Dak Prescott balled out against Patriots

[TheMarathonContinues]

Last year was last year. The O line is not solidified this year. I'm not blaming Dak, I'm saying stop taking sacks 20 yards back.

I’m not saying last year teams stopped blitzing him because he was killing it. Seemed like teams stopped that and put more guys in coverage. Teams that can get there without blitzing are gonna cause issues for us IMO.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

exactly. he was given a nice lead & thus faced no real pressure to be a difference maker the entire game. he drove the bus down to the red zone and pulled right into the field goal spot.

he did nothing yesterday that a lot of other QB's couldn't have done. meanwhile, Purdy is dogwalking the team that beat us senseless & posting a +28 CPOE, had only one incompletion and had a long of 46.8 yards.

that's more fittingly called "balling out"

How on earth did you watch the Cowboy game and the 49ers game to know what Purdy and Dak did? And did we watch the same Cowboy game? Did you not see the Pats carve up this defense on the first possession. The offense started off 10-3. The defense didn’t do that.

 

[bottleKids]

As long as the defense keeps taking the pressure off, Dak will be fine. Next week will tell us a lot about our team as a whole. I am excited for Dallas to show they can beat the 49ers.

 

[McKDaddy]

How on earth did you watch the Cowboy game and the 49ers game to know what Purdy and Dak did? And did we watch the same Cowboy game? Did you not see the Pats carve up this defense on the first possession. The offense started off 10-3. The defense didn’t do that.

well, I have the ticket .... and it's not hard to see what other teams did even if you don't.

immediately after that though the D gave him 15 points & removed the pressure for him to score though right?

You telling me that Dak made one single play yesterday that was exceptional by NFL QB standards?

He drove the bus. He didn't ball out by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

well, I have the ticket .... and it's not hard to see what other teams did even if you don't.

immediately after that though the D gave him 15 points & removed the pressure for him to score though right?

You telling me that Dak made one single play yesterday that was exceptional by NFL QB standards?

He drove the bus. He didn't ball out by any stretch of the imagination.

There is a group on here that is heavily invested in selling this fantasy that Dak Prescott is doing something that is incredibly rare.

 

[McKDaddy]

There is a group on here that is heavily invested in selling this fantasy that Dak Prescott is doing something that is incredibly rare.

Yeah, to say he played a good game or he did what he needed to do, I got no problem with but trying to make it out as if he somehow played at a noteworthy level is just not true.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

There is a group on here that is heavily invested in selling this fantasy that Dak Prescott is doing something that is incredibly rare.

Who said Dak was doing something rare lol? I’ve seen no one say this but you?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Yeah, to say he played a good game or he did what he needed to do, I got no problem with but trying to make it out as if he somehow played at a noteworthy level is just not true.

I think that’s all people have said. Is that he played a good game?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

well, I have the ticket .... and it's not hard to see what other teams did even if you don't.

immediately after that though the D gave him 15 points & removed the pressure for him to score though right?

You telling me that Dak made one single play yesterday that was exceptional by NFL QB standards?

He drove the bus. He didn't ball out by any stretch of the imagination.

Well I thought his pass to Schoonmaker for a touchdown was a dime and his best pass but it ended up as an incomplete.

I’m not really sure what your point is. You want Dak to play exceptional when the defense and special teams shows up? Did you want a 70 point beating?

Dak was solid yesterday. Not much of a run game….shotty pass blocking. I actually was more impressed last week than this week but we won this week. Fantasy sports has really clouded a lot of your judgment.

And there is no way you can watch two games at once. Red zone or not. Maybe you missed some things watching the 49ers?

 

[Shane612]

A game without a turnover is a good day for Dak.

 

[jazzcat22]

I mean, is there any chance at all that all 5 members of the starting offensive line can actually start a game together at some point? Until they do, I shall reserve judgement on what this offense is truly capable of. That said, is there any point in being at your peak in week 5 of a season?

After the bye week...hopefully.....

