Dak Most Dangerous This Year?

[Creeper]

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-dak-prescott-most-dangerous-023744088.html

Another article in during the silly part of the NFL season. This one claims Dak has nothing to prove so he could at his best. It is almost and admission that Dak fails under pressure. I think there is something to that theory. Last year the pressure was proving he was worth that ridiculous contract Jerry gave him. We are a year past that so maybe that pressure is off...maybe.

The benchmark for Dak is not winning regular season games. We are past that. For him it is all about the post-season. If he flops again in the playoffs it will add another layer of cement to his reputation for failing in big spots.

 

[jazzcat22]

Most dangerous time of the year is the off season between OTA's and the start of TC.
As reporters and analyst have nothing to do. So we get article like this. As stated by the OP.
And we get more bash on Dak threads, which is what this will turn into.

However, we also already knew this, show us in the playoffs he can do better, the team can do better.

Keep it to football related discussions, and not bashing.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Players who need to prove something is sort of a weird conversation because everyone views what it means very differently.

The ultimate show of needing to have a prove-it season is if you lose your job if you don’t. Dak is fine, he’s going to be starting for the cowboys in 2025, and 2026, and overwhelmingly likely in 2027 regardless of the season he has. There is nothing to prove

 

[ShortRound]

Meh it’s all talk until January. We’ve been here before.

 

[fivetwos]

I just hope he is physically able. That was a serious injury.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

He an inconsistent player. Given he recovers from his injury, he’ll probably have a decent regular season considering the weapons he has to throw to (barring injury). The running game or lack thereof may have a negative impact.

But even if the team plays well enough to make the playoffs, we all know what will happen in January. Headlights; interceptions; hanging head on sideline; excuses.

 

[Pipelayer72]

Just win baby!

 

[Vtwin]

Nothing to prove?

I'd say he has everything to prove. If his career ended today he'd go down as a guy who capitalized on being in the right place at the right time but never rose to became part of the solution.

 

[Jipper]

I just hope he is physically able. That was a serious injury.

I'd bet he misses a big chunk of games this year...and if he does I think they may be forced to cut him in the offseason despite the ridiculous hit

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-dak-prescott-most-dangerous-023744088.html

Another article in during the silly part of the NFL season. This one claims Dak has nothing to prove so he could at his best. It is almost and admission that Dak fails under pressure. I think there is something to that theory. Last year the pressure was proving he was worth that ridiculous contract Jerry gave him. We are a year past that so maybe that pressure is off...maybe.

The benchmark for Dak is not winning regular season games. We are past that. For him it is all about the post-season. If he flops again in the playoffs it will add another layer of cement to his reputation for failing in big spots.

I can hear the argument for why he has least pressure then other years but I mean he really doesn't. It depends on him. Does he want to win in the playoffs and be competitive? Does he care about legacy? If he does then yeah the pressure will always be on. It doesn't lighten up. If he doesn't care about winning or legacy then no there's nothing.

And regardless of how bad we've been over the years....that standard of a SB is still there. The legacy of the team is too rich for it not to be. But its about do they care. I honestly don't know. I can sit here and say as a man and a competitor I want to win. I don't care what it is. But when you get paid so much money I can't for sure say what these guys motivations are.

But i'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and say these guys have made so much money that they have to want to win at some point. Who wants to be a forgotten legend or a forgotten player? Its 20 years of football of great Cowboys football players that meant nothing. I'd want to change that.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I'd bet he misses a big chunk of games this year...and if he does I think they may be forced to cut him in the offseason despite the ridiculous hit

I think it would depend on how much time he missed. If he missed 9 or more games then yeah I can see the possibility....but part of me feels like they'd just draft a QB early and throw Dak out there again and if he got hurt let someone come in and if they look good would essentially take his spot like he took Romo's. Full circle moment.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I just hope he is physically able. That was a serious injury.

