Dak Prescott is on a mission

[plymkr]

I'm not the biggest Dak fan out there but he has improved in the TO department. Coming from a guy that is hoping we don't resign Dak, I can seriously say he has improved. If you would have told me in August after 4 games we would be 3-1 and Dak would only have 1 interception I would have laughed at you.

Without an agenda I believe Dak has played three great games and one stinker. I'm hoping that he will play a great game tomorrow night.

 

[Shane612]

Would Joe Montana be Joe Montana if that Bengal caught the ball and ran it in and the 49ers lost the Super Bowl?

Who knows, who cares?!?!
But he's won multiple Super Bowls, so who cares about one near INT.
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I wish Dak would at least get to the conference championship before he talks about zipping one by a defender's ear.

 

[GINeric]

And yet you also complained when Dak was airing it out with three hundred yard games, multiple tds, and higher interceptions. We all know your shtick by now.

That kid has an excuse for everything. Dak is damned if he don't, and damned if he don't in the eyes of that trolling loser.

That kid is the same trolling loser who disappears after we win games and post all week after we lose games.

His football IQ is embarrassingly low.

 

[KJJ]

I think that's where you have to have a GM who is willing to make the tough call. I haven't seen anything from Jones that makes me believe he's a franchise QB. I would have looked for a trade partner while his stock was probably at its highest and tried again. ... But I'm glad that they didn't.

I don’t see him as a franchise QB either, but he did show progress last season and the Giants won a playoff game with him. He put up around 4000 yards passing and rushing. The Giants invested a top-five pick on him and it would’ve been a very bold move to let him walk after showing progress and taking their chances with another QB. They would leave themselves in a position of having to use another premium draft pick to try and find a QB. Continuing to miss on QBs with premium picks can kill your franchise. It’s easy to say the Giants made the wrong decision because Jones isn’t playing well. I was arguing with a fan just a couple of weeks ago that said the Bengals shouldn’t have re-signed Joe Burrow because he’s having a bad year. Lol He was claiming he wasn’t worth the money. Fans here can’t stop living in the moment. Fans live from week to week and year to year with players. There were several on the board saying Josh Allen wasn’t any good after the first week of the season that saw him turn the ball over several times.

 

[big dog cowboy]

That pick was completely meaningless. Even if we score a TD there we lose.


The pick was inconsequential.

So it shouldn't count?

 

[gimmesix]

I don’t see him as a franchise QB either, but he did show progress last season and the Giants won a playoff game with him. He put up around 4000 yards passing and rushing. The Giants invested a top-five pick on him and it would’ve been a very bold move to let him walk after showing progress and taking their chances with another QB. They would leave themselves in a position of having to use another premium draft pick to try and find a QB. Continuing to miss on QBs with premium picks can kill your franchise. It’s easy to say the Giants made the wrong decision because Jones isn’t playing well. I was arguing with a fan just a couple of weeks ago that said the Bengals shouldn’t have re-signed Joe Burrow because he’s having a bad year. Lol He was claiming he wasn’t worth the money. Fans here can’t stop living in the moment. Fans live from week to week and year to year with players. There were several on the board saying Josh Allen wasn’t any good after the first week of the season that saw him turn the ball over several times.

I agree that fans get carried away about a bad game or two, but I think when you are a GM, it's your job to see the big picture and make the bold move when it is necessary. The big picture with Jones was last year had been best scenario for him and it still wasn't great. I don't think it made sense to give him the contract they did based on what he had shown. I think unless you have a clear top 10 QB you should move on, especially with the cost of QBs now. Now, plenty of teams don't because finding a quality QB isn't easy.

 

[KJJ]

I agree that fans get carried away about a bad game or two, but I think when you are a GM, it's your job to see the big picture and make the bold move when it is necessary. The big picture with Jones was last year had been best scenario for him and it still wasn't great. I don't think it made sense to give him the contract they did based on what he had shown. I think unless you have a clear top 10 QB you should move on, especially with the cost of QBs now. Now, plenty of teams don't because finding a quality QB isn't easy.

I don’t think as a GM you make a bold move of moving on from your QB who showed progress and led you to a playoff win, especially when you just brought in a new HC. Seattle made a bold move by trading Russell Wilson, but he was in decline and aging. It’s not a smart move to move on from a young QB who’s showing development. It’s simply too difficult finding quality QBs to take that gamble.

 

[DuceizBak]

Dak is sort of like other pocket QBs except he is more mobile.

Dak doesn't get a lot of credit for what he does because what he's good at does not really "pop off" to the average person. Is Dak Elite no? He is a very good QB capable of going on Elite Streaks. Ala solidly in the Rivers, Romo and Matt Ryan (prime) tier.


People don't care if a QB has good pocket presence, decisive with the ball, avoids sacks, or is great at presnap and post snap reading. They want to see QBs who can run backwards 10 years and deliver a 50 yard bomb while falling backwards.

 

[gimmesix]

I don’t think as a GM you make a bold move of moving on from your QB who showed progress and led you to a playoff win, especially when you just brought in a new HC. Seattle made a bold move by trading Russell Wilson, but he was in decline and aging. It’s not a smart move to move on from a young QB who’s showing development. It’s simply too difficult finding quality QBs to take that gamble.