 

[McKDaddy]

I think that’s all people have said. Is that he played a good game?

Uh, the thread title is literally "balled out" and then the metric about his CPOE, completion % & passer rating. That is clearly trying to say he played above & beyond a "good" game.

If you aren't saying that, then cool.

 

[Captain-Crash]

And there it is...you all just can't get along with each other. Instead of debating what's going on both sides resort to this. Oh well, carry on...

and that crap is allowed and tolerated. smh..

 

[Gorgon]

He played well, aside from the continued struggles in the RZ — which is not entirely his fault.

We are going to need more points from the offense than what they have been contributing to this point, so hopefully they trend up

Huge test next week vs SF

Right now, 90% of red zone problems are OL. You simply cannot run the ball in the red zone without a stellar OL. The lanes are too narrow, LBs and safeties too close to the line.

We also had another TD drop. All in all, a very good game for Dak, a poor game for the OL, a great game from the D.

 

[starfan1]

There is a group on here that is heavily invested in selling this fantasy that Dak Prescott is doing something that is incredibly rare.

as well as there is a faction on here that want to sell dak is the reason for our failures in the past when in fact he is only PART of the reason. Football 101 team game

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Uh, the thread title is literally "balled out" and then the metric about his CPOE, completion % & passer rating. That is clearly trying to say he played above & beyond a "good" game.

If you aren't saying that, then cool.

Ok that’s arguing semantics lol. Balled out = playing good. Now if someone wants to say he had the best game of his career I’d disagree. He had a 108 QB rating. Not sure how that’s not balling out especially having 1 turnover in 4 games despite his offensive line being hurt.

 

[RonnieT24]

He played really well. That white dot in the center deep was the Schoonmaker drop that should’ve been a TD. That was a dime.

The one tiny thing I want Dak to more is to make anticipation throws when a blitz comes. He took a couple sacks where his guys were open immediately but I feel like he was waiting for them to turn their heads back to him and just took the sack. I get that he’s prioritizing ball security over passing success but he will need to be comfortable doing that in a big game when it really matters

I am half with you but remember Dak has been the best QB in the league against the blitz for the last 4 years and after some "anticipation" INTs last year where the receivers ended up somewhere other than where the ball did I am sure he has been coached to take care of the ball better. And it shows. He simply is not putting the ball in harm's way nearly as much as he did last year. And when he does he's putting enough heat on it that the defenders getting hands on it can't catch it. I'll take a few "man I used to could outrun that guy" sacks over INTs any day.

 

[TexasBacon]

That's the key word. Dak did very well yesterday but he's been too inconsistent between games at times. Also, I have to go back and rewatch the game but it did look like our WRs were getting very good separation. This leads into the narrative that Dak can only hit open guys. Plus the lack of down the field shots is concerning. This isn't a good thing and only helps the 9ers. Now this isn't a "against Dak" comment...It's a concern about the offense in general. To win next week, it's going to take a total team effort...including MM having a great game plan.

Dak threw a perfect pass into double, almost triple coverage to Schoonmaker in the endzone and Schoonmaker dropped it. He was throwing perfect passes under alot of pressure yesterday against a good defense. If I recall, he had one bad pass that could have been picked when he didn't see a linebacker drop back into coverage. I agree it will take a team effort next week. Hopefully Tyron is back and the team is at full strength.

 

[mardwin]

Dak played well but so did Rush in limited time. At this time Dak not turning the ball over or taking unnecessary sacks is a win.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Ball out? C'mon, you cannot think this is the case. He was good, he was competent, he didn't commit any turnovers...RZ issues aside, he looks soooo slow on those roll outs. Our D has accounted for the exact same number of TD's as our offense has, which includes yesterday. Our D is balling out, and we need Dak to takeover the game next week. 1-8 in our last RZ trips is not in any fashion considered our offense/QB balling out.

If we get behind the 9ers next week it will be Dak's turn to put the cape on, and ball out