Yeah I think physically he will be good. Its just a matter of will he hold up. I'm fine with a game or two or 3 even but missing whole seasons or 9 games....its becoming Sean Lee territory.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Players who need to prove something is sort of a weird conversation because everyone views what it means very differently.

The ultimate show of needing to have a prove-it season is if you lose your job if you don’t. Dak is fine, he’s going to be starting for the cowboys in 2025, and 2026, and overwhelmingly likely in 2027 regardless of the season he has. There is nothing to prove

I wouldn't assume that. If in some scenario Milton out played Dak and made him expendable yes I can for sure see Dak's job being in danger. If Rush was actually good he would've been a threat because they were winning games despite his terrible play. But with his ceiling being a 200 yard 2 TD game and his floor being a 44 yard 0 TD game....he was never a threat to that.

 

[KJJ]

He an inconsistent player.

That’s totally false. He wouldn’t be on his third contract if he was an inconsistent player. Any QB that’s inconsistent isn’t going to be around very long. His winning percentage, career numbers and career passer rating all point to him being consistent. If you want say he’s been inconsistent in the playoffs, that’s a fair assessment.

 

[acr731]

That’s totally false. He wouldn’t be on his third contract if he was an inconsistent player. Any QB that’s inconsistent isn’t going to be around very long. His winning percentage, career numbers and career passer rating all point to him being consistent. If you want say he’s been inconsistent in the playoffs, that’s a fair assessment.

No other GM other than Jerry is incompetent enough to have given Dak that 3rd contract. Do you think Dak would have lasted in a place like Philly with the lack of playoff success he has? Philly would have never given him a 2nd contract, much less a 3rd.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

That’s totally false. He wouldn’t be on his third contract if he was an inconsistent player. Any QB that’s inconsistent isn’t going to be around very long. His winning percentage, career numbers and career passer rating all point to him being consistent. If you want say he’s been inconsistent in the playoffs, that’s a fair assessment.

You realize Dak is the longest tenured QB in the NFL, right?

Every single team other than the Cowboys has switched QBs at least once since Dak came into the NFL.

That is not the testimony to Dak's "consistency" that you would like to believe it is, but instead a testimony to the terrible ran Cowboys organization.

Dak would have never received a 3rd contract anywhere else.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No other GM other than Jerry is incompetent enough to have given Dak that 3rd contract. Do you think Dak would have lasted in a place like Philly with the lack of playoff success he has? Philly would have never given him a 2nd contract, much less a 3rd.

I think you could argue that if Dak was in Philly he may not have that lack of playoff success. They are a organization that values the trenches and put their players in the best position to win and go for it every offseason. Meanwhile, we have Jerry Jones....I think winning 12 games with Jerry Jones as GM equates to having playoff success with any decent front office.

 

[acr731]

I think you could argue that if Dak was in Philly he may not have that lack of playoff success. They are a organization that values the trenches and put their players in the best position to win and go for it every offseason. Meanwhile, we have Jerry Jones....I think winning 12 games with Jerry Jones as GM equates to having playoff success with any decent front office.

The two franchises have totally different views and goals. One wants to win championships while the other is pleased with regular season success and continued press in the media.

 

[nobody]

I think you could argue that if Dak was in Philly he may not have that lack of playoff success. They are a organization that values the trenches and put their players in the best position to win and go for it every offseason. Meanwhile, we have Jerry Jones....I think winning 12 games with Jerry Jones as GM equates to having playoff success with any decent front office.

I tend to disagree. I think Dak is generally a better QB than Hurts with one critical difference. Under pressure in the playoffs, Hurts remains the same. Dak worsens. Take away the run and force Dak to win it and he'll crumble. We've seen this time and again, even in the regular season. Hurts gives you a chance. Dak hinders your chances.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The two franchises have totally different views and goals. One wants to win championships while the other is pleased with regular season success and continued press in the media.

This is true. So yes, if Dak went to Phily and had a 2-5 record he would've been out of there. But I don't think he has that same record in Philly IMO.