I disagree. That's how teams get married to mediocre quarterbacks. You hold off on an extension until you are sure, even if you have to go the franchise route for a year or even two. That's costly, but it's less costly than tying yourself down to a player who has one decent year of productivity.

 

[KJJ]

I disagree. That's how teams get married to mediocre quarterbacks. You hold off on an extension until you are sure, even if you have to go the franchise route for a year or even two. That's costly, but it's less costly than tying yourself down to a player who has one decent year of productivity.

We definitely disagree.

 

[Proof]

Easily one of the worst decisions I have ever seen for a QB 8 years in. The excuses never stop. They love their lists and rankings, miraculously they never want to to talk about him being the 18th ranked QB vs zone defenses. I wonder why? Details, details, amIright?

we’ve talked about his zone defense issues ad nauseum, what are you on about?

 

[plasticman]

I have to question the timing of this post.

Personally, I would feel much better posting this after the 49ers game.

 

[phildadon86]

Who saw this coming?

Remember when someone said Daniel Jones was a better QB than Dak? And then one of our resident “football geniuses” said that he’s a better passer than Dak. Lol. My lord.

 

[Streifenkarl]

Without an agenda I believe Dak has played three great games and one stinker. I'm hoping that he will play a great game tomorrow night.

Well he has played three average games (which is ok because nothing more had to be done on his side) and one stinker, in which it would have been necessary for him to show up. Different perspective n all.

Thing is, he is lucky to be on a very good team right now. Since 2021 these guys can win without a stellar QB. So they do. But when they're up against a real contender, like any other team they just need something great from their QB. So when has Dak brought that to the table? Greatness as in "turns a game around"? That's why we have great regular seasons for two years now and possibly a third in a row but fail in January. Let's hope this time it will be different.

Just imo of course. And yes, I'd love to see that from him and then I'd celebrate his awesomeness like the worst homer out there. Next chance? Today.

 

[acr731]

I have to question the timing of this post.

Personally, I would feel much better posting this after the 49ers game.

Unless he tosses the rock for 650 and 6 TD's, which we all know won't happen, the timing of the post doesn't really matter in my opinion. Someone on the first page of this thread said that the haters will say stats don't matter - they don't, especially when all these stats aren't leading to wins in big games.

So what if Dak has fewer INT's this season. Are all the homers failing to see why? Fewer risks down field, that's why. You want to reduce the number if INT's you toss a lot more screens, dump off's, and low risk 5 yard passes and you WILL have far fewer INT's. That's all Dak is doing so far this season. He isn't doing anything magical and he hasn't figured anything out, MM is simply reducing the amount of risks Dak takes, almost down to zero.

 

[Swagger]

Swap Dak with Purdy or Dak with Hurts. How would Dak look playing on those team?

Not as well as either.
Cowboys have a better defense than the Eagles and I prefer some pieces on the Cowboys to the 49ers.
Whereas there's a huge gulf between the Cowboys and Giants. Aside from QB the Cowboys have one of the strongest rosters in the league.

 

[DogFace]

This is not a winning formula unfortunately.

There will come a time when the QB has to make plays. Arizona showed that and San Fran will show it again.

Today is a big day for us Cowboys fans. I want you to concentrate on not making any stupid posts all day.

You can resume tomorrow morning.

 

[Captain-Crash]

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Today is a big day for us Cowboys fans. I want you to concentrate on not making any stupid posts all day.

You can resume tomorrow morning.

Well there goes your streak.

Better luck next week!

 

[plasticman]

Unless he tosses the rock for 650 and 6 TD's, which we all know won't happen, the timing of the post doesn't really matter in my opinion. Someone on the first page of this thread said that the haters will say stats don't matter - they don't, especially when all these stats aren't leading to wins in big games.

So what if Dak has fewer INT's this season. Are all the homers failing to see why? Fewer risks down field, that's why. You want to reduce the number if INT's you toss a lot more screens, dump off's, and low risk 5 yard passes and you WILL have far fewer INT's. That's all Dak is doing so far this season. He isn't doing anything magical and he hasn't figured anything out, MM is simply reducing the amount of risks Dak takes, almost down to zero.

MM is simply reducing the amount of risks Dak takes, almost down to zero.

And that's a bad thing?

People need to understand the difference between an elite quarterback and an elite passer. Don't get me wrong, Dak is neither. However, he's closer to being a great quarterback as opposed to being a great passer. If Dak was a great passer then he would not have been a 4th round pick. You have to possess certain physical skills to be an elite passer.

Dak is what he is, a winning quarterback. He is able to do what is asked of him quite well. Yes, the pass selections are designed for less mistakes and so it's low risk, low reward. That is, unless we have dynamic receivers that are able to get more yards and the Cowboys clearly have that in Lamb and Pollard.

Every quarterback is different and every quarterback has different expectations and roles within their team's system. The elite quarterback isn't always the elite passer, he is simply the best at fulfilling the role expected of him to the point that he guides his offense, and by extension his team, to a championship.

When Dak proves he can do that by.....doing it......then I will staunchly defend the claim that he is an elite quarterback.