nd rounder or 3rd rounder grade on him. then signing Osa (which I did like), but he is a middle of the pack type of DT. add to it the big question mark at OT and this team is a mess.

 

[Blitzen]

Dak isn't mediocre. Unless phil Simms and Jared Goff are....

You're asking for a John elway or Josh Allen.

Good luck because that type of QB only comes around every 30 years.

I honestly don't know what you're even arguing.

Moving on from a 2nd tier franchise QB is fundamentally stupid.

If there's an Aaron Rodgers situation where a great QB prospect slips in the draft, obviously take the QB... Until then I don't understand your point.


Build the damn trenches

I would absolutely take Peyton Manning, Donovan McNabb, Tom Brady, Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Pat Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, CJ Stroud, Jayden Daniels, and several others over Dak Prescott. And all were drafted in the last 30 years , so more like one every 2 or 3 years.

It’s true that you can miss if you force the pick and don’t build the infrastructure. My argument was against your assertion that teams do not move on from tier 2 QB’s in their prime. Yes, they do and I pointed out just a few examples where the team moved on and it turned out roses for them (so not so stupid to do it, even though they had no guarantee to be correct when they did it). Dallas won’t walk away from easy money-our fan base is massive and buys lots of QB jerseys and the QB secures other revenue sources too. The Cowboys don’t operate on a football success first premise-not since Jimmy left.

 

[Blitzen]

Most teams are not close to ready to bet on a QB. They take one out of necessity and the fact that their job security is only 1-3 years in most cases. Lots of times the team has traded away great players and other great picks that weaken the new QB’s surrounding cast (see Bryce Young as the most recent victim) and makes the job even more difficult if not impossible.

If the QB is met with a new staff after a couple seasons, the new staff might want to move on without giving any resources to that fairly new QB. Dak is like a Baker Mayfield, Kirk Cousins, Geno Smith level QB. The only reason he gets this much attention paid his way is because of the team’s great success his rookie season and that he plays for the most popular team in all of sports and he plays the QB position.

 

[CowboyoWales]

5M is not the difference between cowboys and a superbowl. it takes a lot more. not saying, it doesn't help, but there is a lot more.

what people forget about the chiefs is they had the 4th best scoring defense. their team never scoring more than 30 points and winning 15 games. the games they gave up more than 30, they lost. so not having a WR/TE and good rusher limited them, but they had Jones and great defense. in the superbowl, two great defenses went against each other. Philly was the #1 defense and they won exposing the chiefs offensive limitations.

we have more problems than just the QB.

But the Chiefs didnt have to have the 'Perfect team/weapons'. Limited passing and run games. We have seen that Dak needs both........he's got that for 2025, lets hope, because this is his best chance (he isnt getting any better). 2025 is a prove where we are......if we pass the (Offensive tests)......we look to Defensive side of the ball,

 

[CowboyoWales]

smarter drafting. better FA signing. right players (like better DTs, better LBs, better Safties). we are just not the right combination of players on defense, just a mish-mosh of players thrown together hoping it all works out. we don't invest in the right spots the right way. throwing a couple of 7th rounders at DT position, and then reaching for a player like Mazi who many had as a low 2nd rounder or 3rd rounder grade on him. then signing Osa (which I did like), but he is a middle of the pack type of DT. add to it the big question mark at OT and this team is a mess.

Well, yes, but again you're looking at the organization being perfect (you're now outing McClay as he was Mazi's sponsor).I agree that the Defense looks to have holes, but this years focus is getting the Offense working (in a way, forget about results) but get the Offense set first.
With injury come backs from: Overshown, Revel, Diggs and the development of the pass-rush, with Ezeiruaku, I expect the Defense (with 2026 investment), to make a real leap.

 

[CowboyoWales]

I blame Jerry for not giving full control to the head coach and not drafting a QB with pedigree. That's one thing that Dallas hasn't done since Aikman. Jerry has created a terrible culture by not running this organization like most NFL teams with a chain of command. Too much entitlement among the better players.
That being said Jerry has assembled some pretty good rosters over the years.

What annoys me about Dak is he has squandered opportunity after opportunity with good season play to just playing horrible in the playoffs. Of course he isn't doing it on purpose but he also didn't accept blame for many years until recently.
I don't know whether he's seeing a sports psychologist or not but that's what he needed to do years ago. His contract is just as annoying as his play. Thats Jerry and Daks fault.

Spot on. Jerry's fault, but one of those faults is relying upon Dak (especially with that last contract) and yes, he has had the chance to step up, or as has happened becomes part of the problem, not the solution.

 

[CowboyoWales]

5M is not the difference between cowboys and a superbowl. it takes a lot more. not saying, it doesn't help, but there is a lot more.

what people forget about the chiefs is they had the 4th best scoring defense. their team never scoring more than 30 points and winning 15 games. the games they gave up more than 30, they lost. so not having a WR/TE and good rusher limited them, but they had Jones and great defense. in the superbowl, two great defenses went against each other. Philly was the #1 defense and they won exposing the chiefs offensive limitations.

we have more problems than just the QB.

