Dak Prescott is starting ** Mega Thread **

[Cowboyz88]

And hopefully, anybody with a room temperature IQ can put the 'I think Tony has 5 more years left in him' to rest, once and for all.

Thank you.

He's just breaking down, and I see no way that he has 4-5 more years.

 

[Luther]

Compared to Weedon or Cassel, we are in fantastic shape with Dak. At least he is willing to throw it farther than 6 yards!

 

[dallasdave]

Compared to Weedon or Cassel, we are in fantastic shape with Dak. At least he is willing to throw it farther than 6 yards!

That is a fact !!!

 

[gmoney112]

Trying to look at the silver lining, i'm actually pretty pumped about it.

One of his best attributes coming out was his leadership and locker room presence. That will be an interesting dynamic to watch unfold.

But one of the most underappreciated aspects of his game is turnovers, or lack thereof.

His last year at MS, he had 5 picks in 500 attempts for a 1% INT rate in the SEC, which is the closest thing you're going to get to NFL competition in college, while getting hit the most of any QB in the conference. Those games he had picks, were all games he was throwing the ball 40+ times. 1% would be the lowest in the NFL, fwiw. He had the 3rd longest streak in SEC history without an interception with something like 300 attempts.

We all watched Cassel and Moore throwing ducks out there, and i know that y'all know how important taking care of the football is.

He also rushed for 1500 yards and 24 touchdowns his jr and sr years, and from the looks of it, he's a smart runner, he knows when to take off. That 20 yard run he had for a TD was pretty awesome. It also gives you another element on offense in the Wilson mold, except with a better run game and better receivers.

So here you have a guy, who basically tied for the best completing percentage in the SEC(with ALA Coker), was a percentage point or two away from being top 5 in the country, who only had 1 player in college better than him in INT's with more than 300 attempts in Paxton Lynch (who played in Conference USA pffft), but Dak threw the ball 30 more times, all while playing in the SEC and getting killed behind that offensive line. Alabama sacked him 9 times in one game last year. One game. Let that sink in. He also threw one of his 5 picks that game. I ain't even mad.

He's continued that trend in the preseason. Almost 80% completion rate, 7 touchdowns, 0 picks, 9.1 yards per passing attempt, and 7.6 yards per rushing attempt. He's going to have growing pains, but I don't think anyone who has watched him hasn't been impressed. I was skeptical, but when he dropped that loaf of bread in TW's arms the first game, me and my buddy just looked at each other, and he's actually been living up to it.

I'm excited to see him develop, and I'm excited to see him with an OL that's actually talented. Tony was obviously the man, the vet QB, and everyone else was kinda under his wing, now the roles are reversed and even 2nd year guys are veterans compared to the first year rook who was thrust into the position. I'm curious to see if it elevates their play to help the rook out, knowing the responsibility that just got laid on his shoulders.

No one knows for sure how he's going to play in the regular season, but he's got qualities to be excited about that correlate well to winning games, even amidst the growing pains. Hopefully, it's a lot of fun to watch. I think it will be.

 

[ufcrules1]

I knew this day was cominh. I'm just happy that we have a VERY solid backup. This kid looks like a veteran out there. He is about to tear this league up.

 

[Blackspider214]

I'm not even upset about it. It was inevitable. I'm very excited to start the Dak era and see what he has to offer.

 

[percyhoward]

We all watched Cassel and Moore throwing ducks out there, and i know that y'all know how important taking care of the football is..

Bonus points for the "y'all."

 

[Derinyar]

its a problem. right off the bat in week 1 he will have to face a defensive coordinator that blitzes from everywhere.

Dak will have to make adjustments and hopefully frederick will help also.

I hope he can handle it, personally because of the defense i think if dak started all year we would win between 2 to 4 games.

Someone is ging to find a way to make dak uncomfortable and then everyone will attack it.

Load up and run at the blitz. Their LB aren't good and I think our OT are better over all then their DE and I'll bet on the interior vs anyone other then Donald and Watt.

 

[bh32]

Look no further than the Commanders and RG3 his rookie season and we have more Talent I expect some decent results

No way in hell is Dak gonna put up the stats that RG3 did his rookie year...Dak is not the same threat that RG3 was with his running.Your talking about probably the greatest showing of a rookie qb in nfl history..

 

[theebs]

Load up and run at the blitz. Their LB aren't good and I think our OT are better over all then their DE and I'll bet on the interior vs anyone other then Donald and Watt.

you think there ends are not good? Pierre paul always does a great job against the run when we play them. They are 4 deep at end. They have two studs inside. They use collins like we used williams in 02 and 03. There backers are nothing special but in the scheme will get to play downhill.

If dak is not confused he will have opportunities. If he is confused we are going to get blown out.

 

[cowboyblue22]

it will take all of the team making plays when there is a play to me made if they put it on all dak and the rest of the teams is just along for the ride then it will be bad if the rest of the team steps up then we will see what they do

 

[waving monkey]

So it's not Romo and his audibles and ability to extend plays that fuel this offense? Are you saying it's been Jason's play calling, in game adjustments or player development instead?

Garrett has been unable to generate winning seasons, period, minus 2014. Without Romo in lineup, he's had an even worse winning percentage.

For Dak and the Cowboys sake, I hope he's learned to be a better HC. But his story, his futility, is not my imagination.

So all the games Billichick and the Pats won are because of Brady .I know your retort and it's boring.
I know your a good poster but the its all on Red is flawed. It.s prejudicial

Old old tired argument I retire

 

[theebs]

I'm not even upset about it. It was inevitable. I'm very excited to start the Dak era and see what he has to offer.

Just don't understand this point of view. We have one of the best players in the league and he is hurt and people are excited about it?

I must be missing something or I am really dumb.

 

[Joe Realist]

I think the season is 8-8. If worse, then we can draft a pass rusher in 2017 draft.

 

[Alexander]

And hopefully, anybody with a room temperature IQ can put the 'I think Tony has 5 more years left in him' to rest, once and for all.

I would pay big money to have a reporter ask Jerry Jones "Do you still think Tony Romo has five years left in him now?" and just laugh and laugh and laugh as he lipsmacks himself unconscious trying to reply.

 

[Sarek]

I would pay big money to have a reporter ask Jerry Jones "Do you still think Tony Romo has five years left in him now?" and just laugh and laugh and laugh as he lipsmacks himself unconscious trying to reply.

I loved when he use to say that, i was like this guy is something else.

 

[Alexander]

Just don't understand this point of view. We have one of the best players in the league and he is hurt and people are excited about it?

I must be missing something or I am really dumb.

You are missing the fact that people are beyond clawing their eyes out over Romo and quite a few people expected him to get hurt.

The "excitement" comes primarily from the promise Dak Prescott has shown. And I am speaking for myself, I am tired of the team being dependent on Romo and it is time to see the team mature and be a real team, not a one man show.

 

[percyhoward]

Just don't understand this point of view. We have one of the best players in the league and he is hurt and people are excited about it?

I must be missing something or I am really dumb.

Like somebody else said, Dak could have sucked donkeys, and it might have been Foles starting against the Giants. So, there's that. But I hear ya.

 

[Alexander]

Like somebody else said, Dak could have sucked donkeys, and it might have been Foles starting against the Giants. So, there's that. But I hear ya.

Or worse, Kellen Moore.

 

[Risen Star]

Agreed. This is the time to see if he's the next face of the franchise or not. I'd like to see the play calling quickly ramped up to what they'd give Tony.

LOL. So this is the time to see if he's got it or not, his first year in the league, and we should ramp up the play calling like he's a 10 year vet to prove it?