This is the thing. I know Dak has had eight tries, but this was really just his third under McCarthy (not counting 2020 when he was out the last 11 games). The Jason Garrett teams he played on had great o-lines but terrible Rod Marinelli defenses, etc..
Not making excuses for Dak but every year 32 starting quarterbacks want to get to the Super Bowl. 30 are guaranteed to fail and a 31st gets the pain of losing it. Just like how 13 of the 14 playoff teams are all guaranteed to lose their last game.
We need more from Dak. We want proof he can get this team farther and so far we have not seen it. But let's say they were one of the final four teams this weekend. That means Dak would have doubled his career playoff win total at this point. If he went out to San Fran, played very well, and lost, would that change the general opinion of him?
Because the end result- home for the Super Bowl like 30 other starting QB's- remains the same. Just like it is now after a wild card loss. Kind of a twisted, psychological way of analyzing things, but something I have thought about.