Finally a man of conviction. I am like you...except I got off the Dak train when he crapped the bed against the Chiefs. At that point in time I determined it was MENTAL for Dak: Not that he can't read defenses - he just proved he can versus the Chargers - but he freezes when the lights are brightest. Think of putting or driving a golf ball or making a free throw: Easy to do when you don't have 25,000,000 watching you shoot that free throw. Well, Dak showed in the KC game that he was just shook because Mahomes was on the field. Anytime we have a big game outside of our division, he starts the game so cautious because he doesn't want to be the reason we fail instead of having cocky confidence that he is our advantage.
It's mental...and if you don't believe in yourself, why should I? Fix that internal stuff first...it's why Romo could never become the unquestioned leader of the team...he was too busy sulking and moping internally. Fix that stuff first...and then project your internal confidence to the team in big and small games.