Dak is the man

[Air Force One]

It's loyalty to Tony. I can understand it but football is a brutal business. No telling what Tony we're going to get back. Big risk to mess with what we have going now.

You're darn right it's a big risk! I haven't seen this team play this way in years.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

The Cowboys didn't have the line and running game they have this year. I'm not knocking Prescott, and I am excited to have him as the future QB of the Cowboys, but when Romo is healthy, he gives the best chance to win now.

I think the wins have blinded some people to the accuracy issues Prescott has. Don't get me wrong, I fully believe he is the Cowboys QB of the future, he could just use a little time.

He's been very smart with the ball and what good is "accuracy" if you're throwing ints which he IS NOT. The stats say otherwise. I believe Nance said that Dak was over 70% today and he's been at 70% or better in 4 of 5 games if I'm not mistaken. What part of #2 QBR coming into the week isn't there to like? What does use a little time mean? Time off from winning. Let us all be blinded by WINS... aren't we all tired of being blinded by #'s?

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

I agree with this. I think he played good enough to win, but he struggled a bit as the game wore on. I think he's improved enough that he'd convert more in the second half and the Boys would get out with a win. It is absolutely awesome to not be forced to trot out the likes of the Weedster and Casmell. Having a good young QB is a beautiful thing.

I disagree with the "struggle"... it's quite natural to change gears when up 28. The goal is to now control the game. We may have put up 35 or at least 31 if not for the strip inside the 10. One could argue the last two drives were his most impressive in a sense. Smart steady play.. no incompletions.. taking what's there.. bleeding the clock. It's all math at this point. The clock is our friend and we kept moving the ball. Even the little check down was a success on the second to last drive. THEN the coaching staff's confidence to let him throw a dime to TWILL to ice the game. WOW.. That's excellent situational football.

 

[Jack Burton]

I disagree with the "struggle"... it's quite natural to change gears when up 28. The goal is to now control the game. We may have put up 35 or at least 31 if not for the strip inside the 10. One could argue the last two drives were his most impressive in a sense. Smart steady play.. no incompletions.. taking what's there.. bleeding the clock. It's all math at this point. The clock is our friend and we kept moving the ball. Even the little check down was a success on the second to last drive. THEN the coaching staff's confidence to let him throw a dime to TWILL to ice the game. WOW.. That's excellent situational football.

Sorry for the confusion. I was talking about the Giants week one game. I think he played really, really, good today, and has gotten better every week.

 

[Idgit]

Do you think Dak would win the NY game now? He seems to be improving every week, and was super sharp for the majority of this game.

I totally do. He's gotten much better, for sure.

 

[JJHLH1]

Da

It really would make no sense to take Dak out at this point. .02

Exactly. Dak makes better decisions than Romo. Dak's mobility also gives the offense a lot of options that won't be there for Tony when he comes back. The team shouldn't mess with a winning formula.

 

[punchnjudy]

After the first preseason game, I said he looked more polished than Cam did coming out (he's the only other decent QB whose games I watched from the beginning. Since Tony didn't play as a rookie, I don't compare them).

After 5 games, he's clearly playing better than Cam was at that stage. More help? Yeah, but two situations are never going to be identical. Overall, he's been more accurate, especially with short to medium range throws. And he makes better decisions both as a runner and a passer.

 

[JJHLH1]

Great article praising Dak. It's says Dak is MVP material.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...bengals-nfl-mvp-elliott-rookie-of-year-100916

 

[SuspectCorner]

By that tired logic, Joe Montana should still be playing...

Joe Montana is sixty-years old... weak argument.

 

[Kalyan]

We had Tony for a long time of misery after Aikman retired and we are so lucky to get Dak before Romo retires.

I will cheer for both of them, obviously Dak is the future and so any game experience he is going to miss is going to slow his progress.
Unless we have something special this year to go back to the conf game, then it is better to go with Romo and Dak can still learn from the sidelines for this year

 

[GoJacks]

He's been very smart with the ball and what good is "accuracy" if you're throwing ints which he IS NOT. The stats say otherwise. I believe Nance said that Dak was over 70% today and he's been at 70% or better in 4 of 5 games if I'm not mistaken. What part of #2 QBR coming into the week isn't there to like? What does use a little time mean? Time off from winning. Let us all be blinded by WINS... aren't we all tired of being blinded by #'s?

Watch the games. He is not an accurate thrower yet. And that is without throwing the ball down field.

 

[Dale]

Watch the games. He is not an accurate thrower yet. And that is without throwing the ball down field.

When was he inaccurate today? He struggled with his accuracy when rolling right and throwing toward the sideline against SF, but otherwise his ball placement has very much been one of his better traits.

 

[maxdogg]

Sometimes he throws a little behind guys but what QB doesn't. He is doing great!

 

[Idgit]

Who knows what game Tony would've won or lost, I don't know how that could be determined. What we do know is that our Rookie QB is playing mistake free football and is leading our team to TDs and not field goals.

I can't imagine anybody disagreeing with either of those points. All we can do is guess based off of our many years of watching Romo win games against teams like these. These are the games he won routinely for us, which we were dropping last season. This year, with Dak, it's a different story.

 

[Clove]

Joe Montana is sixty-years old... weak argument.

It seems like that probably went right over your head. The point is, if Montana was replaced by Young after three Super Bowls then who is Romo?

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Watch the games. He is not an accurate thrower yet. And that is without throwing the ball down field.

Uhh yeah.. I sorta watch the games and I'm seeing poise in the pocket and great pocket presence. I'm seeing accurate throws and great decision making. I don't see him being too much more off than most QB's. He's allowing his receivers to run after the catch. He has some of the best #'s in the league. You either simply being nitpicky or you just don't like the guy. He's started 5 games btw.

 

[Dale]

I disagree with the "struggle"... it's quite natural to change gears when up 28. The goal is to now control the game. We may have put up 35 or at least 31 if not for the strip inside the 10. One could argue the last two drives were his most impressive in a sense. Smart steady play.. no incompletions.. taking what's there.. bleeding the clock. It's all math at this point. The clock is our friend and we kept moving the ball. Even the little check down was a success on the second to last drive. THEN the coaching staff's confidence to let him throw a dime to TWILL to ice the game. WOW.. That's excellent situational football.

Precisely on point. In my opinion, our first drive of the 2nd half, while leading 21-0, was when we needed to put the foot on the metal and try to end the game. And we did, as Zeke burst to the end zone for the 60-yard dagger.

Every moment thereafter was all about ball control, not making the dumb throw, etc. And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Dak throw the ball very well on the drive where he fumbled? I didn't sense at all that the game was beginning to slip away from him.

 

[Dale]

It seems like that probably went right over your head. The point is, if Montana was replaced by Young after three Super Bowls then who is Romo?

And Young is like 50-something now. Yeesh.

 

[Blake]

Joe Montana is sixty-years old... weak argument.

Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman, and Steve Young all forced to enter retirement in their mid to late 30's. Romo is no exception.

 

[maxdogg]

Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman, and Steve Young all forced to enter retirement in their mid to late 30's. Romo is no exception.

I agree with you I wonder how many more hard hits Tony can take.
I was watching the game with a friend today and when Dak took some of those hits he said Tony would have been out and I agreed.