Some of those '40 burgers' have been helped by the fact that our defence is the #1 scoring defence in the league and has the most inceptions for TD, #5 for Fumble recovery and #3 for total turnovers. #1 for turnovers in own territory. Our special teams has helped with top 10 in kick of returns, #2 in net average punt.
So whilst every loss is not just on Dak.. every win is not just on Dak.
Dak is performing better than I have seen him perform ever. I have no problem stating that clearly. However that has to be considered in the lens of what the team is doing around him and the opposition he has faced. I think right now we are seeing WHY we can win it with Dak.. keep the pocket clean, stay in front on the score board and let him work the field with simple route tree. The questions have to still remain, can Dak elevate when the OLine can't give him a clean pocket for as long.. or when the receivers aren't getting open almost every play or when the run game is shut down. Can Dak elevate when we are behind, the defence is struggling and he needs to lift? Again.. this still needs to be put through the lens of paying a guy 40M a year. For that money and that % of the salary cap.. Dak must not only play at that high level every game but he must be able to elevate the guys around him.
So I agree this team looks better.. and I want to believe.. I really do.. but right now I haven't seen them do anything that makes me feel confident we can beat the top teams and really compete at the pointy end. Happy to be proven wrong.