Starting point, yes Jerry/Jones is the problem, however, unless he shows something this year, Dak is the second most pressing issue)..

What YOU forget about the Chiefs is that they have a superior QB who's: mobility, ability to extend plays, playing out of the pocket, arm and pretty much keeps the team in the game ...... allows their owner to not have to flood the Offense with talent at every unit (oh and there's the lesser CAP Hit).

If you want the alternative viewpoint, the Eagles were able to win the SB (with a really limited QB, but a QB that's got a limited CAP Hit ..... $31m lesser CAP hit than Dak).

Unfortunately, Dak lies in the middle: too costly to build an Eagles type roster, and too limited in ability to perform without a shed full of resources throughout the Offense.

Dak isnt the solution......unless he proves us wrong in 2025, this is his best chance.

 

[Hadenough]

which QB with Pedigree? they don't grow on trees. I am not saying don't draft a QB. I have advocated that every 3,4 years we should draft a QB in the first 3 rounds. why? because most QBs are a miss than a hit. so you have to keep looking to find one. NE did that, although they had Brady and often traded them. we tend to just be happy with what we have because it sells jerseys and tickets.

and the playoffs are different beast. the cowboys were never really ready or built for playoff success. and again, people want to blame Dak, although he bears a great portion of the blame, but the defense sucked. the rest of the team played bad and the coaches sucked. you can't have 14 penalties and succeed in any playoff game. you can't give up 250+ yards rushing and expect to win a game. against GB team, it was obvious the defense wasn't ready and that's on Quinn and I think he was already gone although he was in the building. we are all so desparate for success and want a single solution and that solution is often having a super hero QB that can just lift the entire team to success and overcome the entire dysfunction of this team and even Aikman couldn't do that. I mean there are folks who claim Defense is just a special team in today's NFL!!! seriously....

and the contract is Jerry's fault. pure and simple. I don't blame Dak for the contract. people will disagree. but Jerry holds the purse. Jerry manages the team.

When I say pedigree I'm talking in first round. Yes there have been a lot of failures but you must do your research and realize that it's ok to trade 3 first round picks to move up and draft a franchise QB.
And if you fail you recover just like the Eagles and Rams and 49ers have done by continuing to try and find that franchise QB. Just for example when Bakerfield Mayfield became available the Cowboys should of taken a good look at him. He had shown he had more physical talent than Prescott. The problem in Dallas is they find one QB that can make a few plays and that's it they found their guy and stop looking. Too many people in this forum act like trading 3 first round picks is the kiss of death for the next 10 years and will cripple a franchise. That's only if you let it. The teams that win in the playoffs have top first round QBs. I believe Hurts was a 2nd round pick. He was there for the taking and Dallas just passed on him. At the very least you take a flyer on a guy like that.

 

[pitt33]

When I say pedigree I'm talking in first round. Yes there have been a lot of failures but you must do your research and realize that it's ok to trade 3 first round picks to move up and draft a franchise QB.
And if you fail you recover just like the Eagles and Rams and 49ers have done by continuing to try and find that franchise QB. Just for example when Bakerfield Mayfield became available the Cowboys should have taken a good look at him. He had shown he had more physical talent than Prescott. The problem in Dallas is they find one QB that can make a few plays and that's it they found their guy and stop looking. Too many people in this forum act like trading 3 first round picks is the kiss of death for the next 10 years and will cripple a franchise. That's only if you let it. The teams that win in the playoffs have top first round QBs. I believe Hurts was a 2nd round pick. He was there for the taking and Dallas just passed on him. At the very least you take a flyer on a guy like that.

Agree on many levels here.

The bottom line is a team will only go so far with the quarterbacks the Cowboys have had since Aikman.

This FO can’t see past the end of their collective noses when it comes to the most important position in all of professional sports.

 

[CowboyoWales]

When I say pedigree I'm talking in first round. Yes there have been a lot of failures but you must do your research and realize that it's ok to trade 3 first round picks to move up and draft a franchise QB.
And if you fail you recover just like the Eagles and Rams and 49ers have done by continuing to try and find that franchise QB. Just for example when Bakerfield Mayfield became available the Cowboys should of taken a good look at him. He had shown he had more physical talent than Prescott. The problem in Dallas is they find one QB that can make a few plays and that's it they found their guy and stop looking. Too many people in this forum act like trading 3 first round picks is the kiss of death for the next 10 years and will cripple a franchise. That's only if you let it. The teams that win in the playoffs have top first round QBs. I believe Hurts was a 2nd round pick. He was there for the taking and Dallas just passed on him. At the very least you take a flyer on a guy like that.

Yep, too much faith and back slapping. Add there's Jerry's general outlook ...."we've done enough, I expect results", which im sure played a part in him ignoring the running game last year, after spending on 'Dak, CeeDee and a 1st Rd on a LT'.
I have a feeling that we have such a reliance on the draft that Jerry feels we cant 'afford' to draft a decent QB, when he's spent so much on 'his guy'. We all know that Lance was traded for in a vain attempt at getting a better deal on Dak.