Can we give Dak some credit now?

[nobody]

Let me predicate this by saying I'm still no longer sold on him. His playoff performance is the determining factor for me now given the past.

But the way he's been playing after having a little time to get used to the new system has been good. Has he been perfect? Of course not, no QB has.
He's kept the interceptions down this season, was adjusting to a new system with the rest of the offense, and even with hiccups and some of the wins looking a little ugly, they're still looking dominant on the field. He's contributing heavily to that.

While there's still a good amount of season left to play and there are challenges to face, let's give him credit for (aside from a couple of games) an improved season and good play.

I'm still waiting to see if he folds in the playoffs, but acknowledge he (and the offense) have been doing pretty darn well.

 

[DFWJC]

We have multiple threads a day touting how great Dak is, so Im not sure what you are talking out

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

He's had probably the best stretch of his career this last month no doubt about it

 

[TheHerd]

We have multiple threads a day touting how great Dak is, so Im not sure what you are talking out

We also have multiple threads saying how bad he is, so there is that

 

[acr731]

No. Ask again in January.

 

[Jipper]

Until he beats a very good team in a prime time spot he is what he is - a top 5-10 qb that beats up on bad teams and fails against very good teams.

 

[Whyjerry]

Listen I like Dak. Defended him for years here. I jumped off the bandwagon after the SF game. He has played lights out before in the regular season. Until he shows it in the playoffs he is not going to get the respect he deserves.

 

[DFWJC]

We also have multiple threads saying how bad he is, so there is that

Do we?

Threads dedicated to Dak being bad?
I bet its 10-1 ratio.

fwiw, he's playing his tail off lately

 

[Jipper]

Listen I like Dak. Defended him for years here. I jumped off the bandwagon after the SF game. He has played lights out before in the regular season. Until he shows it in the playoffs he is not going to get the respect he deserves.

Ditto this and I literally did the exact same thing

 

[acr731]

Do we?

Threads dedicated to Dak being bad?
I bet its 10-1 ratio.

fwiw, he's playing his tail off lately

It happens every time Dak beats up a bad team.

 

[KJJ]

Some aren’t going to give him credit until he leads the Cowboys to at least a divisional round playoff win. Some won’t give him credit until he leads the Cowboys to a championship. There’s a few that won’t give him credit, even if he does lead the Cowboys to a championship. The haters will continue to hate no matter what.

 

[Pipelayer72]

And when Dak leads the Cowboys to the SB, the trolls will bloviate how it took him so long and how he's historically underachieved. All these years and only one Super Bowl? I can hear them already.

 

[nobody]

Do we?

Threads dedicated to Dak being bad?
I bet its 10-1 ratio.

fwiw, he's playing his tail off lately

Yes, there's both. I'm not saying he's great. He lost me the last SF playoff game. But he's definitely playing better and even if I think he still might choke in the playoffs, I'm acknowledging that in the new system he's doing better.

 

[Established1971]

Do we?

Threads dedicated to Dak being bad?
I bet its 10-1 ratio.

fwiw, he's playing his tail off lately

heck no, maybe 40/60 good to bad

 

[DFWJC]

heck no, maybe 40/60 good to bad

10 to 1

not talking comments bashing Dak…I said threads created to bash Dak vs those to prob him up.
There are countless prop up threads…almost daily
Dak best vs zone, Dak nolonger dink and dunk, Dak high QB rating, Dak high cimp %,Dak top 5, Dak this, Dak that…all day.
thats fine, but just sayin

Then again, this is a Cowboy fan sight

 

[Established1971]

And when Dak leads the Cowboys to the SB, the trolls will bloviate how it took him so long and how he's historically underachieved. All these years and only one Super Bowl? I can hear them already.

lol trolls, bloviate, haters, its amazing at the vitriol consistently thrown at critical minded people, enjoy waving your pom poms

 

[nobody]

It happens every time Dak beats up a bad team.

Not really. I said I still wasn't sold on him and castigated him a lot this season, even after a couple of wins. There's room for improvement and obviously we need to see how he does against good teams, but wins are wins, we can only play what is on our schedule and we're not winning despite him, we winning with him. Is he my choice for QB? No. But since he's the Cowboys starter he gets the support.

 

[Runwildboys]

The O-line hasn't been stellar either, so what he's done the past few weeks is more impressive to me. As @nobody said, I'm still not 100% on him, but he's drawn me back in from the cusp of giving up on him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

No. Ask again in January.

It's really that simple. Winning record against losing teams and losing record against winning teams in the regular season doesn't prove a lot.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

I like this version of Dak, with the run being an option now compared to not being on the table.