Dak: It's the little things

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Watching the game yesterday, there were alot of things to be impressed about Dak's performance and his season overall. He didn't turn the ball over, didn't panic in the face of early tough sledding, through three touchdowns to help lead the team to victory, went on a high percentage tear in the second half, played with poise and enthusiasm, took some hits and kept coming, and looks to be a bright star for a decade to come.

Strangely, the old-man-on-the-lawn in me was most impressed by something else. On the sideline, the national telecast cut to Dak sitting alone on the bench, he took a sip of Gatorade, and chucked the cup at the trash.

He missed.

He looked back to it, saw he missed it, got up, walked over, and put it in the trash, came and sat back down.

THAT impressed me. He took responsibility. He owns his role. Didn't expect anyone else to clean up his mess. Didn't wait for someone else to make it happen. A place for everything and everything in it's place. Attention to detail. Getting it done right.

Like this kid, like him alot... he needs to just stay off my lawn.
 

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Watching the game yesterday, there were alot of things to be impressed about Dak's performance and his season overall. He didn't turn the ball over, didn't panic in the face of early tough sledding, through three touchdowns to help lead the team to victory, went on a high percentage tear in the second half, played with poise and enthusiasm, took some hits and kept coming, and looks to be a bright star for a decade to come.

Strangely, the old-man-on-the-lawn in me was most impressed by something else. On the sideline, the national telecast cut to Dak sitting alone on the bench, he took a sip of Gatorade, and chucked the cup at the trash.

He missed.

He looked back to it, saw he missed it, got up, walked over, and put it in the trash, came and sat back down.

THAT impressed me. He took responsibility. He owns his role. Didn't expect anyone else to clean up his mess. Didn't wait for someone else to make it happen. A place for everything and everything in it's place. Attention to detail. Getting it done right.

Like this kid, like him alot... he needs to just stay off my lawn.


He was raised right!!
 

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Watching the game yesterday, there were alot of things to be impressed about Dak's performance and his season overall. He didn't turn the ball over, didn't panic in the face of early tough sledding, through three touchdowns to help lead the team to victory, went on a high percentage tear in the second half, played with poise and enthusiasm, took some hits and kept coming, and looks to be a bright star for a decade to come.

Strangely, the old-man-on-the-lawn in me was most impressed by something else. On the sideline, the national telecast cut to Dak sitting alone on the bench, he took a sip of Gatorade, and chucked the cup at the trash.

He missed.

He looked back to it, saw he missed it, got up, walked over, and put it in the trash, came and sat back down.

THAT impressed me. He took responsibility. He owns his role. Didn't expect anyone else to clean up his mess. Didn't wait for someone else to make it happen. A place for everything and everything in it's place. Attention to detail. Getting it done right.

Like this kid, like him alot... he needs to just stay off my lawn.
I noticed the same thing!!! Dak was raised properly by his mother. He graduated Miss. State with a bachelor's and masters degrees. He is repectful and thoughtful. Much more mature than his age.

We should all be thankful for him and what he has brought to the team.
 

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Oh, Carson H. Wentz....you people are looking for reasons to like this kid.

He missed the can! He's a QB who can't make that throw!

Romo tried too, and Anthony Brown intercepted it before it hit its mark.

I kid, I kid. ;)
 

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Absolutely nothing.. Spin.. He's focused on getting back in the game.
I don't know about nothing happening under that scenario. There are spin masters who can arouse the interest of people who shouldn't give a lick what they say. I know. I see it too often right here on CowboysZone whenever Skip Bayless or Stephen A. Smith exhales and BOOM! their comments or video are posted on the site. :)
 

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I'm surprised Cowherd said that about Aaron Rodgers. Living in Wisconsin, I've NEVER heard anything about Rodgers being a poor teammate...
 
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